Many people are familiar with the RMS Carpathia as the vessel that picked up hundreds of Titanic survivors in the early morning of April 15th 1912. In this episode we discuss that monumental event in the Carpathia's history, in addition to what came before and after. 

Sources:

"Arthur Henry Rostron: Captain of the RMS Carpathia." Encyclopedia Titanica. https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/carpathia-crew/arthur-henry-rostron.html    

"Carpathia 1903." Tyne Built Ships, https://www.tynebuiltships.co.uk/C-Ships/carpathia1903.html

"Carpathia 1903 - 1918." The Great Ocean Liners. https://web.archive.org/web/20170919232439/http://www.thegreatoceanliners.com/carpathia.html

"Carpathia Sunk; 5 Of Crew Killed." New York Times, 20 July 1918. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1918/07/20/98269248.pdf

"Wreck of the Carpathia, Titanic's Rescuer, Found." Reuters Limited, 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20040427023807/http://www.numa.net/press/092200a.html

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