Cobh Compass
    Cobh facts
    • Cobh was known as Queenstown from 1849 to 1920.
    • Over 2.5 million Irish emigrants departed from Cobh harbour.
    • RMS Titanic's final port of call was Cobh, on 11 April 1912.
    • St Colman's Cathedral carillon has 49 bells — among the largest in Europe.
    • Lusitania victims are buried in the Old Church Cemetery.
    • Cork Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
    • Cobh was known as Queenstown from 1849 to 1920.
    • Over 2.5 million Irish emigrants departed from Cobh harbour.
    • RMS Titanic's final port of call was Cobh, on 11 April 1912.
    • St Colman's Cathedral carillon has 49 bells — among the largest in Europe.
    • Lusitania victims are buried in the Old Church Cemetery.
    • Cork Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.

    1912

    Titanic's final port of call

    Titanic's last passengers boarded from Queenstown before the Atlantic crossing.

    On 11 April 1912, Queenstown became Titanic's final port of call. The great ship did not berth in the town; passengers were carried out by tender from the harbour.

    That detail makes Cobh unusually vivid for Titanic visitors. The story is not abstract here. The White Star Line offices, the waterfront, the harbour and the cathedral skyline all help visitors imagine the last Irish landfall before disaster.

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