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RMS CARPATHIA, SALVAGED ORDINANCE SHELL CASE
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Atlanta, Georgia
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RMS Carpathia, Cunard Line, maiden voyage May 5, 1903; sunk July 15, 1918. Salvaged Royal Laboratory, Woolwich arsenal, brass ordinance QF artillery gun shell case. Marked to the underside "'RL', 'III', '1901', ''CFR@' and 'TU 13'. Approx. h. 15.75". Note: Recovered on August 31, 2007, dive eighteen, by the Achilles rover at lat. 49º 22.076' N, long. 10º 41.745' W by an ROV basket. Accession number 07/0068. A conservation/condition report and certificate of authenticity will accompany this lot. Provenance: May 2001, Premier Exhibitions, Inc. acquired ownership of the wreck of the Carpathia, which was sunk by a German torpedo during World War I off the coast of Ireland; February 2007, RMS Titanic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc., transferred those ownership rights to Seaventures ltd.; August 2007, by previous agreement with Seaventures ltd., Premier Exhibitions, Inc. conducted a scientific research and recovery expedition to the Carpathia, during which this object was recovered and subsequently conserved.
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RMS Carpathia, Cunard Line, maiden voyage May 5, 1903; sunk July 15, 1918. Salvaged Royal Laboratory, Woolwich arsenal, brass ordinance QF artillery gun shell case. Marked to the underside "'RL', 'III', '1901', ''CFR@' and 'TU 13'. Approx. h. 15.75". Note: Recovered on August 31, 2007, dive eighteen, by the Achilles rover at lat. 49º 22.076' N, long. 10º 41.745' W by an ROV basket. Accession number 07/0068. A conservation/condition report and certificate of authenticity will accompany this lot. Provenance: May 2001, Premier Exhibitions, Inc. acquired ownership of the wreck of the Carpathia, which was sunk by a German torpedo during World War I off the coast of Ireland; February 2007, RMS Titanic, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Exhibitions, Inc., transferred those ownership rights to Seaventures ltd.; August 2007, by previous agreement with Seaventures ltd., Premier Exhibitions, Inc. conducted a scientific research and recovery expedition to the Carpathia, during which this object was recovered and subsequently conserved.
Objects Salvaged from the Shipwreck of RMS Carpathia
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Lots: 1-94
Venue Address
700 Miami Circle
Atlanta
Georgia
30324
United States
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Small Items and Art
UPS Store 1006 | Bob Persky | 404.261.6339 | store1006@theUPSstore.com
UPS Store 1140 | Brent Taunton | 770.458.1922 | store1140@theUPSstore.com
UPS Store 2215 | Richard Carico | 404.814.1771 | store2215@theUPSstore.com
Large Items and Furniture
Craters & Freighters | 678.819.5502 | Atlanta@cratersandfreighters.com
Team Worldwide | Chris Reker | 404.761.2755 | chris.reker@teamww.com
Distinguished Transport | info@DistinguishedTransport.com | 678.234.4830
DAKS Global Logistics | sales@daksglobal.com | 484.879.6678
Local Delivery (within 150 miles of Atlanta)
Atlanta's Pro Pak, LLC | Omar Valverde | 404.453.2025 | 4propak@gmail.com
Another Person's Treasures | Michael Rydell | 770.331.7390
Velvet Glove Delivery | 404.379.4499 | chris@velvetgloveatl.com
RB Shipping | info@RBshippingLLC.com | 404.524.9122
Knox-Addley | Mac Hodge | 404.603.8000 | mac@knoxaddley.com (also does packing, crating & shipping)
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More than 90 artifacts salvaged from RMS Carpathia during the 2007 expedition, including three telegraphs, various stoneware and glassware, portholes, a pair of binoculars, and many lots of coal.
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