The location of Cherbourg.
Cherbourg (full name Cherbourg-Octeville) is a city at the North-Eastern part of the France (Cotentin peninsula, to be precise). It's mention is important since it's the Titanic's first station after departing from Southampton.
RMS Titanic[]
SS Nomadic deliver passengers, as seen in the 1997 film
On April 10th, 1912; the RMS Titanic departed on her Maiden Voyage from Southampton, sailing through the English Channel. At 7:00 P.M. about 280 passengers waited to board the ship. However, they didn't reach it directly, but there was a way: the White Star Line's tenders, SS Nomadic and SS Traffic picked them up and sailed towards the Titanic to deliver the passengers. The Traffic was for Third Class passengers. Nomadic brought the Second and First Class passengers to the liner.
Oil painting depicting the majestic sight of the brightly lit Titanic in Cherbourg harbor.
General facts[]
Other than Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and the Titanic Museum in Belfast, there is also a museum in this city that covers the great ship.
Many famous people boarded Titanic from here. Some of them were: