{"id":2728,"date":"2010-03-09T11:24:58","date_gmt":"2010-03-09T01:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=2728"},"modified":"2010-03-09T11:24:58","modified_gmt":"2010-03-09T01:24:58","slug":"titanic-sinking-cobh-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/ireland\/titanic-sinking-cobh-memorial","title":{"rendered":"Sinking of RMS Titanic &#8211; 98th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>April 11th, 1912 was the date that the <strong>Titanic<\/strong> made a port of call at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Ireland\/Cobh\/DSC_0641.jpg.html\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Cobh<\/strong><\/a> on her maiden voyage.\u00a0 Seventy-nine passengers boarded the Titanic in Cobh and it was the final port of call for the Titanic as she set out across the Atlantic on that ill-fated voyage.<\/p>\n<p>The tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic is commemorated each year by Cobh Tourism. The 2010 commemoration will take place on Sunday &#8211; April 11th at 2.30 pm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2733\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/DSC_0634.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2733\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2733  \" title=\"DSC_0634\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/DSC_0634.jpg?resize=200%2C120\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cobh town centre<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 2010 ceremony will mark the<strong> <\/strong> <strong>98th anniversary <\/strong>of the sinking of the <strong>RMS Titanic<\/strong>. It commences with a parade leaving from the Clock Tower Gallery on Lynch&#8217;s Quay to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Ireland\/Cobh\/DSC_0634.jpg.html\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Titanic Memorial<\/strong> in Pearse Square<\/a> in Cobh Town Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremonies include musical honours, prayers and the laying of wreaths. Further ceremonies then take place in the Promenade where the names of the 79 passengers who boarded the Titanic in Cobh are read. \u00a0 The Mayor of Cobh will then place a wreath in the sea, in memory of all those passengers and crew who perished in the North Atlantic.<\/p>\n<p>Cobh is a town with many past sad memories and history, but the good news is the resurgence in the cruise liner business.\u00a0 On April 14th, the Oriana will call into Cobh and Cobh harbour is busy all the year through to September with many liners calling in.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><br \/>\nPearse Square<br \/>\nCobh, County Cork<br \/>\nRepublic Of Ireland<br \/>\nTel  : +353 (0)87 259 3850<br \/>\nWeb: www.visitcobh.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Ireland\/sightseeing\/cobh-ireland\" target=\"_self\">Read more about Cobh and Queenstown here.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/Ireland\/Cobh\/\" target=\"_self\">Have a look around Cobh harbour with Travel Signposts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April 11th, 1912 was the date that the Titanic made a port of call at Cobh on her maiden voyage.\u00a0 Seventy-nine passengers boarded the Titanic in Cobh and it was the final port of call for the Titanic as she set out across the Atlantic on that ill-fated voyage. 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