COAST GUARD CUTTER & CITY CHURCHES COMMEMORATE SINKING OF TITANIC
New York City (JFK+50) On April 15, 1923, churches in the city of New York joined with the Coast Guard cutter Modoc* of the International Ice Patrol "in commemorating the sinking...of the giant liner Titanic."
The Modoc took a position where the great passenger liner went down 11 years earlier. Full military honors were extended for the 1,503 lives lost in that tragic event.
At 10 o'clock all radios observed a five minute period of silence in tribute to the victims.
JFK+50 NOTE
The Titanic sank in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg the previous evening.
*USCGC Modoc was a 240' Tampa-class cutter weighing 1506 tons designed for multi-purpose roles with the USCG. She was launched on Oct 1 1921, commissioned Jan 14 1922 & decommissioned Feb 1 1947. In 1930, Modoc carried 12 officers & a crew of 78 enlisted men.
SOURCE
"Ship Over Grave Of Titanic Asks All Join in Rites," The Sunday Star, Washington, D.C., April 15, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
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