08/03/2026
Titanic-Mrs. Thomas Andrews remembers this month, August, in Titanic History:
August 1912: Thomas Andrews Jr. is declared legally deceased by drowning.
August 1966: Helen Reilly Barbour Andrews/Harland passes away.
August 1911: Junior Officer James Moody officially joined the White Star Line, later signing on as the sixth officer of the Titanic for her ill-fated maiden voyage.
August 1998 : A Big piece from RMS Titanic was brought to the surface from the depths of the North Atlantic.
August 2011: A U.S. federal court awarded RMS Titanic the formal title to thousands of recovered artifacts, conditional on keeping the collection intact.
August 2023: The U.S. government took legal action to block a planned expedition by RMS Titanic intended to recover historical items from the wreck, citing federal regulations and international agreements.
Source: Google, Reddit, Titanic-Mrs. Thomas Andrews, Vera Morrison. See less
