Southampton is situated at the beginning of the Solent mouth, in the south of England.
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The Mauretania, 19/10/32, © Hulton Getty JB6979
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Southampton was the main port for maritime links toward USA, notably for the Titanic.
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The Queen Mary in Southampton, 03/37 © Hulton Getty HV1181
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© A Pictorial History of Southampton Docks, Bert Moodie
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The Pamir unloaded australian wheat there in June 1939, bound from
Port Victoria, after a stop in Falmouth. She then lied up in
Gothenburg (Sweden).
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The Queen Mary in drydock 29/06/38 |
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Southampton Docks, 06/1930 © Hulton Getty JB9860 |
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The Queen Mary, 1935 © Hulton Getty HK2456 |
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Docks, 1935, © Hulton Getty HQ0134 |
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A liner, 20/06/28 © Hulton Getty HJ6163 |
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The Queen Mary, 27/03/36 © Hulton Getty HC6738 |
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Train Southern Railway & Queen Mary
war colours, quay 44, April 1946 (1) |
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The Titanic memorial c. 1913 |
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Train Southern Railway in front of the
Queen Elizabeth, May 1964 (1) |
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The Titanic, 1912 © Hulton Getty JF2789 |
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The Titanic memorial c. 1913 |
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The Titanic, 1912 © Hulton Getty HK4695 |
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Gate |
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The Solent |
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The Port |
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