MGY
E314293
MGY was the distinctive wireless call sign used by the RMS Titanic for its radio communications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MGY canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
radio call sign
ⓘ
wireless call sign ⓘ |
| associatedWith | RMS Titanic ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | introduction of SOS in practical maritime use ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegulation | early 20th-century maritime radio regulations ⓘ |
| callSignAssignmentAuthority |
British wireless authorities
ⓘ
Marconi Company ⓘ |
| callSignFormat | three-letter call sign ⓘ |
| callSignMeaning | no intrinsic word meaning; assigned identifier ⓘ |
| callSignType | Marconi call sign ⓘ |
| communicatedWithShip |
RMS Carpathia
ⓘ
RMS Olympic ⓘ SS Californian ⓘ SS Frankfurt ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistration | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distressSignalApproximateCoordinates | 41°43′N 49°56′W ⓘ |
| distressSignalDate |
1912-04-14
ⓘ
1912-04-15 ⓘ |
| distressSignalLocation |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
|
| era | early maritime wireless era ⓘ |
| firstUsedByShip | 1912 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the most famous maritime call signs in history ⓘ |
| languageOfTransmission | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distress transmissions during Titanic disaster
ⓘ
helping coordinate rescue by RMS Carpathia ⓘ |
| radioBand | longwave ⓘ |
| radioOperator |
Harold Bride
ⓘ
Jack Phillips ⓘ |
| radioService |
Guglielmo Marconi
ⓘ
surface form:
Marconi wireless telegraphy
|
| radioSystem | spark-gap transmitter ⓘ |
| relatedCallSign |
MCE
ⓘ
MUC ⓘ |
| shipOperator | White Star Line ⓘ |
| shipRegistryPort | Liverpool ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | Morse code ⓘ |
| usedBy | RMS Titanic ⓘ |
| usedDuringEvent |
RMS Titanic
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic iceberg collision of RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic ⓘ
surface form:
sinking of the RMS Titanic
|
| usedFor |
distress signaling
ⓘ
maritime radio communications ⓘ ship-to-ship communication ⓘ ship-to-shore communication ⓘ |
| usedForMessageType |
CQD
ⓘ
surface form:
CQD distress calls
SOS distress calls ⓘ |
| usedOnRoute |
Southampton–Cherbourg–New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Southampton–Cherbourg–Queenstown–New York route
|
| vesselType | ocean liner ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.