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Captain J. B. Ranson OBE was a commander of White Star Line liners. He was born in 1864. His marine career began at the age of 14, when he joined the Pacific Steam Navigation Company. He joined the White Star Line in 1891. ==Rescue of the RMS ''Republic''== Ranson was the captain of the ship RMS ''Baltic'', which rescued 1600 passengers and crew from the stricken liner RMS ''Republic'' (sailing from New York to Gibraltar and Mediterranean ports) when it collided with the Italian liner ''Florida'' in fog off the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, Saturday, January 23, 1909.〔Pickford, Nigel Lost Treasure Ships of the Twentieth Century, National Geographic Society, 1999 ISBN 0-7922-7472-5〕 Submarine bells, depth sounding, and radio signals were used by Ranson to locate the drifting RMS ''Republic''. This was the first occasion on which the CQD distress call had been sent by wireless transmission. Ranson was awarded the Lloyd’s Life Saving Medal "as an honorary acknowledgement of his extraordinary exertions in contributing to the saving of life on the occasion of the steamships ''Republic'' and ''Florida'' being in collision in the vicinity of the Nantucket Lightship on the 23 January 1909". As a joint expression of the gratitude of saloon passengers from the White Star's ''Baltic'' and ''Republic'', Ranson received a special commemorative award CQD "Gold" Medal, in recognition of the gallantry of the seamen who had taken part in the rescue. American wrist-watch millionaire, Ralph Ingersoll, undertook the striking and distribution of the medals, presented to all crew members and captains involved in the incident. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「J. B. Ranson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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