COMMAND OF BRITANNIC

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 73, Issue 345, 16 August 1930, Page 10

COMMAND OF BRITANNIC

CAPTAIN E. L. TRANT. Beginning his sea career in the year 1890 as an apprentice in ono of the sailing ships owned by Messrs Gillison and Chadwick, Captain E. L. Trant, latterly in command of the White Star liner Laurenti?, has been transferred to the comnian ’ of the new motor-vessel Britannic, which sailed from Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Boston and New York on Juno 28. Born in 1874, Captain Trant joined the White Star Line in November, 1898, as a junior officer in the Cufic, at that time engaged in the Liverpool and New York cattle trade. During the war he was chief officer of the armed cruiser Celtic, in which steamer thousands of troops were conveyed across the Atlantic. Since that time Captain Trant has had command of various White Star steamers, the more recent ones being the Cedric, Medic, Runic, Ceremie, Adriatic, Megantic and Laurentic. He has also been assistant commander of the Majestic, where he served under tho command of Sir Bertram Hayes. Tho Britannic is the world’s largest cabin motor vessel, has a tonnage of 27,000 and can accommodate 1,500 passengers in her cabin, tourist third cabin, and third-class accommodation. Captain Trant has been succeeded in command of the Laurentic by Captain J. B. Bulman, formerly in command of tho Arabic.

Captain Bulman, who was born in the year 1871, joined the White Star Line in 1899 as a junior officer in the Afric. He attained his first command in November, 1921, when he was given the command of the Tropic. Since then he has captained numerous White Star steamers.