Editing Cobh (section)

=== The ''Titanic'' ===
[[File:Titanic Memorial Cobh Ireland.jpg|left|thumb|upright|''Titanic'' Memorial, Westbourne Place, Cobh]]
One of the major transatlantic Irish ports, the town was the departure point for 2.5&nbsp;million of the 6&nbsp;million [[Irish people]] who emigrated to North America between 1848 and 1950. On 11 April 1912, as Queenstown, it was the final [[Port of call (nautical term)|port of call]] for the ''[[Titanic]]'' before she set out across the Atlantic on the last leg of her [[Titanic#Maiden voyage|maiden voyage]]. She was assisted by the P.S. ''America'' and the P.S. ''Ireland'', two ageing [[White Star Line]] [[Ship's tender|tenders]], along with several other smaller boats delivering first-class passengers' luggage. Some sources and local lore suggest that a ''Titanic'' crew member, John Coffey, a native of Cobh, left the ship at this time, thereby saving his life.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/john-coffey.html |title= John Coffey : Titanic Crew |publisher= Encyclopedia-titanica.org |access-date= 31 March 2016 |archive-date= 27 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160327165734/http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-biography/john-coffey.html |url-status= live }}</ref> 123 passengers boarded at Cobh, with only 44 surviving the sinking.