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RMS Titanic
The Titanic was a British registered four funnelled ocean liner built for the transatlantic passenger and mail service between Southampton and New York.
Constructed at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland she was, at the time of her maiden voyage, the largest vessel afloat.
On April 10th 1912 the Titanic set sail from Southampton with 2,200 passengers and crew, four days later the Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank. 1500 people died and 700 survived. This website attempts to tell their story and that of the great ship with which their fate would be inextricably linked.
It is since Titanic was lost.
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History
According to legend the Titanic was conceived at a meeting between Lord Pirrie of Harland & Wolff and Bruce Ismay, Chairman of the White Star Line.
The vessels would forsake speed for increased safety and comfort. While millionaire passengers would grab headlines, vastly increased steerage capacity and accommodation for the growing middle class would drive economic success.
After a construction period of nearly three years the Titanic, commanded by veteran Captain Edward John Smith, departed in Southampton on 10th April 1912 never to return.
In a growing archive of articles this site covers the story of the Titanic from her construction, maiden voyage, disaster and aftermath to the discovery of her wreck in 1985.
Design and Engineering
The Titanic designed and constructed at the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
She was 882 feet 9 inches in length and 92 feet in breadth. Her gross tonnage was 46,328 tons. Three propellers were driven by two four-cylinder, triple-expansion, inverted reciprocating steam engines and one low-pressure Parsons turbine. Steam was provided by 25 double-ended and 4 single-ended Scotch-type boilers fired by 159 coal burning furnaces that gave her a theoretical top speed of 23 knots.
Culture
The Titanic forms part of our cultural landscape. In Hollywood movies, books, art and music her tragedy is replayed. Titanic has even entered the language: the phrase re-arranging deckchairs on the Titanic exemplifies a futile exercise.
In this site you can learn about how the Titanic has been reflected in contemporary culture; Titanic on film and record, in photographic image and in art. You can also learn about the true stories that inspired the movie makers including The Real Jack Dawson, and you can see the rarest of all film, the Titanic herself.
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Basic Statistics
The People
324 1st class passengers, 201 survived.
277 2nd class passengers, 118 survived.
708 3rd class passengers, 181 survived.
885 crew members, 212 survived.
13 postmen/musicians, none survived.
Grand total: 2,207 on board, 712 survived.
The Ship
Length: 882 feet 9 inches
Beam: 92 feet
Gross tonnage: 46,328 tons
Propulsion: Three propellers
Engines: Two triple-expansion reciprocating steam engines
One low-pressure Parsons turbine
25 double-ended and 4 single-ended Scotch-type boilers
159 coal burning furnaces
Top speed : 23 knots.
Financier Refuses to Discuss Business or Politics J. Pierpont Morgan returned yesterday on the White Star liner Olympic from his seven months' stay abroad. He was met at Quarantine by his son, J. P. Morgan, Jr., who ha
During All That Time He Has Successfully Hidden from the Public His Real Self, Which Combines Diffidence and a Gentleness Very Unlike the Gruff Autocrat Familiar to Wall Street --- Should J. Pierpont Morgan feel moved n
Wishes the Papers Would Stop Saying He Is Ill --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- ROME, April 6---This year J. Pierpont Morgan has not had his usual luck in regard to the wea
Report That Settlement of Italian-Turkish War Will Be Discussed --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- LONDON, April 5---According to a dispatch from Modena, sent out by the Ex
The purpose of this note is to clarify Annie McGowan's age in the absence of a birth certificate. It was put together after reading several pieces of information on this site and other sources that can easily be construed from the text. The prima
This a photo of my great grandfather Charles John Hurst (Jack). On the back of the photo is written Hurst, 3 Laundry Road, Shirley, paid 8/6.
John Bourke, his wife Katherine, his sister Mary, Honora Fleming and Mary Mangan were from the townland of Carrowskeheen (quarter land of the little bush), Lahardane, A
The Addergoole Titanic Society erected this memorial in St Patrick’s Church, Lahardane, Addergoole, Co Mayo, Irish Republic on 15th Apr
Matchstick Titanic model, scratchbuilt entirely from matchsticks. Scale of 1:115, just short of eight feet long.
Wall plaque at the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts. Harry Elkins Widener A Graduate Of This University Born January 3, 1885 Died At Sea April 15, 1912
Exterior, Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts. Endowed by his mother Eleanor, and opened in 1915.
Berlin Thinks That, Unofficially, He Will Try to End the Turkish-Italian Conflict --- TO VISIT CONSTANTINOPLE --- After Seeing Kaiser at Venice---Belief That Turkish Officials Will Listen to Him Respectful
Two Men Go to Rome to See J. P. Morgan About It --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- PARIS, April 11---A newspaper whose artistic news is generally reliable says that two men le
Resents Intimation That He Would Deal with "Mona Lisa" Thieves --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- FLORENCE, April 12---J. Pierpont Morgan is much annoyed over the
Financier Will Leave Rome Next Week for Florence and Venice --- ROME, March 28---J. Pierpont Morgan was to-day received in private audience by King Victor Emmanuel at the Quirinal Palace. Mr. Morgan will leave
Financier Superintended the Search for Early Christian Cemetery at Khargeh. --- BUILT A HOUSE IN DESERT --- Had Force of Man at Work Under Egyptian Engineers, and Enjoyed Himself in Flannels ---
NAPLES, March 15---J. Pierpont Morgan drove to-day to Pompeii, where he watched and admired the new excavations, which he declared were among the most important discoveries of recent years.
Arrives There from Naples with His Sister, Mrs. Burns --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- ROME, March 16---J. P. Morgan and his sister, Mrs. Burns, arrived from Naples this
Wants America to Have Institution an Janiculum, in Rome --- By Marconi Transatlantic Wireless Telegraph to The New York Times --- ROME, April 3---J. Pierpont Morgan spent the whole morning on the top of Janiculum, t
A 'Titanic' dream: Branson exhibit celebrates film w/ Titanic video, photo slide show & interview audio
Friday 9th May 2008 2:52 PM
The Joplin Globe
Open since 2006, Titanic Branson has welcomed almost 1 million visitors across the museum’s gangway to relive the short life of the ship and its ill-fated maiden voyage.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Tremont chef serves up Titanic-themed dinner
Thursday 8th May 2008 2:22 PM
Daily News
A dinner of historic proportion adds a special note to next week’s Galveston Uncorked! food and wine celebration. Tremont House executive chef Kelly Wilson researched the menus from the ill-fated maiden sailing of the Titanic to create a Titanic-themed meal that won’t leave diners with a sinking feeling.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
CG Intl. Ice Patrol Remembers Titanic
Monday 5th May 2008 3:10 PM
Cape May County Herald
The haunting melody of "Amazing Grace" cuts through the solemn silence of Fairview Lawn Cemetery here as 18 U.S. Coast Guardsmen pay their respects to the victims of possibly the most tragic maritime disaster in history, the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Sailing with Titanic role
Thursday 1st May 2008 6:55 PM
Chronicle Herald
TORONTO’S THEATRE RUSTICLE is excited to bring its Titanic play right to the edge of the Atlantic Ocean.
"I’m entranced right now watching the ferry and the gulls and the fog," says Toronto actor Lucy Rupert, sitting in the lobby of Dartmouth’s Alderney Landing Theatre.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Titanic expert dismisses theories
Thursday 24th April 2008 3:07 PM
Belfast Newsletter
A Belfast Titanic expert has poured ice-cold Atlantic water on a proliferation of old theories about the disaster, following the recent 96th anniversary of its sinking.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Big bucks put family honor in tight spot
Thursday 24th April 2008 2:56 PM
Worcester Telegram
If a distant relative died and left you more than $200,000, would you take it?
Of course you would.
What if that amount came in the form of valuable memorabilia? Would you sell it?
Probably.
But what if you knew that the relative would have objected to the sale?
Now it gets trickier.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Waterloo's Titanic link is marked at new home development
Thursday 24th April 2008 2:52 PM
Crosby Herald
A NEW building development marks Waterloo’s historical link to the Titanic.
The former coach house in Murat Street, which was once the property of Titanic owner Thomas Henry Ismay, has been transformed into a new housing development.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Exhibit uses artifacts to bring Titanic to life
Thursday 24th April 2008 2:50 PM
Greenwich Time
A collection of about 300 artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Titanic are on display at the XL Center in Hartford in "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition," a traveling show organized by the Atlanta-based RMS Titanic Inc.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Titanic exhibit at Fairfield Museum
Wednesday 23rd April 2008 2:20 PM
Norwalk Plus Magazine
This past April 14 marked the 96th anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking. On that fateful night in 1912, hundreds of men, women and children lost their lives in the waters of the North Atlantic, and those who survived went on with lives that were forever altered.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Back in Time: Churchgoers prayed in 1912 for victims of Titanic sinking
Tuesday 22nd April 2008 2:15 PM
Schenectady Gazette
The men and women at Schenectady’s Union Presbyterian Church sang “Nearer My God to Thee” on Sunday, April 21, 1912.
The hymn’s verses, always solemn, seemed sadder this day: “Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, darkness be over me, my rest a stone. Yet in my dreams I’d be nearer, my God to Thee . . .”
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
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