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Titanic Facts
The RMS 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 Titanic was, on her maiden voyage, the largest vessel afloat.
On April 10th 1912 the Titanic sailed 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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Titanic 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.
Titanic 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.
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1888.-The first meeting of the comnmittee appointed under the provisions of the "Merchant Shippng (Life-Saving Appliances) Act, 1888," took place at the Board of Trade
White Star Liner Stuck Fast Five Hours Till a Tug Hauled Her Off --- The big White Star Line steamship Adriatic, incoming with many cabin passengers, spent five hours early yesterday morning on a mud bank on the so
Einar Gervasius Carlson, formerly Karlsson was born in Oakarshamn, Sweden on June 19, 1890. He was 21 years old when he and a friend, Johan Charles Asplund boarded the Titanic for the United States. They were originally booked on the ship Adriatic
The graves of Mrs. Edith Graham, and her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Graham Moore, at the Putnam Cemetery in Greenwich, Connecticut.
THE SUNK IRISH PACKET DEATH ROLL 451 STERN PROTEST BY MR BALFOUR Further details of the loss of the Royal Mail steamer Leinster, the torpedoing of which was announced yesterday, emphases the
The Three Graces on the Bund in Shanghai, China, were modelled on the originals on the waterfront in Liverpool by wealthy Western businessmen and developers who began to commercialise China from the late 1880s onwards. The m
Here is the 1911 census for Edith and her daughter, Treasteall. They were living in a four room house at 17 Orchard Place, Southampton. Name: Trea
ELIZABETH WOMAN, TITANIC SURVIVOR, TELLS OF TRAGEDY ---------- Mrs. Peter Reniff, Only Rescued Member of Local Party of Eight, Gives to Journal Story of Most Appalling Calamity in History of Navigation--Peacock Party Lost -------
The Hymn "Lead Kindly Light" was one of those sung at the hymn service lead by Revd. Ernest Courtenay Carter. Verses 1-3 were written in 1833 by John Henry Newman (1801-1890). While traveling in Italy as a young priest
View the Encyclopedia Titanica transcription of the Cave List This simple incomplete copy of a cabin list for Titanics first and only voyage takes its name
THEY died, to a man, at their posts; fighting to give the opportunity of life to others until walls of water overcame them. Bunkum. The last lie of Titanic's extensiv
1st Class Passengers
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Tuesday 10th November 2009 9:36 PM
The Virginian-Pilot
A hearing on the future of the Titanic artifacts has been delayed until Nov. 23 to enable a key witness to testify.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Friday 6th November 2009 9:36 PM
Halesowen News
A CRADLEY history wants to unearth information about the work of local craftsmen on the Titanic as part of a £49k Heritage Lottery funded project.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Thursday 5th November 2009 9:38 PM
PRLog.Org
The new Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. has people talking in Missouri. This week, Titanic Museum owner John Joslyn was featured in a Springfield Business Journal story about the famous ship that is dropping anchor in East Tennessee.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Thursday 5th November 2009 9:38 PM
Belfast Telegraph
The £97 million Titanic Signature Project received good news this week when Belfast City Council agreed to contribute £10 million to the scheme.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Thursday 5th November 2009 9:38 PM
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The great ship Titanic will sink once again, this time on a stage in Carnegie with a cast of 62 actors who range in age from 5 to 82.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Wednesday 4th November 2009 9:26 PM
Belfast Telegraph
The first public artwork for the Titanic Quarter was unveiled as part of the Belfast festival at Queens. The “contemporary and innovative artwork” is called ‘Kit’ and is a site-specific light sculpture which is 13.5 metres tall and cast in bronze.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Wednesday 4th November 2009 9:26 PM
The Daily News Online
A collection of items from the ill-fated Titanic is featured in a recently opened exhibit at the Rochester Museum and Science Center, 657 East Ave.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Tuesday 3rd November 2009 9:59 PM
Springfield Business Journal
Branson-based Cedar Bay Entertainment LLC has dropped anchor in the eastern Tennessee tourism hub of Pigeon Forge for its second Titanic attraction - a $25 million endeavor that will be larger and more interactive than its sister ship in the Ozarks.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Tuesday 3rd November 2009 9:59 PM
Belfast Telegraph
The £97m Titanic Signature Project is "on course" to be ready for the centenary of the doomed liner after the Executive finalised its financial commitment, according to the government department leading the project.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
Saturday 31st October 2009 7:41 PM
Liverpool Echo
TITANIC had strong links with Liverpool although she never visited her home port – by 1912 the White Star Line's largest and fastest Atlantic steamers were sailing from Southampton.
Submitted by Jason D. Tiller
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