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Times of India	TITANIC GAVE A VALUABLE LESSON TO SHIP-MAKERS The sinking of luxury passenger liner Titanic on April 14, 1912 gave an important lesson to ship builders world over - that a ship, merely by being double-bottomed, does not become unsinkable.Since then, all large cargo vessels carrying oil the world over have become double-hulled rather than just being double-bottomed as was the case with Titanic, a senior official of Gujarat Adani Port Ltd said. ...	6th January 2006
Titanic Research	TITANIC'S HIDDEN DECK Samuel Halpern An examination of Titanic's double bottom...	8th April 2005
	TITANIC ON ICE James Tennant The Titanic sideswiped an iceberg and disappeared into history. What we haven’t heard about is the ice that broke her apart as she sank. The latest clue to this ice was the discovery of two intact pieces of double hull far from...	11th March 2011
Gare Maritime	THE PUBLIC BE DAMNED: ONE BLACK WEEK IN 1875 Jim Kalafus The double tragedy of the Pacific and the City of Waco...	28th June 2007
PA	TITANIC MISSION BRINGS TITANIC LUXURY TO LIFE The luxurious surroundings enjoyed by some of the passengers on board the doomed Titanic can be seen for the first time in almost 100 years after a team of experts recreated parts of the ship....	27th September 2010
Belfast Telegraph	TITANIC TENDER NOMADIC RECEIVES LOTTERY BOOST Plans to restore the SS Nomadic have moved a step closer to winning more than £2 million in lottery funding....	27th September 2010
thestar.com	TITANIC WRECK MAPPED FOR FIRST TIME Researchers have pieced together what’s believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 4.8-by-8-kilometre Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues about what exactly happened the night 100 years ago when the superliner hit an iceberg, plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic and became a legend. Marks on the muddy ocean bottom suggest, for instance, that the stern rotated like a helicopter blade as the ship sank, rather than plunging straight down, researchers told The Associated Press this week....	8th March 2012
	HAROLD BRIDE IN THE WIRELESS ROOM Harold Bride photographed by Fr Francis Browne in the Wireless Room of the Titanic. The ghosted image being due to a double exposure....
Knoxville News Sentinel	TITANIC MUSEUM AND ATTRACTION EXPECTED TO BE A BIG DRAW IN SEVIER COUNTY While its double-smokestack exterior draws the looks, it's the stories inside that are the core of the new Titanic Museum Attraction. The $25 million Titanic opens April 8 in Pigeon Forge; television celebrity Regis Philbin christens the "ship" in a 10 a.m. ceremony. The 30,000-square-foot building opens to the public at 3 p.m. April 8....	3rd April 2010
New York Times	THE SMART HEIRS FOUND? Children of Titanic Victim Believed to be in Belgian Convent --- BRUSSELS, Aug. 29---The long-sought son and daughter of the late Montgomery Smart of New York, a Titanic victim, are believed to be in a Belgian convent. Their names are G...	30th August 1912
Titanic Research	TRUE SURVIVORS Brian J. Ticehurst ...	14th April 2007
Titanic Stories	WHERE TITANIC WAS BUILT Titanic Stories You many think Belfast is famous for producing one thing, the Titanic. You would be wrong. Titanic may be the best known export but she was by no means the only innovative piece of engineering to leave these shores....	11th July 2008
BBC	LUSITANIA REMEMBERED AT MERSEYSIDE MARITIME MUSEUM A memorial service to mark the 96th anniversary of the sinking of the Liverpool liner, Lusitania, has taken place at Merseyside Maritime Museum. A German submarine torpedo sank the Cunard vessel off Kinsale, Ireland, on 7 May 1915, killing 1,200 people....	7th May 2011
WOOD-TV	NEW IMAGES OF TITANIC WRECKAGE SURFACE Nearly 100 years after an iceberg sent it to the bottom of the North Atlantic the Titanic remains a topic of fascination around the world....	1st September 2010
CNN International	NEW TITANIC RELICS ON SHOW FOR FIRST TIME They sat at the bottom of the ocean for nearly a century. Now 14 objects not seen since the Titanic sank to her watery grave in 1912 are on display in a new exhibition....	13th November 2010
Chicago Tribune	BATTLESHIP IN CRASH LIKE TITANIC'S; DAMAGE IS SLIGHT. BATTLESHIP IN CRASH LIKE TITANIC'S; DAMAGE IS SLIGHT. Value of Subdivision of the Hull Into Large Number of Small Compartments Demonstrated ...	5th June 1912
Boston Herald	TITANIC 3-D MAPPING EXPEDITION SETS SAIL TODAY Imagine swimming through the wreckage of the RMS Titanic peeking in portholes and seeing artifacts from nearly 100 years ago sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean....	19th August 2010
6abc.com	LOCAL CONNECTIONS TO THE TITANIC Since she sank back in 1912, only a few scientists have actually seen the Titanic where it sits on the bottom of the northern Atlantic Ocean.Millions saw the recent movie, but experts say that was largely fiction....	11th April 2008
The Move Channel	THE TITANIC OF TENNESSEE The 100th anniversary of her sinking is approaching fast but the Titanic - the ill-fated cruise liner that collided with an iceberg and slipped to the bottom of the North Atlantic in 1912 - continues to exert a curious fascination......	3rd July 2010
bbc.co.uk	RACE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN: CAMERON Hollywood director James Cameron has long been passionate about ocean exploration. He pioneered new underwater filming techniques while making The Abyss......	22nd February 2012
	LIFEBOAT SPECIFICATIONS The design of Titanic's lifeboats was supervised by Chief Ships Draughtsman Roderick Chisholm and the bopats were constructed at the Harland and Wo...
KVOA Tucson News	TITANIC EXHIBIT OPENS THIS WEEKEND This weekend the Titanic comes to Tucson. The Rialto Building will host an exhibition of artifacts recovered during a series of dives to the bottom of the ocean where the ship now rests....	2nd November 2010
The Gazette (Montreal)	TITANIC SETS SAIL The sinking of the allegedly unsinkable Titanic has fascinated few more than it has Paul-Henry Nargeolet. He was among the very first to see the sunken ocean liner in its final resting place, 12,600 feet at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, about 645 kilometres southeast of Newfoundland. That was over 20 years ago....	17th November 2008
The Sydney Morning Herald	INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (#5) Yesterday proceedings in the tournament at the Association Ground, Moore Park, were considerably interfered with by the weather, which was threatening in the morning, a...	7th May 1885
Titanic Stories	TOP 10 TITANIC LEGENDS Speculation, exaggeration, propaganda and lies! Titanic has inspired many tall tales – but what is really true and what’s not?...	8th July 2011
Gaston Gazette	TITANTIC EXHIBIT TAKES VISITORS TO THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN The newest exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium - "Titanic Aquatic" - features a display of nearly 200 artifacts recovered from the ship. In 28-degree water, as deep as 12,500 feet off the coast of Newfoundland, the wreckage of the Titanic was found in 1985 after sinking in April 1912....	31st January 2009
Daily Mail	THE TITANIC OF TENNESSEE AMERICAN TOWN BUILDS GIANT REPLICA OF ICONIC DOOMED LINER The 100th anniversary of her sinking is approaching fast but the Titanic - the ill-fated cruise liner that collided with an iceberg and slipped to the bottom of the North Atlantic in 1912 - continues to exert a curious fascination....	3rd July 2010
Daily Mail	THE TITANIC OF TENNESSEE AMERICAN TOWN BUILDS GIANT REPLICA OF ICONIC DOOMED LINER The 100th anniversary of her sinking is approaching fast but the Titanic - the ill-fated cruise liner that collided with an iceberg and slipped to the bottom of the North Atlantic in 1912 - continues to exert a curious fascination....	3rd July 2010
worldcrunch.com	ABOARD A SUBMARINE, EXPLORING LAKE GENEVA'S OWN FORGOTTEN LITTLE TITANIC - WORLDCRUNCH A Russian submarine provides a rare expedition to the bottom of Switzerland’s largest lake to view the wreck of a 19th century lake steamer, and a peek into a forgotten tragedy....	8th July 2011
AOLNews	HERBERT LIGHTOLLER : STEERING ERROR SANK TITANIC Lauren Frayer ...	22nd September 2010
KVBC	TITANIC EXHIBIT OPENS AT THE LUXOR Never-before-seen pieces of the Titanic are debuting here in Las Vegas as the new Titanic exhibit opens at the Luxor. It includes new artifacts that were recovered from the bottom of the ocean among the ship's remains. Some include dishes, belongings, and even an unopened bottle of champagne....	23rd December 2008
The Stevens Point Journal	FATED SHIPS HOLD AFIRE Fireman Details How Flames Broke Out In Coal Bunkers After Leaving Southampton and Steamship Was Rushed Westward So That Blaze Might Be Extinguished in New York Port. ...	27th April 1912
U.S. News & World Report	THE SECRET OF HOW THE TITANIC SANK For decades after the disaster, there was little doubt about what sank the Titanic. When the "unsinkable" ship, the largest, most luxurious ocean liner of its time, crashed into an iceberg on its maiden voyage in 1912, it took more than 1,500 of its 2,200 passengers to the bottom. As the ship slipped into the North Atlantic, so, too, did the secret of how and why it sank....	30th September 2008
The Local	TITANIC EXHIBITION OPENS IN STOCKHOLM It was April 15th, 1912, when the world's first unsinkable ship sank while crossing the Atlantic Ocean on her maiden voyage.Since then, the Titanic has rested at the bottom of the sea. Her story left a legacy that has resonated around the world for nearly a century after her demise, and has now been captured in a new exhibition, Titanic, opening to the public on Friday, May 29th....	2nd June 2009
Telegraph.co.uk	TITANIC'S SISTER SHIP TO BECOME DIVERS' PARADISE When it was launched in 1914 it was intended to be superior to its sister ship the Titanic but, two years later, the Britannic lay at the bottom of the Aegean Sea - the victim of a mine laid by a German U-boat.Now a project is under way to transform it into a subaquatic paradise for divers and a haven for tourists....	2nd August 2007
The Argus Observer	RE-CREATING THE TITANIC La Grande - Ninety-five years ago today the R.M.S. Titanic and more than 1,000 of its passengers plunged to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, entombing their place in history.Saturday and tonight, thanks to a determined collector and an unwavering chef, anyone can experience the final First Class dinner - served only hours before the ship struck an iceberg around 11 p.m. April 12, 1914, during its maiden voyage - at Foley Station in La Grande. ...	30th April 2007
belfasttelegraph.co.uk	BALLARD RETURNS TO TITANIC The man who discovered the wreck of the Titanic is to return to its final resting place to capture new images of the ship for the £100m visitor attraction in Belfast. Dr Robert Ballard will journey two-and-a-half miles to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean next month to film the mangled stern section, which broke off from the rest of the liner as she sank on her maiden voyage in 1912....	4th August 2011
	POSTWAR 15. TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM. TOURIST CLASS DINING ROOM: The air conditioned comfort of the â€œTouristâ€ Dining Room will add extra zest to your enjoyment of the famed Holland-America cuisine. Menus offer a tempting array of the same fine food served in â€œFirstâ€ and â€œCab...
Norwich Bulletin	TITANIC EXHIBITION VISITS FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO The story is one that has been passed down throughout the years, told in countless ways in books, movies and TV specials. On April 15, 1912, the worldâ€™s largest ship at that time, the Titanic, sank after colliding with an iceberg. The disaster claimed more than 1,500 lives. All thatâ€™s left is the wreckage at the bottom of the Atlantic: A debris field stretching about a mile long with items from the period....	13th February 2010
The Evening Post	MYSTERIES OF THE TITANIC DISASTER The terrible tragedy of the Titanic, even though it is possible to hope that fuller information may mitigate it, presents several mysteries. Whence and how came the reports spread everywhere yesterday that the passengers had ...	16th April 1912
	FAMILY INFORMATION Elizabeth Walton Allen was born on 1st October 1882 in St. Louis, Missouri. She was the daughter of George Washington Allen (1853-1917)a Judge from St. Louis and Lydia Jeanette McMillen (b. 1853)from Indiana. They married on 21st June 1876 in St. Lou...
Manchester Evening News	DIVE TO TITANIC'S RESCUE SHIP A SALFORD fireman has led the world's first successful dive to the wreck of a ship which steamed to the rescue of the Titanic.A 10-strong amateur dive team led by Ric Waring entered the record books by reaching the wreck and then salvaged artefacts from RMS Carpathia, which sits on the bottom of the north Atlantic some 500ft below the surface, 200 miles from the Irish coast....	19th September 2007
The Toronto World	C. M. HAYS' CAREER When the White Star Liner Titanic struck an iceberg, it is feared Charles Melville Hays, president and general manager of the Grand Trunk Railway and the Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad was carried down with the doomed steamer. Mr. Hays had been in ...	17th April 1912
The Sydney Morning Herald	INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (#2) The draw for the undermentioned matches has resulted as follows: 1.LADIES' CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW SOUTH WALES Miss Lee plays Miss Rodd Miss Fitzgerald plays Miss Scarvell Miss Bloxsome plays Miss Lamb...	4th May 1885
Royal Purple	"THE UNKNOWN CHILD" OF THE TITANIC After the Titanic sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, seamen recovered a 2-year-old boy from the water who would be known as “the unknown child” for years to come. It took more than 92 years for US Armed Forces DNA identification scientists and researchers to correctly identify “the unknown child” as Sidney Leslie Goodwin, who was aboard the maiden voyage with his mother Augusta, father Frederick, and five siblings Lilian (16), Charles (15), William (14), Jessie (12) and Harold (11)....	22nd November 2011
	LETTER BY FR BYLES TO MISS FIELD Dear Miss Field, On board ship one has little to do to fill up time so I start to write a letter to yo...	10th April 1912
Toronto Star	NEW TITANIC ARTIFACTS UNVEILED AT HALIFAX MUSEUM HALIFAX A rosette fashioned from splintered pieces of the Titanic's grand staircase and a simple canvas bag used to transport one man's belongings to his grieving widow were unveiled Tuesday in Halifax, where 150 victims of the infamous maritime disaster are buried.The items, which were acquired in October from an auction in England, have been placed on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic 97 years after the ill-fated luxury liner sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic....	16th April 2009
Chicago Examiner	HE SURVIVED TITANIC : ON THE EMPRESS OF IRELAND, TOO Among more than 300 survivors from the Lusitania arrived in Dublin last night on their way to England was a Dublin man named Toner, who was on the Titanic when it sank and the Empress of Ireland when ...	10th May 1915
The Sydney Morning Herald	INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT (#4) The second day's play at the Association Ground, Moore Park, resulted in some very interesting and exciting matches. There was again a large and fashionable attendance. The committee, with a view of making the affair more complete, ...	6th May 1885
patch.com	WINDSOR LOCKS MARKS CENTENNIAL OF TITANIC TRAGEDY On April 11, 1912, Jane Carr, a third-class ticket in hand, boarded the HMS Titanic in Queenstown, Ireland. The 45-year-old woman was returning to Windsor Locks to settle some banking affairs, but like more than 1,500 others on board the ill-fated ship, Carr did not reach her destination. Three days into her trip, the Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. By 2:30 a.m. on April 15 the ship had sunk to the bottom of the North Atlantic. Of its more than 2,200 passengers, 1,316 travelers and 900 crewmembers, only 710 would survive. Carr’s body was never found....	26th March 2012

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