encyclopedia titanica

Fascinating objects salvaged from around the wreck of the liner Titanic 25 miles down on the ocean floor are new attractions at the Merseyside Maritime MuseumThe exhibits are a wrist watch spectacles a White Star Line cup lead ventilation grill a gold wristwatch five tie pins and a five dollar banknoteWhen the RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 with the loss of 1500 lives she broke up as she plunged down into the depths The bow and stern sections of the wreck lie 1970 ft apart surrounded by debris scattered far and wide