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Most passengers, even the wealthier ones, would check their valuables with the ship's purser. Many of them retrieved their items when they realized the ship was sinking. Also, millionaires didn't carry all of their "wealth" around with them!
Some may be left in the purser's safes, as well as in the various staterooms.
The most valuable item on the cargo list was a special, gold-leaf embossed copy of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, decorated with precious and semi-precious stones.
Gold was sometimes shipped between the Bank of England and the Treasury of the United States for maintaining trade balances and dollar/pound values. This was handled under the auspices of the Royal Mail Service, and Titanic was a Royal Mail ship, hence her "RMS" prefix to her name. There was even a special strongroom in the ship's postal area for carrying it. It would not be listed on the ship's cargo manifest, since it was considered separate from White Star Line business, much as US Mail is carried on US airliners, yet is not part of that airliner's or airline's cargo. However, the Bank of England seals its records, so any guess as to whether Titanic was carrying any gold when she sank is just that... a guess.
Of course, there is no shortage of fictional 'treasures' aboard the Titanic, from the giant blue diamond in James Cameron's Titanic, to the contraband gold bullion being smuggled in Robert Serling's Something's Alive on the Titanic, among others. But they are just that...fiction.
Titanic's cargo was really rather ordinary.
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∙ 6y agoOmar Khayyam (1048-1122), better known in Persia as a mathematician, wrote the Rubaiyat which was lost on Titanic. It boasted over a thousand precious and semi-precious jewels, thousands of separate leather onlays and it took the firm two years of continuous work to finish.
The jewels were rubies, amethysts, topazes and emeralds. The front cover pictured three peacocks, symbolic of Persia, with a gigantic spray of tail feathers. The design included embroidery in gold. And the book was enclosed in a slipcase of oak.
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∙ 7y agoIt is declared a living memorial site. I believe it is illegal to remove anything from the site, so, no "treasure hunting" allowed.
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Who was Margaret 'Molly' Brown Titanic?
Margaret Brown was married to one of the most successful (and lucky) gold miners at the time.
What treasures were found years after the titanic sunk?
one of the treasures that sunk with the titanic was a jeweled encrusted copy of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan, an ancient book. this copy of the ancient book was one of the most valuable treasures that sank with the titanic and that also was on board.
Which film grossed more the lion king or the titanic?
Titanic
Why did they call the Titanic the Titanic?
BECAUSE THEY FELT LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why was the Titanic hit?
The Titanic was not hit. An iceberg was struck by the Titanic.
Why did molly brown aboard the titanic?
Because her husband had struck gold in Colorado.
Was the grand stair case on the titanic made out of gold?
No, the Titanic's Grand Staircases were made of solid oak paneling and had iron banister grillwork with bronze cherubs at the foot. The design of the grillwork, however, did incorporate gold leaf paint.
What materials was the titanic made of?
Titanic was built mostly of steel, iron, and wood. Actually too much wood for todays fire codes.
What book had 1051 semi precious stones set in 18 carat gold had 100 square feet of 22 carat gold in the tooling and went down with the Titanic?
The book that sank with the Titanic was a copy of the Rubaiyat. There were thousands of copies made of this work in the thousand-or-so years since it's creation. The "Titanic" copy was noteworthy (and priceless) due to its bejeweled cover.
Who was Margaret 'Molly' Brown Titanic?
Margaret Brown was married to one of the most successful (and lucky) gold miners at the time.
What treasures were found years after the titanic sunk?
one of the treasures that sunk with the titanic was a jeweled encrusted copy of Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyan, an ancient book. this copy of the ancient book was one of the most valuable treasures that sank with the titanic and that also was on board.
What coulur was the Titanic?
The bottom was red (the part that was under water), the hull was black and the top of the ship was white. The funnels were gold and black.
Which film grossed more the lion king or the titanic?
Titanic
Why did they call the Titanic the Titanic?
BECAUSE THEY FELT LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why was the Titanic hit?
The Titanic was not hit. An iceberg was struck by the Titanic.
Where did the Titanic bands stay at on the Titanic?
The Titanic band boarded Titanic as 2nd class passengers. Titanic's band were just the entertainers for 1st class.
What is the Titanic name?
titanic
