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Titanic
Titanic was the biggest passenger liner when she set off for her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. After four days, she hit an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean resulting in the death of 1,517 people.
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What was Frederick Fleet's job on board the Titanic?
Frederick Fleet was on lookout duty the night the Titanic sank. He saw a foggy figure out ahead of the vessel and rang three bells (the alarm). He called up the bridge (place where the ship is steered from) and said "ICEBERG, RIGHT AHEAD!" He was 24 at the time and survived the sinking by getting on Lifeboat #6.
(Please see the related link below for his full biography.)
Which was the largest family on the Titanic?
The largest family on Titanic was Margaret Rice and her five boys, all of whom died.
Why didn't the titanic drop the anchor?
If you mean why did they not cut the anchor off to save weight then they did not because of what the anchor weighted in proportion to the rest of the ship. The anchor weighted about 16 tonnes. The rest of the ship weighted about 48,000 tonnes so it would not have made a difference.
What two major mistakes did JP Morgan make in the building of the Titanic?
Weak rivets caused the hull to "unzip" when it was impacted. This is what caused the water tight compartments that kept the ship afloat to flood. If it wasn't for this, it is believed the Titanic would have stayed afloat for several more hours and given the Carpathia more than enough time to come and rescue all of the passengers.
What was the name of the ship that have came to Titanic's aid?
No ship came to her aid. The Californian is believed by some to have been nearby, but for some reason she did not receive or failed to respond to Titanic's sos. The RMS Carpathia (Cunard line) arrived about 4 hours after the sinking-- too late to do anything but rescue those remaining in lifeboats nearby.
What was the first ship to rescue Titanic survivors?
The ship that arrived to pick up survivors from the Titanic was the RMS Carpathia, operated by the rival Cunard line from 1903 to 1918. (Carpathia itself was sunk by a German U-boat in World War I.)
Although many ships answered the Titanic's distress calls, the Carpathia was the ship who picked up the passengers that night. It then took the survivors to New York, and gave White Star Line the owners of the Titanic, back it's lifeboats.
The boat that rescued the Titanic survivors was the RMS Carpathia, a small single-funnelled Cunard liner taking a group of mostly elderly American tourists on a cruise of the Mediterranean. She was commanded by Capt. Arthur H.Rostron- picking up the Titanic's SOS messages, she steamed full-speed through the night, arriving at the scene of the disaster just after dawn, rescuing all survivors and salvaging most of the lifeboats before heading for New York.
Carpathia was herself sunk in the last months of WW1, topedoe'd by a German submarine whilst part of a coal convoy to Boston in 1918. Fortunately though, all on board were rescued- she currently lies in only about 400ft of water of the West coast of Ireland, and is accessible to scuba divers.
The Carpathia under the command of Capt. Arthur Rostron was the first ship to rescue survivors of the Titanic sinking.
Did the titanic sink if so when and how?
The Titanic sunk on April 15th 1912 but it hit the iceberge that sank it on April 14th 1912 it hit the ice burg at 11:40p.m. of the 14th it took till 2:00a.m. of the 15th to sink.
Here are 5 main reasons it sank:
1. the captain, Edward John Smith, was a big reason the Titanic sank, he was suppose to slow the speed down, but refused to slow down the speed of the Titanic,
2. The Titanic wasn't built correctly,
3. The people in the crows nest forgot the banaculars in Southampton, England,
4. No one listened to the ice berge warnings from other ships,
5. The wireless operators, Jack Phillps and Harold Bride (one of them) said this to the ships that were warning them about icebergs, "Shut up, I'm busy!".
What is The name of the underwater robot that found titanic?
The robot was called Argo, and was launched 12,460 feet down, about 15 times longer than the empire state building.
Was it Bruce Ismays fault that the rivets of the Titanic were cheap?
When buying iron for the Titanic's rivets, the company ordered No. 3 bar, known at the time as "best" - not No. 4, known as "best-best". Records show that shipbuilders of the day typically used No. 4 iron for anchors, chains and rivets.
Many of the rivets studied by the scientists - recovered from the Titanic's hull two miles down in the North Atlantic were found to be riddled with high concentrations of slag. This is a glassy like residue of smelting, slag can make rivets brittle and prone to fracture as it causes small pockets which are brittle. There are still reports (as complied by the UKs BBC) that there was actually a fire in the coal bunkers in the forward boiler room which was burning to such a degree that this may have added to the issue of metal fatigue. In their report the BBC found notes from firemen of the time at the dock that the hull glowed as the internal heat increased. Stokers were, until disembark time trying to shove out the hot coals to bring down the temperature. The enquiry post accident was, it is claim told to ignore this as it did not represent the instances of the collision
Did rose out of the Titanic actually come to see the man who was researching the Titanic?
Yes she actually did but when she was telling the story of the Titanic to him in the movie it was all acting, obviously, but in real life she did. That's how they created the movie because he had gotten it out of her researched it and ended up finding the Titanic underwater. It was quite amazing because that day they were about to give up looking for the ship but the day they found a picture with Rose's name on it they continued looking for it because Rose insisted it was still there. As you can see the Titanic spirt inside of her was still well and truly alive!
Who were captain john smith's siblings?
He had no direct siblings; only half brothers and sisters:
- Joseph Hancock (half-brother)
- Thyrza Hancock (half-sister)
- Helen Melville Smith (Daughter - aged 75) (1898-1973)
- Simon Russell-Cooke (grandson)
- Priscilla Russell-Cooke (granddaughter)
When did the Britannic ship set sail?
its maiden voyage was on December 22nd 1915 from Southampton bound for the Mediterranean to serve as a hospital ship for wounded troops
Who was the richest person on the Titanic did he survive?
The richest person on the titanic was John Jacob Astor he died but his Pregnant wife survived
Are there any Titanic exhibits in Texas?
You can find the Titanic exhibits in the highest classified Museum in Australia. The Titanic exhibit changes it's location every year and this year it is being featured at the Melbourne Museum.
What was the title of the last song that the orchestra played on the Titanic?
No particular song, they were just playing ragtime tunes until they could no longer stand upright, to keep the passenger's spirits up.
The story that they were playing 'Nearer, My God To Thee' or the hymn 'Autumn' is a myth- they weren't.
How heavy was each anchor chain link on a titanic?
Titanic had 3 anchors in total, each weighing in 15.5 tons. It took 22 full grown Shire Horses to pull Titanic's anchors on a flatbed cart to the shipyard where they would be pulled onto the ship.
Was the titanic the biggest ship in britain?
Titanic, in her time, was the largest ship in the world.
Why did they not provide more lifeboats for the Titanic?
The problem was that there ware far too few of them. There were twenty aboard, although Titanic had the capacity to carry 48. The twenty lifeboats could only have carried 52% of Titanic's passengers, although when launched during the disaster many were woefully underfilled.
