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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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Where did the titanic first leave from first?
The Titanic's first voyage left from Southampton, England, and went to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Where was Titanic destination?
Yes. It sailed out of Southampton, England, on April 10th, 1912. It made two other stops in Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown, Ireland, before sailing into the North Atlantic. The Titanic was about 400 miles from New York (and about half that distance from Halifax, the nearest port) when it sank.
Why do you think the percentage of crew members survived on the titanic was so high?
There were several reasons why so few survived the Titanic disaster. One of which was that there were not enough lifeboats for all the passengers, and of those, very few were filled to capacity. The lifeboat procedures were very disorganized, and because of the confusing layout of the ship, many never reached the boat deck in time. Another reason was the temperature of the water: the North Atlantic is notoriously cold, the water temperature averaging at around 28 degrees. Rather than drowning (because most had life preservers), many Titanic passengers froze to death, floating in the open ocean. Another factor was the lack of available help in the immediate area: the Californian was about 18 miles away, but had her radio turned off, and thus didn't hear Titanic's distress signals. The ship that ended up responding to the calls, the Carpathia, was 58 miles away, too far to reach everyone in time. Titanic sank fairly quickly--about two and a half hours--which didn't allow time for sufficient rescue.
How many 'Titanic' ships are there?
There was only one superliner ever called Titanic, but she was one of three liners of what is known as the Olympic class, the others being the Olympic and the Britannic.
The Olympic was the first to be built, launched in 1911 (a year before her ill-fated sister) and actually picked up the Titanic's distress message on her powerful wireless. However, she was some 500 miles away at the time, and would have arrived on the scene way too late to be of any help- there were several other vessels much nearer to the sinking site than her. After the catastrophe, she was fitted with a full-length double hull that extended right from the keel to the top of the vessel, and remained in service with White Star up until 1935, after clocking up a record number of transAtlantic crossings and earning the nickname 'Old Reliable'. She was then scrapped, although some of her internal fittings and furnishings were salvaged and installed in a number of hotels and pubs in & around the Southampton district.
The Britannic didn't even begin to be built until 1913, the year after Titanic was lost. She was scheduled to be the most luxurious and opulent of the three, as well as the most technically advanced, equipped even with in-cabin intercoms and gramophones in the 1st Class state rooms, but in between her launching and her fitting-out, the First World War broke out and she was immediately requisitioned by the British War Office as a hospital ship. After serving for just over two years in this role, she was sunk in the Kea Channel off the Greek island of Keas on 21st November 1916, either by a drifting mine or a torpedo fired from a German or Turkish submarine. Thirty lives were lost in the sinking, mostly stokers and firemen from the engine rooms. Her wreck currently lies in 400ft of water, on it's side and largely intact other than for her bow having snapped away at about a 30 degree angle. Discovered by Jaques Cousteau in 1975, she is now privately owned by maritime historian Simon Mills, who seeks to protect her as a war grave, although she lies shallow enough to dive upon, and many scuba divers have visited her.
However, Australian billionaire buisnessman Clive Palmer is apparently currently having an exact replica of the Titanicbuilt in China, which will be known as Titanic 2. Whether it will ever be completed though, is anybody's guess!
How many female crew members were on the titanic?
There were 23 female employees onboard the Titanic, 20 survived the disaster.
Yes. They had very early Marconi radio, which is the only device you could call "Electronic". They famously transmitted the newly devised morse code signal for distress "S O S". Which was picked up by several vessels including the 'Carpathia'.
Radar was not invented until the second world war.
How much did a ticket cost for first class on the titanic?
Answer One:
A first class ticket cost anywhere around $400 to $3,000.
Answer Two:
A first class ticket with parlour suite cost £870 and a first class ticket with berth cost £30 (prices at the times). Source is attached as a related link.
How big was the iceberg that tha titanic ran into?
Scientific analysis, based on eyewitness accounts, has determined that the ice was 96 feet above sea level.
Where did the Carpathian take the Titanic survivors too?
Survivors of the Titanic's sinking were taken aboard the Carpathia, which arrived at the Port of New York, NY, April 18, 1912.
Was Rose from the Movie Titanic a real or fictional person?
The character, Rose, in the movie Titanic, is a fictional character.
Why did Lorraine Allison survive?
Lorraine Allison (1909-1912), three years old, was the only child passenger in first class who died on the Titanic. Her parents also drowned, but her baby brother Trevor, 11 months old, survived.
Lorraine Allison was only 3 years old when she and her family traveled on the Titanic. They were preparing to go to the lifeboats when they were told the ship was sinking, but their maid panicked and took her younger brother, Trevor, and disappeared (it was later found she went right to a lifeboat). Lorraine's parents searched all throughout the ship trying to find him. They took Lorraine with them, and without realizing the progression of time, they ended up missing most of the lifeboats. Towards the end, Mr. Allison convinced Mrs. Allison that they should at least get Lorraine to a lifeboat, and they asked a crewman where boats were loading. The crewman told them that there were none left, but they happened to find collapsible A still jammed up on the forward boat deck- tied to the ship, but loading passengers. Mrs. Allison and Lorraine boarded it, but before the officers could launch it, the water rushed up onto the deck. Now, the officers were fighting to unfasten the lifeboat so it could float (it was being dragged under water and the lifeboat was sinking)- the two Allison's still in the boat. Finally, the officers cut the ropes, but given the suddenness, and the fact that the ship was dropping like a rock, the lifeboat shot upwards to the surface and half flipped over- dumping nearly everyone in it into the water. Chaos was erupting in the area and at least 100 people were now swarming this tiny lifeboat, and neither Lorraine nor Mrs. Allison were able to recover onto it. It's also unlikely that they were able to reunite once in the water. Lorraine and the the rest of the Allison family, with the exception of Trevor, were killed. Lorraine was the only first class child to die in the sinking.
What do the titanic in the Hindenburg have the same?
Hindenburg was carrying only half its capacity of passengers and Titanic was carrying 60% of her capacity, both decidedly less than then their potential.
"Oh, the humanity!" has been widely used in popular culture, as is "Iceberg right ahead".
Newsreels show the Hindenburg made several sharp turns, first towards port and then starboard, just before the accident. It's well known that Titanic steered first to port, then to starboard.
What time did titanic hit iceberg?
The titanic actually hit the iceberg at 11:40pm on 14th April 1912 & sank at 2:20am on 15th April 1912. Out of 2222 onboard, 1517 people perished leaving only 706 surviving in The Titanic's Terrible Tradgedy. There are no more more living survivors today, the last one was Millvina Dean, having only been 2 months at the time, she died in May, 2009 at 97 years old.
Why was titanic near icebergs?
The Titanic never sailed anywhere near Crete, which is in the Mediterranean. It hit the famous iceberg in the Atlantic near Newfoundland. because it was too close to the rocks and it got ripped up and then it split and it sank! ps there are no rocks in the Atlantic in that area.
How much is the Titanic worth?
Heart of the Ocean. The original, made by London jewelers Asprey & Garrard, and used in the film was cubic zirconias set in white gold and cost about $10,000. It is in the Twentieth Century Fox archives. Later, the same jewelers created another with the same design using a 171 carat sapphire and 103 diamonds set in platinum. This one sold to an unidentified buyer for $2.2 million at a charity auction and was worn by Celine Dion when she performed at the 1998 Academy Awards. Another jeweler created a copy valued at $20 million using a 15 carat blue diamond which was worn by Gloria Stuart (old Rose) at the Academy Awards.
As soon as the film was released, many copies appeared selling for a few dollars or a few hundred dollars. There is currently a website offering "this exquisite pendent featuring a 14.5 carat Faux Ceylon Sapphire in stunning silver tone surrounded by 20 DiamonLore Crystals" for only $19.90 (plus s&h, of course).
What time did the Titanic start?
First-class passengers gathered in the dining rooms four times a day.
They had the three usual meals and afternoon tea.
Was George w. Vanderbilt a passenger on the titanic?
Yes, Mr. George W. Vanderbilt and his wife Edith. Someone in his or her family objected to their sailing aboard the new ship, "because so many things can go wrong on a maiden voyage."They canceled on April 9 . Their luggage, in the charge of one of their servants, Edward Wheeler, had already been sent to Southampton and placed aboard. There was no time to remove the luggage. Wheeler, booked as a second-class passenger, stayed aboard and was lost.
Where did he titanic pick up passengers?
The Titanic set sail from Southampton in England on the 10th April 1912. It made a short stop at Cherbourg in France on the same day.
Titanic then made another stop at Queensland (nowadays called Cobh) in Ireland, leaving in April 11th 1912, continuing the journey to New York. Of course it never arrived in New York as it sank on the 15th April in the Atlantic Ocean.
What technology was on the Titanic?
Titanic had the most advanced form of wireless telegraph communication available on any ship at the time. The ship was also equipped with telephone lines that ran through the ship (no calls could be made to phones not on board, however). The watertight doors were able to be closed by flipping an electrical switch in the bridge, which was innovative at the time, and the ship was also equipped with a very early form of sonar, which was meant to receive underwater signals.
For passengers, there was an electric steam room, 4 passenger elevators, electric exercise equipment, and even one of the first heated swimming pools on any ship.
There were countless other features on the ship, but this is just to name a few.
What are two heroic acts and two cowardly acts that take place aboard the Titanic?
People who brought other peolple onto there lifeboats and the captain going down with the ship.one coward act was the owner of the titanic took a seat on the lifeboat instead of going down with the ship
What class were labourers on in the Titanic?
There were no class distinctions for the crew of Titanic.
