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Titanic artwork

Click here to see some amazing Titanic Art work. Gives you an idea of what the ship looked like on the inside.

Titanic Fact 36: The final scene in the movie, Titanic

In the dream/heaven scene of the 1997 film, Titanic, the clock on the Grand Staircase was set to 2:20. This is the exact time the real Titanic sank.

Titanic Fact 35: The Guarantee Group

9 men were brought on Titanic as part of the "Harland and Wolff Guarantee Group." These men helped in the building Titanic. They were brought on board to troubleshoot any problems the ship might have. These were the best from the shipyard. They were hand picked out of 15,000 workers. All of the men when down with the ship.






http://news.yahoo.com/photos/titanic-the-guarantee-group-slideshow/

Titanic 34: The ones who almost boarded

J.P Morgan and Milton S. Hershey were supposed to be on board titanic. But both canceled their trips. In case you don't know who these men are... J.P. Morgan was banker and financier. His financing helped to create the United States Steel Corporation. Milton Hershey is most famous for the creation of " The Hershey Chocolate Company."

J.P Morgan

 

Milton S. Hershey

Titanic Fact 33: The youngest survivor

Millvana and her mother

The youngest person on board Titanic was Millvana Dean. She was only 9 weeks old at the time. She was also the last of the Titanic survivors to die. She passed away in 2009 at the age of 97. Leonardo Dicaprio and Kate Winslet helped to pay for her nursing home expenses.

Titanic Fact 32: Atlantic Daily Bulletin

Titanic had its own Newspaper titled, "Atlantic Daily Bulletin." It was printed on board the ship. It included: News, advertisements, stock prices, sports results, gossip, and the menu.

Titanic Fact 31: Speed

Titanics top speed was 23 knots. That is the equivalent to 26.47 miles per hour.

Titanic Fact 30: RMS

Titanic was a RMS ship. Which meant, it was a "Royal Mail Steamer." Titanic was authorized to carry royal postage. If another nations ship attacked a RMS ship, it was seen as a attack on the crown. And thus, it could be seen as a declaration of war.

Titanic Fact 29: William Stead

On board Titanic was a man named William Stead. He was on the way to America to attend a peace conference after he was invited by President Taft. What's peculiar about the story is that Stead unknowingly described his own death in 2 of his stories. In one, "Pall Mall Gazette," he wrote a story about a ship that sinks and doesn't have enough life boats for its passengers. Stead wrote that, "This is exactly what might take place and what will take place, if the liners are sent to sea short of boats".

The second story he wrote in 1892. It was a fictional novel entitled, "From the Old World to The New." In it, he tells of a ship named the Majestic that sinks in the North Atlantic after it hits an iceberg. Another ship comes to pick the Majestic's survivors. What makes this story of intriguing is the captain of the rescuing ship was named, E. J. Smith. This is strange coincidence since the Titanic's captain was named, Edward. J. Smith. William Stead was among those lost in the sinking. It was rumored Stead was supposed to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize later that year. He was last seen setting in a chair, reading a book. Another report says that he was later seen with John Jacob Astor. Stead's body was never recovered.

Titanic Fact 28: Theorys

There are several theory's surrounding Titanic. One surrounds a mummy curse and one deals with a insurance scam. .

             

The first legend goes a man bought the mummy and shortly afterwards, faced serious misfortune. This lead to them donating the British Museum. The museum reported bizarre happenings and eventually sold the mummy. The buyer is allegedly William Stead. The story goes that the mummy was famous for causing misfortune, and that Stead was afraid he wouldn't be able to carry it on board Titanic due to its reputation. The mummy was hidden in on the bottom of car in the cargo hold.  Supposedly, Stead revealed to some of the others on board the existence of the mummy. The records at the British Museum say that they never had the mummy, but they did say that they had the lid of the sarcophagus.  This rumor of the mummy on board Titanic has never been completely dismissed, but it seems unlikely.

            

 The second story says that Titanic never sank. According to it, the ship that sank was actually Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic. The ships were nearly identical. And this theory goes that the Olympic and Titanic were switched in a insurance scam. Titanic was larger and would receive a larger payout from insurance companies. It says that after they intentionally sank the Olympic, Titanic was repainted to have the word Olympic instead of Titanic. From there, the Titanic went as the "Olympic". This theory was first proposed by Robin Gardiner in his book, "Titanic: The ship that Never Sank?" This theory is extremely unlikely. When the wreak of Titanic was discovered, the numbers on some of the recovered parts read 401. 401 was Titanic's construction number. This number was placed on ships parts as a means of identification. Olympics number was 400. But regardless of this, supporters of the theory say that after the Olympics wreck with the HMS Hawke, that already number parts of Titanic were put on the Olympic. And thus, explaining the inconsistent numbers. Other than this, there is no proof to support the insurance scam theory.

Shots of the hull of Titanic. The word Titanic can be seen

Click here to video footage that dismiss the Titanic and Olympic insurance scam theory. The word Titanic can still be seen on the ships wreckage. This is the video I got my screen shots from.

http://www.rmstitanic.net/expedition/?utm_source=expeditiontitanic&utm_medium=PRXI%20Referrals&utm_campaign=redirect#/explore/deeper-look/photo-and-video

Titanic Fact 27: Incorrect Newspaper headline

 

The morning after Titanics sinking, one newspaper reported that all of Titanic's passenger's survived. Which is was not the case considering that over half of the people on board died.

Titanic Fact 26: Before the Voyage

 

Before Titanics maiden voyage, she played a role in a death. On the day of Titanics launch, the crew members pushed the wooden beams out of the way to allow Titanic to be go into the water. This would have been the moment of truth for the workers in the shipyard. They had worked for 3 years on the Titanic and as they saw her go into the water and stay afloat, they knew their hard work payed off. Unfortunately, this moment was met with horror when one of the beams fell on a man, killing him.

Titanic Fact 25: Olympic wreck

 

While Titanic was in development, her sister ship, The Olympic, had a wreck with the HMS Hawke. Captain Smith, who was later Titanic's captain, was at that time, the captain of the Olympic. For the repairs, they actually took parts from Titanic and used them on Olympic. This delayed Titanic's maiden voyage from March to April.

Titanic Fact 24

 

 

On the night of the sinking, The RMS Carpathia is the one who came to Titanic's aid. At the time, she was 58 miles away. Two hours after the sinking, the Carpathia reached the survivors. However, there was another ship that was much closer, the SS Californian. The Californian was only 11 miles away. Its wireless operator had tried to warn Titanic of the icebergs. But due to the close proximity, the message came though very loud and the Titanic operator couldn't make it out. The Californian stopped for the night. The Californian's wireless operator went on to bed and turned off the wireless. The Captain, Lord Stanley was later informed that they had seen 5 rockets coming from a nearby ship. Supposedly, Captain Lord didn't realize what the white rockets were a distress call and went on to bed. The following morning, they learned that the Titanic sank and the Californian joined the Carpathia in looking for bodies. After the Titanic's sinking, Captain Lord faced scrutiny for the rest of his life. People questioned why he didn't have the wireless turned back on. If he had done that, they could have contacted the ship to find out what was wrong. And in 1912, it was also commonly known that rockets fired repeatedly was a SOS signal. Lord Stanly proclaimed his innocence for the rest of his life.

“The crime of Stanley Lord was not that he may have ignored the Titanic’s rockets, but that he unquestionably ignored someone’s cry for help.” - Daniel Allen Butler

The Carpathia, the ship that helped Titanic, and the the Californian, the one that didn't help, both suffered a similar fate as Titanic. Both the Carpathia and the Californian ending up sinking. The Carpathia was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1918. The Californian was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. The remains of the Californian have never been found.

The Carpathia

The Californian

 

Titanic Fact 23: Titanic almost had a wreck early on

 After Titanic left port, it had a near collision with the ship SS City of New York.

 

Titanic Fact 22: Gigantic

 

The 3rd sister ship of Titanic, The Britannic, was originally called the "Gigantic." White Star changed the name to "Britannic" after the sinking of Titanic. They were afraid there were going to look arrogant if they kept the name.

 

Titanic Fact 21: Tickets

Titanic Fact 21: Cost of Tickets
First Class (parlor suite) Then $4,350 would be equal to $50,000 today
First Class (berth) Then $150 would be equal to $1724 today
Second Class Then $60 would be equal to$690 today
Third Class Then $40 would be equal to $460 today

Titanic Fact 20: Grand Staircase

The Grand staircase was the centerpiece of Titanic. After the remains of Titanic's shipwreck were discovered, they realized the staircase is missing. The foundation was there, but no stairs. A solution may have been discovered during the filming of James Cameron's Titanic. During the scene were the grand staircase is flooding, the stairs lifted up off the ground. Due to this, this scene could only be filmed once. They think that the same thing happened with the real sinking. It would certainly explain why the staircase is missing from the wreckage: the staircase lifted up off the foundation. 

Titanic Fact 19: The Engineers

The power on board the Titanic stayed on until about 2 minutes before the ship broke in half. This was thanks to the efforts of the ships engineers. Many were told to "Go on, get to the lifeboats. Save yourselves." Many stayed behind to make sure the ship maintained power. They wanted for passing ships to more easily see the Titanic so they could provide them with aid. If it weren't for them, the power would have gone out much sooner. In Southampton, there is a memorial for the fallen engineers.

The plank reads:

  "GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN
THIS. THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS
LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS
TO THE MEMORY OF THE ENGINEER OFFICERS
OF THE R.M.S "TITANIC" WHO SHOWED
THEIR HIGH CONCEPTION OF DUTY AND THEIR
HEROISM BY REMAINING AT THEIR POSTS
15TH APRIL 1912.
ERECTED BY THEIR FELLOW ENGINEERS AND FRIENDS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD"

 

Titanic Fact 18: whistles

 

In 1912, the whistles on the Titanic were the largest in the world. They could be heard for a distance of 11 miles.

Titanic Fact 17

 

There were 13 couples on board celebrating their Honeymoons

Titanic Fact 16: The first scene

 

In the 1997 film, Titanic, when filming began. Most of the set wasn't completed yet. So the first scene filmed was were Jack draws Rose...naked. Talk about awkward.

 

 

Titanic Fact 15: Reponse

Titanic's crows nest

 

The crew members only had about 37 seconds to respond after seeing the iceberg. The ship was ordered to try and go around it. The iceberg then hits Titanic along the starboard side. If the ship was going a knot slower or if crew members had seen the iceberg a few moments sooner, the ship could have missed the iceberg. The night Titanic hit the iceberg, the crew didn't have binoculars and it was a moonless night.

Titanic Fact 14: The richest man on the ship

 

John Jacob Astor was the richest man on board Titanic. He was the first multimillionaire in the U.S. Today, his 20 million dollar fortune would be worth well over 110 billion dollars. This makes him the 4th richest man in U.S. History. He was traveling on Titanic with his second wife, Madeleine Force. They were on a extended honeymoon when they learned of Madeleine pregnancy. The couple wanted for their child to be born into the United States. It was at this point they got their tickets for Titanic. Madeleine survived the sinking while her husband, Astor, did not. His body was recovered from the sea a few days later. Examiners that looked at his remains believe he was killed by one of the Titanic's falling funnels. On his body, they found his gold pocket watch. Astor's son, Vincent, wore this watch for the rest of his life.

There are several rumors surrounding John Jacob Astor's time on Titanic. One says that he released the dogs from the kennels. While there is no proof of this, Aster's beloved pet dog, a Airedale, was among the dogs in the kennels. There are other rumors like him making the statement, "I asked for ice, but this is ridiculous." This claim is unlikely true since Astor wasn't known to make jokes. There is another claim from a woman who claims Aster picked her up and placed her into a lifeboat. There are several who seem to back this statement up.

John Jacob Astor portrayed in the 1997 film, Titanic.

 

Titanic Fact 13: Paint

 

The ship was so new that some of the paint was still wet when the passengers boarded on April 10th, 1912.

Titanic Fact 12: 4th Smokestack

The 4th smokestack on Titanic was nothing more than a ventilation duct. The smokestack was only added to make Titanic look expensive like the ships her rivals: the RMS Lusitania and RMS Mauretania.

RMS Lusitania

RMS Mauretania