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16 Interesting Facts About The Titanic That You Probably Didn't Know.

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The day the titanic sank the captain had scheduled a

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Today's cruise ships boast movies, lectures, art and cooking classes, casinos, Broadway-style performances, magic shows, rock climbing, surfing, ice-skating rinks, comedy shows and well-known entertainers. On board the Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas, currently the word's largest cruise ship, there is a boardwalk, a zip-line ride with views over a 328-foot-long outdoor garden called Central Park (with real trees and plants), numerous swimming pools, extensive spa services and some 25 dining options, as well as the first Starbucks at sea.

On the Titanic, in first class, there was one dining room for all meals, using formal, white-glove service at assigned tables, and one à la carte restaurant.

Cabins today on average are larger, with private bathrooms, and balconies are more common. On the Titanic, there were only two staterooms with balcony-like private promenades.

The Titanic's first-class cabins "were very luxurious for their time, but by today's standards, were very small," said Charles A. Haas, president of the Titanic International Society and a co-author of "Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy." "They were not much larger than today's tourist-grade motel rooms."

Cruising today is more democratic. Cruise ships typically have one class of service, unlike the Titanic's three, and provide more public spaces that are available to all passengers. The Titanic had about 18 percent public space, but the current average is about 35 to 40 percent, and on luxury ships "well above 50 to 70 percent," said Douglas Ward, author of the "Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising and Cruise Ships 2012." And modern cruising has introduced extensive advances for passengers with disabilities, he wrote, rendering it "one of the most hassle-free vacations possible."

Pet lovers may have preferred to sail on the Titanic. There was a kennel onboard, located near the butcher, but today animals are not routinely permitted on cruise ships. But even some of the most ardent Titanic fans allow that most changes have been for the better.

Creating a replica ship has been discussed in Titanic circles in recent years. "But luckily, none of this has come to pass," Mr. Haas said. "As good as the Titanic was in her day, it would be a practical and financial disaster."

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Today's cruise ships boast movies, lectures, art and cooking classes, casinos, Broadway-style performances, magic shows, rock climbing, surfing, ice-skating rinks, comedy shows and well-known entertainers.

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Titanic, nearly perpendicular and with many of her lights still aglow, finally dove beneath the ocean’s surface at about 2:20 a.m. on April 15.

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Everyone knows the Titanic was big, and we have the hard numbers to prove it. Discover what made it a supersized ship.

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2240 passengers and crew on board more than 1500 lost their lives. https://www.history.com/topics/titanic

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269.1 metres - the length of the Titanic (882 feet 9 inches).

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Only 16 wooden lifeboats and four collapsible boats were carried, enough to accommodate 1,178 people. That's only one-third of Titanic's total capacity, but more than legally required.  https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/titanic-fascinating-facts/

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12,600 feet - the depth at which the wreck of the Titanic lays.

18 metres - the distance that the bow penetrated into the sea bed.

6,000 - the approximate number of artefacts that have been recovered from the wreck site.

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The History in Numbers

At 11.40pm on the night of 14 April 1912, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, the RMS Titanic struck the iceberg that would ultimately lead to the sinking of the ship less than 3 hours later.

At around 2.20am on the morning of 15 April, the Titanic disappeared beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, a disaster that resulted in the loss of more than 1,500 lives, almost two-thirds of the people on board.

Titanic Facts aims to tell the story in a comprehensive and clear way, and to help keep alive the memory of this great and tragic ship, and of her passengers and crew, survivors and victims.

Some Titanic Facts To Discover

There are more than 1,000 fascinating facts and figures to explore within Titanic Facts. Here are a few to get you started, with links straight to the section they are contained in.

The Ship

269.1 metres - the length of the Titanic (882 feet 9 inches).

825 tons - the amount of coal used per day.

10,000 - the approximate number of lamp bulbs used on the ship.

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Building The Titanic

$7,500,000 - the cost of building the RMS Titanic.

2 - the number of workers killed during the build.

20 - horses needed to transport the main anchor.

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Food On The Titanic

14,000 - the gallons of drinking water used every 24 hours.

40,000 - the number of fresh eggs in the ship's provisions.

1,000 - the number of bottles of wine taken aboard.

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The Lifeboats

64 - the number of lifeboats the Titanic was equipped to carry.

20 - the number of lifeboats she was actually carrying.

28 - the number of people on board the first lifeboat, which had a capacity of 65 people.

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The Passengers

3,547 - the maximum number of people the Titanic could carry.

2,223 - the number of people aboard (passengers and crew).

13 - the number of honeymooning couples on the voyage.

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The Sinking

6 - the number of warnings of icebergs the Titanic received before the collision.

160 - the minutes it took the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg (2 hours and 40 minutes).

-2°C - the temperature of the sea water in the area where Titanic sank.

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The Survivors

31.6% - the total percentage of passengers and crew who survived.

53.4% - the percentage who could have survived, given the number of spaces available on the Titanic lifeboats.

2 - the number of dogs who survived (lapdogs taken aboard lifeboats by their owners).

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The Wreck

12,600 feet - the depth at which the wreck of the Titanic lays.

18 metres - the distance that the bow penetrated into the sea bed.

6,000 - the approximate number of artefacts that have been recovered from the wreck site.

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About The Site

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Titanic Facts has been designed to provide a quick and simple snapshot of some of the key facts and figures about the life and loss of this great ship. I hope you find something of value and interest here.

Important Note

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Titanic Facts * 1,000+ Fascinating Facts and Figures

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At 11.40pm on the night of 14 April 1912, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, the RMS Titanic struck the iceberg that would ultimately lead to the sinking of the ship less than 3 hours later.

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Construction started March 31, 1909

Launched May 31, 1911
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1,503 people died from the crash, and 33% were saved. http://www.american-historama.org/1881-1913-maturation-era/sinking-titanic-facts.htm

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Launched: May 31, 1911

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Titanic replica well underway in China, we've unearthed a few interesting facts about the original. 1. The RMS Titanic was the world's largest passenger ship when it entered service, measuring 269 metres (882 feet) in length, and the largest man-made moving object on Earth.

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The ship burned around 600 tonnes of coal a day – hand shoveled into its furnaces by a team of 176 men. Almost 100 tonnes of ash were ejected into the sea every 24
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The luxury liner hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic around midnight and sinks in less than three hours.

Approximately 1,500 people died and nearly 700 survived out of about 2,220 passengers and crew.
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Titanic had four elevators, a heated swimming pool, a gym, two libraries, and two barber shops.

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MORE TITANIC FACTS

* The most expensive tickets to travel aboard Titanic cost about $99,000 in today's money.

* The Titanic was almost as long as three football fields.

* To feed the passengers and crew, Titanic had 86,000 pounds of meat, 40,000 eggs, 40 tons of potatoes, 7,000 heads of lettuce, 3,500 pounds of onions, 36,000 apples, and 1,000 loaves of bread on board.

* Titanic was one of the first ships to have a telephone system and electric lights in all the rooms.

* Including the four smoke stacks, the Titanic was as tall as a 17-story building.

* Titanic had four elevators, a heated swimming pool, a gym, two libraries, and two barber shops.

* Each day, the passsengers and crew used 14,000 gallons of drinking water.

* Titanic' s engines used more than 800 tons of coal each day. The ship's top speed was 24 knots (27 miles an hour).

* Smoke and steam made by the Titanic' s boilers escaped through three stacks. Builders added a fourth stack because they thought it made the ship look better.

* Titanic could carry 3,547 passengers and crew. About 2,200 people traveled on its first voyage.

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MORE TITANIC FACTS * The most expensive tickets to travel aboard Titanic cost about $99,000 in today's money. * The Titanic was almost as long as three football fields. * To feed the passengers and crew, Titanic had 86,000 pounds of meat, 40,000 eggs, 40 tons of potatoes, 7,000 heads of lettuce, 3,500 pounds of onions, 36,000 apples, and 1,000 loaves of bread on board.

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There were 2,223 people aboard the Titanic, 1,324 were passengers and 908 was the crew.
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The departure of the Titanic on April 10, 1912
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There were 20,000 bottles of beer on board, 1,500 bottles of wine and 8,000 cigars – all for the use of first-class passengers.

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1. The RMS Titanic was the world's largest passenger ship when it entered service, measuring 269 metres (882 feet) in length, and the largest man-made moving object on Earth. The largest passenger vessel is now Harmony of the Seas, at 362.12 metres.

2. The ship burned around 600 tonnes of coal a day - hand shovelled into its furnaces by a team of 176 men. Almost 100 tonnes of ash were ejected into the sea every 24 hours.

3. The ship's interiors were loosely inspired by those at the Ritz hotel in London. Facilities on board included a gym, pool, Turkish bath, a kennel for first class dogs, and a squash court. It even had its own on board newspaper - the Atlantic Daily Bulletin.

4. There were 20,000 bottles of beer on board, 1,500 bottles of wine and 8,000 cigars - all for the use of first-class passengers.

5. The Grand Staircase on board descended down seven of the ship's 10 decks and featured oak panelling, bronze cherubs and paintings. Replicas can be found at the Titanic Museum in Branson, Missouri.

6. The staircase at the White Swan Hotel in Alnwick, contains banisters from the Grand Staircase of the Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic. They are presumed to have been identical.

7. Only 16 wooden lifeboats and four collapsible boats were carried, enough to accommodate 1,178 people. That's only one-third of Titanic's total capacity, but more than legally required.

8. There were 246 injuries and two deaths recorded during the ship's 26-month construction in Belfast.

9. Twenty horses were required to carry the main anchor.

10. 100,000 people turned up to see the ship's launch on May 31, 1911.

11. 22 tons of soap and tallow (rendered beef or mutton fat) were smeared on the slipway to assist its unhindered passage into the River Lagan.

12. The ship made two stops after leaving Southampton - at Cherbourg in northern France, and Cobh (then Queenstown) in Ireland.

13. Of the 885 crew on board, just 23 were female. 699 boarded in Southampton, and four in 10 were natives of the English town.

14. The last supper served to first-class passengers consisted of 11 courses.

15. First-class passengers were given a music book containing 352 songs. Musicians on board were required to know them all, in case requests were made.

16. John Jacob Astor IV was the richest passenger on board, with a net worth of around $85m (approximately $2bn today), and went down with the ship. One legend claims that after the ship hit the iceberg he quipped to a waiter: "I asked for ice, but this is ridiculous".

17. Another notable victim was Benjamin Guggenheim, an American businessman. Realising that the ship was going down, he and his valet, Victor Giglio, reputedly changed into their evening wear while he remarked: "We've dressed up in our best and are prepared to go down like gentlemen." They were last spotted on deck chairs drinking brandy and smoking cigars.

18. Noel Leslie, the Countess of Rothes, was also on board, but survived. She is mentioned in an episode of Downton Abbey. "Isn't this terrible? When you think how excited Lucy Rothes was at the prospect," remarks the Countess of Grantham when she hears of the disaster.

19. Two of the nine dogs on board were rescued - a Pomeranian and a Pekinese.

20. Numerous people held tickets for the journey, but did not actually sail, including Milton S. Hershey, founder of the chocolate firm, Guglielmo Marconi, and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who died on the RMS Lusitania three years later.

21. The last remaining survivor of the disaster, Millvina Dean, died on May 31, 2009, aged 97. She was two months old at the time.

22. The iceberg was spotted at 11.40pm on April 14, 1912, by lookout Frederick Fleet, who proclaimed: "Iceberg! Right ahead!" Fleet survived the disaster and was a lookout on the RMS Oceanic during the Twenties, before serving in the Second World War. Pranksters placed a pair of binoculars on his grave in 2012 with a note saying: "Sorry they're 100 years too late".

23. The iceberg was around 100 feet tall and came from a glacier in Greenland.

24. Just 37 seconds elapsed between the sighting of the iceberg and the collision.

25. First Officer William McMaster Murdoch ordered the ship to turn, but it was too large to do so in time. It has been suggested that the ship would not have sunk if it hit the iceberg head-on. Murdoch went down with the ship; a memorial to him is found in his hometown of Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

26. Edward Smith, the ship's captain, also went down with the vessel. His last words were: "Well boys, you've done your duty and done it well. I ask no more of you. I release you. You know the rule of the sea. It's every man for himself now, and God bless you." A statue of him can be seen in Lichfield, Staffordshire.

27. The ship received six warnings about icebergs during the voyage.

28. A lifeboat drill, scheduled for April 14, was cancelled for unknown reasons.

29. The ship broke in two at around 2.20am on April 15, and sunk, sending all remaining passengers into the ocean. The temperature would have been -2°C - few would have survived longer than 15 minutes in the water, while around one in five would have died within two minutes from cold shock.

30. Charles Joughin, however, the ship's baker, reportedly trod water for two hours before being rescued with little ill-effects. He claimed he had not felt the cold due to the amount of whiskey he had drunk.

31. Twenty-six of those on board were honeymooning couples.

32. Musicians played for two hours and five minutes as the ship sank.

33. The SS Californian was criticised for ignoring the Titanic's distress signals. She was sunk herself three years later by a German submarine.

34. The RMS Carpathia arrived at 4am and transported the survivors to New York. 40,000 greeted its arrival at Pier 54.

35. Only 306 bodies were found. The dead were taken to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Its Maritime Museum has a dedicated section that includes a deckchair recovered from the wreck, mortuary bags, and the shoes of an unknown victim. See maritime.museum.gov.ns.ca.

36. The wreck of the Titanic was discovered in 1985 and lies 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, around 12,500 feet below the surface. The marine dive specialists Deep Ocean Expeditions previously offered trips to the wreck using a Mir submersible chartered from the Russian Academy of Sciences - with berths costing $59,000 - but stopped offering them in 2012.

37. The bow penetrated 18 metres into the sea bed.

38. Dozens of films and documentaries have been made about the disaster, the most controversial of which was commissioned by Joseph Goebbels in 1943. Its plot discredited British and American businessmen and features brave German passengers. The epilogue states: "The deaths of 1,500 people remain un-atoned, forever a testament of Britain's endless quest for profit."

39. James Cameron's 1997 effort is undoubtedly the most successful - it has grossed more than $2bn and won 11 Oscars.

40. The film's main theme song - My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion - was the biggest selling single of 1998 and has been covered by Neil Diamond, Sarah Brightman, Kenny G (instrumental) - and Miss Piggy from the Muppets.

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20 Facts About the Titanic That You Probably Didn’t Know

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The sinking of the Titanic was a disaster of monumental proportions. Explore interesting facts about the ship, that fateful night, and the wreckage.