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Post by Administrator on Apr 14, 2020 3:58:37 GMT
RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner operated by the White Star Line that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. LINK |
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Post by Administrator on Apr 14, 2020 14:28:53 GMT
Merseyside Maritime Museum 108 years ago today the Titanic's maiden voyage came to a tragic end when the liner struck an iceberg at 11.40pm. Find out more about the key people involved in the Titanic story, many of whom came from or were based in the ship's home port of Liverpool, and see highlight items from the collection on our website: LINK
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Post by Administrator on Apr 14, 2020 14:32:07 GMT
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Post by Administrator on Apr 14, 2020 17:36:42 GMT
VIA: Stair na hÉireann/History of Ireland
On This Day in 1912 – The Titanic, the world’s largest ship built at Belfast’s Harland and Wolfe, hits an iceberg at 11:40pm. Just before midnight in the North Atlantic, the RMS Titanic failed to divert its course from an iceberg, rupturing its hull, began to sink. The Titanic was designed by the Irish shipbuilder William Pirrie and spanned 883 feet from stern to bow. Its hull was divided into 16 compartments that were presumed to be watertight. Because four of these compartments could be flooded without causing a critical loss of buoyancy, the Titanic was considered unsinkable. On its first journey across the highly competitive Atlantic ferry route, the ship carried some 2,200 passengers and crew. After stopping at Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown (Cobh), Co Cork, to pick up some final passengers, the massive vessel set out at full speed for New York City. However, just before midnight on 14 April, the ship hit an iceberg, and five of the Titanic’s compartments were ruptured along its starboard side.  Stair na hÉireann/History of Ireland
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Post by Administrator on Apr 14, 2020 18:21:56 GMT
108 YRS AGO APRIL 14TH - 15TH. LET'S NEVER FORGET !  |
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Post by Administrator on Apr 15, 2020 12:21:37 GMT
In Remembrance - RMS TitanicA short film on the Titanic disaster featuring the man who discovered the wreck, Dr. Robert Ballard, and Titanic experts Tim Maltin and Paul Louden-Brown. LINK
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