Titanic history

01. It's thought that the Titanic could have missed the iceberg by just a few feet if the ship's engines had not been reversed, as the lack of a reverse turbine for the central propeller caused the rudder to work ineffectively when compared to forward speed.

Isidor and Ida Straus

Titanic - first class cabin colorized

April 14th marked the anniversary of the fateful night that the largest passenger ship in its day, RMS Titanic, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York struck an iceberg. The “unsinkable” ship sank in the early morning hours of April 15th. It’s widely known that many dogs were on board. So many, in fact, […] The post The Remarkable Story of Jenny the Titanic Cat appeared first on The Catington Post.

See what it looked like inside the Titanic - interiors of the fancy lounges, dining rooms, first-class cabins and other luxuries - before the ship sunk in 1912.

Why did the Titanic sink?

The Titanic Historical Society preserves the memory of the ill-fated White Star liner a century after the disaster.

Titanic’s Band of Courage: One of the most enduring and poignant stories of Titanic is that of musicians Wallace Hartley, John Clarke, Percy Taylor, Georges Krins, Theodore Brailey – the quintet - and John Hume, Roger Bricoux, and John Woodward – the trio. The quintet typically played in the first and second class reception halls at lunch and dinner, while the trio played outside the á la carte restaurant for first class passengers. #Titanic