How much the Titanic sank. Swimming titanic
And this fact is not surprising, because at the time of construction and commissioning "" was one of the largest liners in the world. His first voyage, which is also the last, took place on April 14, 1912, because the ship, after colliding with an ice block, sank, 2 hours and 40 minutes after the impact (at 02.20 on April 15). Such a large-scale disaster has become a legend, and nowadays the reasons and circumstances of its occurrence are being discussed, feature films are being made, and researchers continue to study the remains of the liner at the bottom and compare them with photographs of the ship taken in 1912.
If we compare the model of the bow part shown in the photo and those remnants that now lie at the bottom, it is difficult to call them identical, because the front part of the ship in the process of falling heavily plunged into silt. Such a sight greatly disappointed the first researchers, since the location of the wreckage did not allow inspecting the place where the ship hit the ice block, without the use of special equipment. The lacerated hole in the body, clearly visible on the model, is the result of hitting the bottom.
The remains of the "Titanic" are at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, they lie at a depth of about 4 km. The vessel cracked during submersion and now two of its parts lie at the bottom, at a distance of about 600 meters from one another. Within a radius of several hundred meters near them are numerous debris and objects, including a huge chunk of the ship's hull.
The researchers managed to make a panorama of the bow of the Titanic by processing several hundred images. If you look at it from right to left, you can see the winch from the spare anchor, which sticks out directly above the bow edge, then the mooring device is noticeable, and next to the open hatch leading to hold No. 1, the breakwater lines go from it to the sides. The lying mast, under which there are two more hatches and winches for lifting cargo, is clearly visible on the inter-superstructure deck. The captain's bridge used to be located at the front of the main superstructure, but now it can be found at the bottom only in parts.
But the superstructure with the captain's and officer's cabins and the radio room is well preserved, although it is crossed by a crack created at the site of the expansion joint. The visible hole in the superstructure is the location of the chimney. Another hole behind the superstructure is the well, where the main staircase of the Titanic is located. The large ragged hole to the left is the location of the second pipe.
Photo of the main anchor on the port side of the Titanic. It remains a mystery how he did not fall down in the process of hitting the bottom.
A mooring device is located behind the spare anchor of the Titanic.
Even 10-20 years ago on the mast of the Titanic one could see the remains of the so-called "crow's nest", where the lookouts were located, but now they have fallen off. The only reminder of the crow's nest is the hole in the mast through which the lookouts could enter the spiral staircase. The tail behind the hole was once a bell mount.
Comparative photos of the deck of the Titanic, which housed the lifeboats. On the right, you can see that the superstructure on it is torn in places.
The staircase of the Titanic, which adorned the ship in 1912:
Photo of the remains of the ship, taken from a similar angle. Comparing the two previous photos, it is difficult to believe that these are one and the same part of the ship.
Behind the stairs, elevators were installed for 1st class passengers. Only individual elements remind of them. The inscription, which can be seen in the photo on the right, was opposite the elevators and pointed to the deck. It is this inscription - a pointer pointing to deck A (the letter A, made of bronze, has disappeared, but traces still remain).
Deck D, 1st class hall. Despite the fact that most of the wood trim has been eaten away by microorganisms, some elements have survived, reminiscent of the main staircase.
The 1st class hall and the Titanic restaurant, located on deck D, had large stained glass windows, which have survived to this day.
This is exactly how "" would look together with the largest modern passenger liner, which is called "Allure of the Seas".
It was commissioned in 2010. Several comparative values:
- the "Allure of the Seas" displacement is 4 times higher than that of the "Titanic";
- modern liner - the record holder has a length of 360 m, which is 100 m more than "";
- the maximum width is 60 m compared to the 28 m of the shipbuilding legend;
- the draft is almost the same (almost 10 m);
- the speed of these vessels is 22-23 knots;
- the number of the command staff of "Allure of the Seas" - more than 2 thousand people (service "" - 900 people, they were mainly stokers);
- passenger capacity of the giant of our time - 6.4 thousand people (y - 2.5 thousand).
The ship sank in 2 hours and 40 minutes. At the time of the disaster, there were 1,316 passengers and 891 crew members on board, a total of 2,207 people. 705 of them were saved, 1 502 were killed. The sinking of the "Titanic" caused the widest public outcry, becoming the largest marine disaster of its time in terms of the number of victims. It is currently one of the five largest victims of peacetime maritime disasters of all time.
April 14, 1912
23:00 Californian warns of the presence of ice, but Titanic's radio operator Jack Phillips cuts radio traffic before Californian can report the area's coordinates.
23:39 In the crow's nest on the Titanic's mast, forward-looking Frederick Fleet notices an iceberg just ¼ mile (663 meters) straight ahead of the ship. Fleet immediately rings the bell three times and yells into the phone: "Iceberg right on course!" First Mate William Murdock immediately gives the command "Right aboard!" (in the original "Hard a" starboard "- according to the command system used at that time, it corresponded to the movement of the tiller to the right; the rudder and therefore the bow of the ship turned to the left) and" Stop! ", and then" Full back! ", counting go around the iceberg to the left.
"Titanic" does not have time to perform the maneuver and with a glancing blow crashes into the underwater part of the iceberg. At a depth of one to six meters below the waterline, the iceberg damages the hull of the liner for about 90 meters. As studies have shown resting at the bottom of the remains of the ship, "Titanic" received several narrow but long holes.
The Titanic hull stood at an angle of 19 degrees and plunged into the water through the third chimney. The second chimney broke off under the water. Everyone who did not have time to catch on the ropes of the davits or deck superstructures fell into the water, knocked down by the chairs and sun loungers that had flown down. Some did not try to climb back to the stern, but jumped down themselves.
The stern of the Titanic was already 60 meters above the water, passengers from the decks plunged into the water.
The last SOS signal from the Titanic was recorded. On the Titanic, electrical equipment fails and the lights go out.
At an angle of 23 degrees, the ship's hull began to break between the second and third pipes. After the feed finally broke off, the third and fourth pipes fell into the water.
In 2 hours and 40 minutes after the collision with the iceberg, the stern of the "Titanic" stood almost vertically (at an angle of 70 degrees), banked to the port side and began to quickly sink under the water. The last of those remaining on the deck, seeing the lack of chances of salvation, themselves jumped down. Ocean waters broke into the rapidly sinking ship, breaking doors and bulkheads with their pressure. In just half a minute, the water closed over the aft flagpole of the Titanic.
Wrecked in foldable dinghy "D"
At a speed of about 13 miles per hour, the Titanic's bow slams into the ocean floor at a depth of 3,750 meters, burrowing into the sedimentary rocks of the bottom [ unauthorized source?] .
The stern section of the Titanic sinks to the ocean floor, spinning in a spiral, at a speed of about 4 miles per hour.
After the sinking of the Titanic, only one boat returned to the sinking site to rescue the survivors. Boat number 4 did not return, but came close and picked up 8 crew members, two of whom later died. Boat number 14 saved 4 people, one of whom, William Howth, later died.
The Carpathia gets to the crash site and picks up boat number 2.
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Literature
- Capitan L. Marmaduke Collins. THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC. An Ice-Pilot "s Perspective. - Breakwater Books, Limited, 2002. - 198 p. - ISBN 1-55081-173-8 Text for acquaintance
- Jay Henry Mowbray. The Sinking of the Titanic: Eyewitness Accounts. - Dover Pubns, 1998. - ISBN 0-486-40298-3 Text for acquaintance
- Robert Gannon. What Really Sank the Titanic? - Popular Science, vol. 246, no. 2 (February 1995). - P. 49-55, 83-84.(One of the chronology options)
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100 years ago, on the night of April 15, 1912, after a collision with an iceberg in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic liner, on board of which there were more than 2,200 people, sank.
The Titanic is the largest passenger ship of the early 20th century, the second of three twin steamers produced by the British White Star Line.
The Titanic's length was 260 meters, width - 28 meters, displacement - 52 thousand tons, height from the waterline to the boat deck - 19 meters, distance from the keel to the top of the pipe - 55 meters, top speed - 23 knots. Journalists compared it in length with three city blocks, and in height with an 11-storey building.
The Titanic had eight steel decks, located one above the other at a distance of 2.5-3.2 meters. To ensure safety, the ship had a double bottom, and its hull was divided by 16 watertight compartments. Watertight bulkheads rose from the second bottom to the deck. The ship's chief designer, Thomas Andrews, said that even if four of the 16 compartments were filled with water, the liner could continue on its way.
The interiors of the cabins on decks B and C were made in 11 styles. Passengers of the third class on decks E and F were separated from the first and second class by gates located in different parts of the ship.
Before the departure of the Titanic on its maiden and last voyages, it was emphasized that 10 millionaires would be on board the ship on the maiden voyage, and gold and jewelry worth hundreds of millions of dollars would be in its safes. American industrialist, heir to mining magnate Benjamin Guggenheim, millionaire with a young wife, Assistant to US Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft Major Archibald Willingham Butt, member of the US Congress Isidore Strauss, actress Dorothy Gibson, wealthy public figure British model Margaret Brown and many other famous and wealthy people of that time.
On April 10, 1912, at noon, the Titanic superliner set off on its only journey from Southampton (UK) to New York (USA), stopping at Cherbourg (France) and Queenstown (Ireland).
During the four days of the journey, the weather was clear and the sea calm.
On April 14, 1912, on the fifth day of the voyage, several ships sent messages about icebergs in the area of the ship's route. For most of the day, the radio was broken, and many messages were not noticed by the radio operators, and the captain did not pay due attention to others.
By the evening, the temperature began to drop, reaching zero Celsius by 22:00.
At 23:00 a message was received from the Californian ship that there was ice, but the Titanic's radio operator cut off the radio exchange before the Californian had time to report the coordinates of the area: the telegraph operator was busy sending personal messages from passengers.
At 23:39, two lookouts noticed an iceberg in front of the liner and reported it by phone to the bridge. The oldest of the officers, William Murdoch, gave the command to the helmsman: "Left rudder."
At 23:40 "Titanic" is in the underwater part of the ship. Of the 16 watertight compartments of the vessel, six were cut through.
At 00:00 on April 15, Titanic designer Thomas Andrews was called to the bridge to assess the severity of the damage. After reporting the incident and inspecting the ship, Andrews informed everyone present that the ship would inevitably sink.
On the ship, the bow began to be felt. Captain Smith ordered the lifeboats to be uncovered and the crew and passengers called for evacuation.
On the orders of the captain, the radio operators began sending out distress signals, which they transmitted for two hours, until the captain relieved the telegraph operators from duty a few minutes before the ship sank.
Distress signals, but they were too far from the Titanic.
At 00:25 the coordinates of the "Titanic" were taken by the ship "Karpatia", which was located at a distance of 58 nautical miles from the crash site, which was 93 kilometers. ordered to immediately head to the site of the Titanic disaster. Rushing to the rescue, the ship was able to reach a record speed of 17.5 knots - at the maximum speed for a vessel of 14 knots. For this Rostron ordered to turn off all appliances that consume electricity and heating.
At 01:30 the Titanic operator telegraphed: "We are in small boats." By order of Captain Smith, his assistant, Charles Lightoller, who led the rescue of people on the port side of the liner, put only women and children in the boats. The men, according to the captain, were to remain on deck until all the women got into the boats. First Mate William Murdock on the starboard side for men, if there were no women and children in the line of passengers gathered on deck.
At about 02:15, the Titanic's bow sank sharply, the ship moved significantly forward, and a huge wave swept across the decks, sweeping many passengers overboard.
At about 02:20 minutes, the Titanic sank.
At about 04:00 am, about three and a half hours after receiving the distress call, the Carpathia arrived at the Titanic crash site. The vessel took on board 712 passengers and crew members of the Titanic, after which it safely arrived in New York. Among those rescued were 189 crew members, 129 male passengers and 394 women and children.
The death toll, according to various sources, ranged from 1400 to 1517 people. According to official figures, after the crash, 60% of passengers are first-class cabins, 44% are second-class cabins, and 25% are third-class.
The last surviving passenger of the Titanic, who traveled aboard the ship at the age of nine weeks, died on May 31, 2009 at 97 years old. The woman's ashes were scattered over the sea from the pier in the port of Southampton, from where the Titanic set sail in 1912.
The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources
More than 100 years have passed since the terrible disaster of one of the largest liners of its time. But until now, the world does not know all the secrets hidden by the huge and seemingly indestructible "Titanic". How the ship sank, the material will tell.
Struggle of the giants
The twentieth century has become a century of technological progress. Skyscrapers, cars, movies - everything developed at an uncanny speed. The process also affected ships.
In the market in the early 1900s, there was a lot of competition for customers between two large companies. Cunard Line and White Star Line, two hostile transatlantic carriers, have been competing for the right to be the leader in their field for several years in a row. opened up interesting opportunities for companies, so over the years their ships became larger, faster and more luxurious.
Why and how the Titanic sank is still a mystery. There are many versions. The boldest of them all is a scam. It was conducted by the aforementioned Star Line company.
But he opened the world of amazing liners "Cunard Line". By their order, two extraordinary steamships "Mauritania" and "Lusitania" were built. The audience was amazed at their grandeur. The length is about 240 m, the width is 25 m, the height from the waterline to the boat deck is 18 m. (But after a few years the dimensions of the Titanic surpassed these parameters). Two twin giants were launched in 1906 and 1907. They won first places in prestigious competitions and broke all speed records.
It became a matter of honor for the competitors of "Kunard Line" to give a worthy answer.
The fate of the troika
The White Star Line was founded in 1845. During the years of the gold rush, she earned by flying from Britain to Australia. Throughout the years, the company has competed with Cunard Line. Therefore, after the Lusitania and Mauritania were launched, the Star Line engineers were tasked with creating fantastic projects that would surpass the brainchild of competitors. The final decision was made in 1909. This is how the idea of three Olympic-class ships came about. The order was carried out by Harland & Wolfe.
This maritime organization was famous all over the world for the quality of the ships produced, comfort and luxury. Speed was not a priority. Several times Star Line proved not by word, but by deed that it cares about customers. So, in 1909, when two liners collided, their ship stood on the water for two more days, which proved its quality. Nevertheless, the three “Olympic” misfortune befell. repeatedly got into accidents. So, in 1911, it collided with the cruiser Hawk, from which it received a 14-meter hole and went for repairs. Misfortune also befell the Titanic. He found himself at the bottom of the ocean in 1912. "Britannica" was caught by the First World War, where he played the role of a hospital, and in 1916 was blown up by a German mine.
Miracle of the seas
Now we can safely say that great ambition was the reason why the Titanic crashed.
The construction of the second of the three Olympic-class vessels was not without casualties. 1,500 people worked on the project. The conditions were difficult. Little was cared about safety. Due to the fact that they had to work at a height, many builders were frustrated. About 250 people were seriously injured. The wounds of eight men were incompatible with life.
The dimensions of the Titanic were amazing. Its length was 269 m, width 28 m, height 18 m. It could reach speeds of up to 23 knots.
On the day the liner was launched, 10,000 spectators gathered on the embankment, including VIP guests and the press, to see the unusually large ship,
The date of the first flight was previously announced. The voyage was scheduled for March 20, 1912. But due to the collision of the first ship in September 1911 with the cruiser Hawk, some of the workers were transferred to the Olympic. The flight was automatically postponed to April 10th. It is from this date that the fateful history of the Titanic begins.
Fatal ticket
Its height was equated to an eleven-story building, and its length was four city blocks. Telephones, elevators, a private electric grid, a garden, a hospital, shops - all this was placed on the ship. Luxurious halls, gourmet restaurants, a library, a swimming pool and a gym - everything was available to high society, first class passengers. Other clients lived more modestly. The most expensive tickets cost, in terms of today's rate, more than $ 50,000. Economical option from
The history of the Titanic is the history of different strata of the then society. Expensive cabins were occupied by successful, famous personalities. The tickets for the second class were bought by engineers, journalists, representatives of the clergy. The cheapest decks were for expats.
Landing began at 9:30 am on April 10th in London. After several planned stops, the liner headed for New York. A total of 2,208 people boarded the aircraft.
Tragic meeting
Immediately after entering the ocean, the team realized that there were no binoculars on the ship. The key to the box in which they were kept was missing. The ship followed the safest route. He was chosen depending on the season. In the spring, the water was full of icebergs, but they theoretically could not severely damage the liner. Nevertheless, the captain gave the order to drive the Titanic at full steam. How the ship sank, which, according to the owners, could not be sunk, was later told by passengers who were lucky enough to survive.
The first days of the voyage were quiet. But already on April 14, radio operators received repeated warnings about icebergs, which were largely ignored. In addition, the temperature dropped significantly by nightfall. As you know, the team did without binoculars, and such a grandiose ship was not equipped with searchlights. Therefore, the lookout noticed the iceberg only 650 meters away. The man signaled to the bridge, where First Mate Murdoc gave the order: "Turn left" and "Reverse." This was followed by the command: "Right". But the hulking ship was slow in maneuvers. The board collided with an iceberg. That is why the Titanic crashed.
Unheard distress call
The collision happened at 11:40 pm, when the people were almost all asleep. On the upper deck, the impact was unnoticeable. But the bottom was shocked pretty well. The ice made holes in 5 sections, they instantly began to fill with water. Overall, the hole was 90 meters long. The designer said that with such damage, the ship will hold out for a little over an hour. The crew was preparing for an urgent evacuation. The radio operators were broadcasting an SOS signal.
The captain gave the order to put women and children in the boats. The crew themselves also wanted to survive, so the strong sailors took the oars in their hands. First of all, the rich passengers of the Titanic were saved. But there weren't enough places for everyone.
From the very beginning, the liner was not sufficiently equipped with everything necessary. Maximum, 1100 people could be saved. In the first minutes it was completely imperceptible that the ship began to sink, so the relaxed passengers did not understand what was happening and reluctantly climbed into the half-empty boats.
The last moments of the miracle ship
When the nose of the liner tilted strongly, there was a massive panic among the passengers.
The third class was left closed in its part. Riots broke out, and people in horror tried to escape as best they could. The guards tried to restore order and frightened the crowd with pistol shots.
At the time, the steamer Californian was passing by, but it did not receive a signal for help from a nearby vessel. Their radio operator slept through the messages. How the "Titanic" sank, and with what speed it went to the bottom, knew only "Carpathia", which went in their direction.
Despite the distress signals being given, independent attempts to escape did not stop. The pumps were pumping out water, there was still electricity. At 2:15 a.m. a pipe fell. Then the light went out. Experts believe that the liner was torn in half because the bow took in water and sank. The stern first rose up, and then, under the pressure of its own weight, the ship broke.
Cold in the abyss
The nose was sinking quickly. The feed also went under water in a few minutes. But at the same time, its casing, body, furniture floated upward. At 2:20 am, the great ship Titanic was completely submerged. How the ship sank, dozens of feature films and documentaries are shown today.
Some passengers tried hard to survive. Dozens jumped in vests into the black abyss. But the ocean was merciless to man. Almost everyone froze to death. After a while, two boats returned, but only a few survived at the scene. An hour later, "Karpatia" arrived and picked up those who remained.
Together with the ship, the captain went to the bottom. Of all those who bought a ticket to the Titanic, 712 people were saved. The victims of 1496 were mostly representatives of the third class, people who on this journey wanted to touch something unrealizable and desirable.
Scam of the century
Two ships of the "Olympic" class were built according to the same project. After the first ship set sail, all its shortcomings came out. So, the management decided to add some details to the Titanic. Reduced walking space, completed cabins. A cafe was added to the restaurant. To protect passengers from bad weather, the deck was closed. As a result, there was an external difference, although earlier it could not be distinguished from the "Olympic" liner.
The version that the "Titanic" was not under water by accident was announced by Robin Rardiner, an ace in matters of shipping. According to his theory, the older and battered Olympic was sent to sail.
Changing the ship
The first liner was launched without insurance. Having survived several accidents, he became an unpleasant burden for the company. Constant repairs required colossal funds. After the damage inflicted on him by the cruise, the ship was again sent on vacation. Then it was decided to replace the old ship with a new one, which was insured and is very similar to the Titanic. It is known how the liner sank, but few people know that after the tragedy the White Star Line company received round compensation.
It wasn't hard to arrange a disaster. Both ships were in the same place. The Olimpica was redecorated, the deck was rebuilt and a new name pasted. The hole was patched with cheap steel that weakens in the icy water.
Confirmation of the theory
An important proof of the veracity of the version is the indisputable facts. For example, the fact that world tycoons and successful, rich people abruptly and unreasonably abandoned the long-awaited trip the day before. Among them was the owner of the company, John Pierpont Morgan. A total of 55 first class customers canceled tickets. All expensive paintings, jewelry, gold reserves and treasures were also removed from the liner. The thought arises that the privileged passengers of the Titanic knew some secret.
It is interesting that Smith was appointed captain, who still rode the Olympic. He has repeatedly noted that this is his last flight in his life. The words were taken literally by the people around him, as the sailor was about to retire. Researchers believe that this was a punishment for the commander for past mistakes on the previous ship.
Many questions arise because of the first mate William Murdock, who ordered to turn left and engage reverse. The correct solution in such a situation would be to walk straight and wrinkle your nose. In that case, the Titanic would not be at the bottom.
Curse of the mummy
For years, stories have circulated that countless treasures were left on board. Among them is the mummy of the seer of Pharaoh Amenhotep. As early as 3000 years ago, a woman predicted that her body would fall under the water and this would happen to the screams of innocent people who died. But skeptics do not consider the prophecy to be true, although they do not rule out that the secrets of the Titanic have not yet been revealed.
There is also such a version: the disaster was planned to suspend the technical. But this theory is even less plausible than the myth of the mummy.
The ruins lie at a depth of 3750 meters. Dozens of grandiose dives were made to the liner. James Cameron, the filmmaker of the famous film, was also in the group of researchers.
A century has passed, and the secrets of the Titanic are still of interest and excitement to mankind.
The Titanic's only journey began 105 years ago. We offer interesting real stories of the passengers of the liner.
On April 10, 1912, the British liner Titanic left the port of Southampton on its first and last voyage. Four days later, after a collision with an iceberg, the legendary liner later crashed. There were 2208 people on board, and only 712 passengers and crew members managed to escape. Passengers of the 3rd class, buried alive at the bottom of the ocean, and millionaires choosing the best seats in half-empty lifeboats, an orchestra playing until the last moment and heroes saving their beloved at the cost of their own lives ... All this is not only footage from a Hollywood film, but also real stories of passengers from the Titanic.
On the passenger deck of the Titanic, the real cream of society gathered: millionaires, actors and writers. Not everyone could afford to buy a class I ticket - the price was $ 60,000 at current prices.
Passengers of the 3rd class bought tickets for only 35 dollars ($ 650 today), therefore they did not have the right to rise above the third deck. On the fateful night, class division was more tangible than ever ...
One of the first to jump into the lifeboat was Bruce Ismay, CEO of the White Star Line, which owned the Titanic. The boat, designed for 40 people, departed from the side with only twelve.
After the catastrophe, Ismay was accused of getting into a lifeboat bypassing women and children, as well as the fact that it was he who instructed the captain of the Titanic to increase speed, which led to the tragedy. The court acquitted him.
William Ernest Carter boarded the Titanic in Sumphampton with his wife Lucy and two children Lucy and William, as well as two dogs.
On the night of the disaster, he was at a party in the restaurant of the first class ship, and after the collision, together with his comrades, he went out onto the deck, where the boats were already being prepared. At first, William put his daughter in boat number 4, but when it was his son's turn, they were in trouble.
Right in front of them, 13-year-old John Ryson boarded the boat, after which the boarding officer ordered the teenage boys not to be taken on board. Lucy Carter ingeniously threw her hat on her 11-year-old son and sat down with him.
When the landing process was completed and the boat began to descend into the water, Carter himself quickly got into it, along with another passenger. It turned out to be the already mentioned Bruce Ismay.
Roberta Mayoney, 21, worked as the Countess's maid and sailed the Titanic with her mistress in first grade.
On board, she met a brave young steward from the ship's crew, and soon the young people fell in love with each other. When the Titanic began to sink, the steward rushed into Roberta's cabin, took her to the boat deck and put her in the boat, giving her his life jacket.
He himself died, like many other crew members, and Robert was picked up by the ship "Carpathia", on which she sailed to New York. It was only there, in the pocket of her coat, that she found a badge with a star, which, at the moment of parting, the steward put in her pocket as a souvenir of himself.
Emily Richards sailed with her two young sons, mom, brother and sister to her husband. At the time of the disaster, the woman was sleeping in the cabin with her children. They were awakened by the screams of their mother, who ran into the cabin after the collision.
The Richards miraculously managed to climb into the descending boat # 4 through the window. When the Titanic sank completely, the passengers of her boat managed to pull seven more people out of the icy water, two of whom, unfortunately, soon died of frostbite.
The famous American businessman Isidore Strauss traveled in the first class with his wife Ida. The Strauss have been married for 40 years and have never parted.
When the ship's officer invited the family to get into the boat, Isidore refused, deciding to make way for women and children, but Ida also followed him.
In their place the Strauss put their maid in the boat. Isidor's body was identified by the wedding ring, Ida's body was not found.
Two orchestras played on the Titanic: a quintet led by 33-year-old British violinist Wallace Hartley and an additional trio of musicians hired to give Café Parisien a continental touch.
Usually, the two members of the Titanic orchestra worked in different parts of the liner and at different times, but on the night of the sinking of the ship, all of them united into one orchestra.
One of the rescued passengers of the Titanic would write later: “Many heroic deeds were committed that night, but none of them could compare with the feat of these several musicians, who played hour after hour, although the ship sank deeper and deeper, and the sea crept up to the place where they stood. The music they performed gave them the right to be included in the list of heroes of eternal glory. "
Hartley's body was found two weeks after the sinking of the Titanic and sent to England. A violin was tied to his chest - a gift from the bride. There were no survivors among the other members of the orchestra ...
Michelle, 4, and Edmond, 2, traveled with their father, who died in the crash, and were considered "orphans of the Titanic" until their mother was found in France.
Michel died in 2001, the last male survivor on the Titanic.
Winnie Coates was heading to New York with her two children. On the night of the disaster, she woke up from a strange noise, but decided to wait for the orders of the crew members. Her patience ran out, she rushed for a long time along the endless corridors of the ship, getting lost.
Suddenly, a member of the crew met her and directed her to the boats. She pounced on the broken closed gate, but at that very moment another officer appeared, who saved Vinnie and her children, giving them his life jacket.
As a result, Vinnie found herself on the deck, where she was boarding boat number 2, on which, literally by a miracle, she managed to dive ..
Seven-year-old Eva Hart escaped the sinking Titanic with her mother, but her father died in the crash.
Ellen Walker believes that her conception took place on the Titanic before the collision with the iceberg. "It means a lot to me," she admitted in an interview.
Her parents were 39-year-old Samuel Morley, a jewelry store owner in England, and 19-year-old Keith Phillips, one of his workers, fled to America from the man's first wife, seeking to start a new life.
Kate got into a lifeboat, Samuel jumped into the water after her, but could not swim and drowned. "Mom spent 8 hours in the lifeboat," Helene said. "She was in one nightgown, but one of the sailors gave her his jumper."
Violet Constance Jessop. Until the last moment, the stewardess did not want to be hired on the Titanic, but her friends persuaded her, because they believed that it would be "a wonderful experience."
Prior to that, on October 20, 1910, Violette became a flight attendant of the transatlantic liner Olympic, which a year later collided with a cruiser due to unsuccessful maneuvering, but the girl managed to escape.
And from the Titanic, Violett escaped on a boat. During the First World War, the girl went to work as a nurse, and in 1916 she got on board the Britannica, which ... also went down! Two boats with a crew were pulled under the propeller of a sinking ship. 21 people died.
Among them could be Violet, who was sailing in one of the broken boats, but again luck was on her side: she managed to jump out of the boat and survived.
Fireman Arthur John Priest also survived the shipwreck not only on the Titanic, but also on the Olympic and Britannic (by the way, all three ships were the brainchild of the same company). On account of Priest, there are 5 shipwrecks.
On April 21, 1912, the New York Times published the story of Edward and Ethel Beanov, who sailed the Titanic in second grade. After the crash, Edward helped his wife get into the boat. But when the boat had already sailed, he saw that it was half empty, and threw himself into the water. Ethel dragged her husband into the boat.
Among the passengers of the Titanic were the famous tennis player Karl Behr and his beloved Helen Newsom. After the disaster, the athlete ran to the cabin and took the women to the boat deck.
The lovers were already ready to say goodbye forever when the head of the White Star Line, Bruce Ismay, personally offered Ber a place in the boat. A year later, Karl and Helen got married, and later became the parents of three children.
Edward John Smith is the captain of the Titanic who was very popular with both the crew and passengers. At 2.13 at night, just 10 minutes before the final sinking of the ship under water, Smith returned to the captain's bridge, where he decided to meet his death.
Second Mate Charles Herbert Lightoller jumped off the ship one of the last, narrowly avoiding being sucked into the ventilation shaft. He swam to the folding boat B, which was floating upside down: the Titanic pipe that broke off and fell into the sea next to him drove the boat further away from the sinking ship and allowed it to stay afloat.
American businessman Benjamin Guggenheim helped women and children board lifeboats during the crash. When asked to save himself, he replied: "We are dressed in our best clothes and are ready to die like gentlemen."
Benjamin died at the age of 46, his body was not found.
Thomas Andrews - First Class Passenger, Irish businessman and shipbuilder, was the designer of the Titanic ...
During the evacuation, Thomas helped the passengers board the boats. He was last seen in the first class smoking room near the fireplace, looking at the painting Port of Plymouth. His body was never found after the crash.
John Jacob and Madeleine Astor, a millionaire science fiction writer with his young wife, traveled first class. Madeleine escaped on boat # 4. John Jacob's body was recovered from the depths of the ocean 22 days after his death.
Colonel Archibald Gracie IV is an American writer and amateur historian who survived the sinking of the Titanic. Back in New York, Gracie immediately began writing a book about his voyage.
It was she who became a real encyclopedia for historians and researchers of the disaster, thanks to the large number of names of free-riders and first-class passengers remaining on the Titanic contained in it. Gracie's health was severely compromised by hypothermia and injuries, and he died in late 1912.
Margaret (Molly) Brown is an American socialite, philanthropist, and activist. Survived. When a panic arose on the Titanic, Molly put people in lifeboats, but she herself refused to sit there.
“If the worst happens, I’ll swim out,” she said, until finally someone forcefully pushed her into boat number 6, which made her famous.
After Molly organized the Titanic Survivors Relief Fund.
Millwina Dean was the last surviving passenger on the Titanic: she died on May 31, 2009 at the age of 97 in a nursing home in Ashurst, Hampshire, on the 98th anniversary of the ship's launch.
Her ashes were scattered on October 24, 2009 in the port of Southampton, from where the Titanic began its maiden and last voyage. At the time of the sinking of the liner, she was two and a half months old.
