eyewitness titanic

Eyewitness [...]... of the Titanic from the banks and quays of the Lagan River, Belfast, but the lucky few with tickets observed the proceedings from within the dock 11 RMS Titanic Ensign of the White Star Line A   its slightly older sister ship, the RMS Olympic—the only difference was that the forward A deck promenades on the Titanic were enclosed to better protect passengers from the weather—the Titanic. .. morning of the Titanic s departure, crowds gathered to wave goodbye to friends and relatives Cries of, “Good luck Titanic, “ resounded as the ship slipped its moorings and set off on its first, and final, journey Rear funnel was for show only, so it never actually belched out smoke White Star Line’s Southampton pier teems with life on the morning before the Titanic departs Tugs escort the Titanic out of... crashing into the Titanic “The ship is so big that I have not yet found my way about I hope I shan’t get lost on board before I arrive in New York!” A PASSENGER A NEAR MISS As tugs maneuvered the Titanic out of its dock, the ship began to pick up speed as it passed the moored New York Wash from the Titanic s engines caused the New York to break free of its moorings and swing out in front of the Titanic Quick... the Titanic prior to its maiden voyage The captain wore naval medals won during the Boer War (1899–1902) Stripes on the sleeves of officers’ uniforms show an individual’s rank—the more stripes, the more senior the officer Loading mail sacks onto the Titanic SAM COLLINS While on board the Carpathia, fireman Sam Collins (above) befriended the young Frankie Goldsmith, whose father went down with the Titanic. .. Discharge (logbook) is marked “vessel lost” against the Titanic entry Other entries in the book include the Olympic and the Oceanic Predicting the tragedy T     relating to the Titanic Some are so bizarre that few people believe them Others are tales of prediction and foreboding that uncannily described the real-life events of the Titanic disaster Two authors came close to describing... board the Titanic For all those people who deliberately avoided traveling on the ship, however, some were simply very lucky and failed to board on time COLLISION VISIONS New York lawyer Isaac Frauenthal had a dream before boarding the Titanic “It seemed to me that I was on a big steamship that suddenly crashed into something and began to go down.” He had the dream again when on board the Titanic, and... Smith Twenty years later Stead sailed on the Titanic, captained by E J Smith and lost his life A BAD OMEN An ominous warning of the forthcoming tragedy occurred on September 20, 1911, when the Titanic s sister ship, the Olympic, collided with the warship HMS Hawke Both ships were badly damaged, and the Olympic, under Edward J Smith, soon to captain the Titanic, was found to be at fault 20 “That ship... the Titanic was pulled by tugs into the dry dock, where work began on equipping the empty hull Engines, boilers, and other pieces of machinery were installed; cabins, staterooms, and dining areas were built and equipped to accommodate passengers On February 3, 1912, the Titanic was moved to the dry dock (below), where propellers were added and a final coat of paint was applied GIANT ANCHOR The Titanic s... HOPPING The Titanic s route took the ship across the English Channel to Cherbourg, France, where more passengers boarded During the night, the ship recrossed the Channel to New York Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland On the afternoon of April 11, the Titanic finally left Europe behind and set off across the North Atlantic for New York Queenstown ATLANTIC OCEAN Southampton Cherbourg  Titanic wreck...  in Belfast, Northern PROUD TO SUPPLY The Titanic was so prestigious that suppliers were proud to announce they supplied the ship with certain goods The message in this advertisement was clear: you too can share in some of the Titanic s luxury, even if you cannot afford to sail on it Painter adds highlights to features on a decorative column Ireland, the Titanic was transformed from an empty hull . Eyewitness