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13 true facts about the Titanic, who does not know virtually none
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On Sunday, April 14, 1912 the Titanic collided with an iceberg. After the release of the movie "Titanic" in 1997, almost the entire population of the world has learned this information. But many of the details and the facts do not come to the big screen, and 13 of them are gathered in this post.
13. Titanic was much smaller than today's cruise ships
Royal Caribbean International has one of the largest ships in the world, The Allure of the Seas. Allure built in 2008, but it was put into operation only in November 2009. The difference between one of the largest ships in the world and the Titanic is immense. Allure accommodates up to 6,300 people, while the Titanic could take aboard only on 2435. Almost all Allure twice, including the length, weight and even the crew.
12. Where are all the boats? B>
When the Titanic was at the design stage, it was assumed that it will be equipped with 48 boats - that would be enough to save all the passengers and crew in the event of a disaster. Alas, on board the ship in the end turned out to be less than half that number. The owners of the ship decided that they would take up too much space and spoil the look of the ship, and their number was reduced to 20.
11. Every day the Titanic polluted ocean
Cruise ships are polluting the water and air in an incredible scale, and the Titanic was no exception. 29 boilers with three furnaces burn a huge amount of coal to supply electricity Titanic and keep it on track. Every day has been used about 825 tons of coal, and more than a hundred tons of ash daily discharged into the water.
10. Interior stripped Ritz Hotel
Not that stripped, but the interior designers of the Titanic really inspired by the Ritz Hotel in London. The five-star hotel at the time was the most fashionable hotel in London, and to this day is one of the most prestigious locations in the city. Titanic was not inferior to the hotel in a luxury - it offers passengers a service, "worthy of the King»
.
9. People died during the construction of this giant machine
The construction of the Titanic took more than two years - 26 months, to be exact. During this time, killing eight construction workers, and 246 were injured. The first victim of the Titanic at the stage of its construction was the 15-year-old Samuel Scott. He died of a skull fracture as a result of a jump from the giant ship, although the exact circumstances are unknown. He put a gravestone in a cemetery in Belfast, only 100 years later.
8. Production of the film cost more than the construction of the ship
Titanic sank in 1912, and at the time of its construction cost in seven and a half million dollars. But when adjusted for inflation, this equates to $ 166 million in today's currency. In 1997, the creation of the popular movie about the Titanic cost $ 200 million dollars, that is, the cost of the film exceeded the cost of construction of the ship.
7. There were twin Titanic
Royal Mail ship (RMS) Titanic was part of a series of three ships of the transatlantic company White Star Line. The other two were the RMS Olympic and HMHS (hospital ship of His Majesty) Britannic. Olympic first of the three vessels came down to the water and went to the maiden voyage to New York June 14, 1911. In September of the same year, the Olympic collided with the cruiser, and had to be repaired. The third ship, Britannic, were blown up by a mine November 21, 1916 and sank, despite all the security measures that have greatly increased after the sinking of the Titanic.
6. The bottle did not break
Rite "baptism" is considered traditional for new ships, and it was carried out for five thousand years. According to tradition, during this rite on board the vessel broke a champagne bottle. White Star Line ignored this tradition in relation to other ships, but tried to Titanic. But the bottle did not break, when she was hit on the side. Many believe that this was the cause of the failures that have befallen all three ships, particularly in the case of the Titanic.
5. It was rumored that the Titanic was cursed
Rumors of a curse began to actively disseminated after the collapse of the Titanic, but some of them originated long before that, when people began to die during its construction. One of the rumors was that during the sinking of the Titanic on board was the famous Hope Diamond, and some believed that a curse on the ship has left the ancient mummy.
4. In the 14 years before the crash of her wrote the book
Morgan Robertson wrote a book "Futility, or the death of the Titan" in 1898 - 14 years before the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The book describes the supposedly unsinkable ship Titan, who crashed April night in a collision with an iceberg. Many considered the author's clairvoyant, as between his story and the actual event proved to be too much of a coincidence. Among them, the main technical characteristics of Titan, which almost completely coincided with the characteristics of the Titanic, the number of deaths and the cause of their death - a shortage of boats
.
3. In the could be to blame for the moon
We all know that the reason for the collapse of the Titanic was a collision with an iceberg, but there is a high probability that its role in this was played by Moon. On the night the Titanic wreck Moon was very close to the Earth and formed a spring tide. Berg could be in the path of the ship because of the incredibly high waves.
2. Robert Ballard is trying to save the Titanic
Robert Ballard discovered the wreckage of the Titanic in 1985, during a secret investigation of two wrecks in the 1960s, nuclear submarine USS Scorpion and USS Thresher. In the words of Robert, he found the Titanic, "following the bread crumbs." Ballard originally planned to leave the secret location of the vessel so that no one could desecrate this place, which he regarded as a cemetery. Now Ballard is trying to attract attention and funding to the project to rescue the ship by divers, so it can stay under water for years to come.
1. Warning of an iceberg is not taken into consideration
In the fateful night the ship crash received a warning about the iceberg. The message was not addressed personally to the captain, so it is likely that he did not see it. Iceberg did not look too close, but most of it is hidden under the water. It was also difficult to see because of the calm. At the time of the collision with the iceberg Titanic was traveling at 22, 5 knots (almost 42 km / h).
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13. Titanic was much smaller than today's cruise ships
Royal Caribbean International has one of the largest ships in the world, The Allure of the Seas. Allure built in 2008, but it was put into operation only in November 2009. The difference between one of the largest ships in the world and the Titanic is immense. Allure accommodates up to 6,300 people, while the Titanic could take aboard only on 2435. Almost all Allure twice, including the length, weight and even the crew.
12. Where are all the boats? B>
When the Titanic was at the design stage, it was assumed that it will be equipped with 48 boats - that would be enough to save all the passengers and crew in the event of a disaster. Alas, on board the ship in the end turned out to be less than half that number. The owners of the ship decided that they would take up too much space and spoil the look of the ship, and their number was reduced to 20.
11. Every day the Titanic polluted ocean
Cruise ships are polluting the water and air in an incredible scale, and the Titanic was no exception. 29 boilers with three furnaces burn a huge amount of coal to supply electricity Titanic and keep it on track. Every day has been used about 825 tons of coal, and more than a hundred tons of ash daily discharged into the water.
10. Interior stripped Ritz Hotel
Not that stripped, but the interior designers of the Titanic really inspired by the Ritz Hotel in London. The five-star hotel at the time was the most fashionable hotel in London, and to this day is one of the most prestigious locations in the city. Titanic was not inferior to the hotel in a luxury - it offers passengers a service, "worthy of the King»
.
9. People died during the construction of this giant machine
The construction of the Titanic took more than two years - 26 months, to be exact. During this time, killing eight construction workers, and 246 were injured. The first victim of the Titanic at the stage of its construction was the 15-year-old Samuel Scott. He died of a skull fracture as a result of a jump from the giant ship, although the exact circumstances are unknown. He put a gravestone in a cemetery in Belfast, only 100 years later.
8. Production of the film cost more than the construction of the ship
Titanic sank in 1912, and at the time of its construction cost in seven and a half million dollars. But when adjusted for inflation, this equates to $ 166 million in today's currency. In 1997, the creation of the popular movie about the Titanic cost $ 200 million dollars, that is, the cost of the film exceeded the cost of construction of the ship.
7. There were twin Titanic
Royal Mail ship (RMS) Titanic was part of a series of three ships of the transatlantic company White Star Line. The other two were the RMS Olympic and HMHS (hospital ship of His Majesty) Britannic. Olympic first of the three vessels came down to the water and went to the maiden voyage to New York June 14, 1911. In September of the same year, the Olympic collided with the cruiser, and had to be repaired. The third ship, Britannic, were blown up by a mine November 21, 1916 and sank, despite all the security measures that have greatly increased after the sinking of the Titanic.
6. The bottle did not break
Rite "baptism" is considered traditional for new ships, and it was carried out for five thousand years. According to tradition, during this rite on board the vessel broke a champagne bottle. White Star Line ignored this tradition in relation to other ships, but tried to Titanic. But the bottle did not break, when she was hit on the side. Many believe that this was the cause of the failures that have befallen all three ships, particularly in the case of the Titanic.
5. It was rumored that the Titanic was cursed
Rumors of a curse began to actively disseminated after the collapse of the Titanic, but some of them originated long before that, when people began to die during its construction. One of the rumors was that during the sinking of the Titanic on board was the famous Hope Diamond, and some believed that a curse on the ship has left the ancient mummy.
4. In the 14 years before the crash of her wrote the book
Morgan Robertson wrote a book "Futility, or the death of the Titan" in 1898 - 14 years before the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean. The book describes the supposedly unsinkable ship Titan, who crashed April night in a collision with an iceberg. Many considered the author's clairvoyant, as between his story and the actual event proved to be too much of a coincidence. Among them, the main technical characteristics of Titan, which almost completely coincided with the characteristics of the Titanic, the number of deaths and the cause of their death - a shortage of boats
.
3. In the could be to blame for the moon
We all know that the reason for the collapse of the Titanic was a collision with an iceberg, but there is a high probability that its role in this was played by Moon. On the night the Titanic wreck Moon was very close to the Earth and formed a spring tide. Berg could be in the path of the ship because of the incredibly high waves.
2. Robert Ballard is trying to save the Titanic
Robert Ballard discovered the wreckage of the Titanic in 1985, during a secret investigation of two wrecks in the 1960s, nuclear submarine USS Scorpion and USS Thresher. In the words of Robert, he found the Titanic, "following the bread crumbs." Ballard originally planned to leave the secret location of the vessel so that no one could desecrate this place, which he regarded as a cemetery. Now Ballard is trying to attract attention and funding to the project to rescue the ship by divers, so it can stay under water for years to come.
1. Warning of an iceberg is not taken into consideration
In the fateful night the ship crash received a warning about the iceberg. The message was not addressed personally to the captain, so it is likely that he did not see it. Iceberg did not look too close, but most of it is hidden under the water. It was also difficult to see because of the calm. At the time of the collision with the iceberg Titanic was traveling at 22, 5 knots (almost 42 km / h).
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