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The Titanic
The RSM Titanic is the most famous ship to have been built in Belfast. It isn't famous because of the years of service it had, but rather for what actually happened to it.
The Titanic, coined unsinkable, actually struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sank.
The Titanic will always have a connection with the Belfast, the place where it was built. It was built in 1911.
The Titanic sank, with the loss of 1503 passengers and crew, on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg
The part of Belfast where the Titanic was built is being regenerated as the Titanic Quarter; a business park. The Titanic Quarter is 75 hectares of reclaimed Belfast city harbor. It is being developed into one of the largest waterfront developments in Europe.
Builder
Thomas Andrews
Captain
Edward J. Smith
LENGTH: 882 Ft. 6 inches
WIDTH at Beam: 92 FT. 6 inches
Ship constructed at: Harland and Wolff Shipyard
Titanic’s Sister Ships: Olympic and Britannic
Belonged to: White Star Line
White Star Line owned by: J.P. Morgan
Number of People On Board: 2212
Children: 54
Number of Lifeboats: 20
Lifeboat Capacity: 1178
Survivors: 705
Designed Top Speed: 23-24 kilometers
Top Speed Attained: 22 1/2 kilometers
THE FACTS: On Sunday, April 14, 1912, just four days after setting out on its first voyage with passengers aboard, the R.M.S.TITANIC passenger ship struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland at 11:40 p.m., and subsequently sank at 2:20 a.m.
Of the 2,227 people aboard when the ship started its trans-Atlantic voyage a total of 1,522 died in the disaster. Among the dead, was a 20-year-old named Hans Peder Jensen. Jensen's fiancé, Carla Christine Jensen was among the remaining 705 passengers ultimately rescued by the CARPATHIA liner, several hours later.
On the fateful evening, the ship's radio room, received several ice-warning messages from other ships in the area; including the Baltic, the Caronia, the Amerika, and the Californian. According to the testimony of surviving officers, only the message from the Californian was posted in the chartroom.
At 9:20 p.m., Captain Smith retired for the evening, leaving Second Officer Lightoller in charge. Lightoller's watch was over at 10:00 and he then made his rounds of the ship before retiring to bed. Captain Smith was awoken at 11:40 p.m., by a grinding vibration, and proceeded to the bridge in his pajamas to investigate. He returned to his room, after a brief discussion with Third Officer Herbert Pitman about the noise. Ten minutes later, the severity of the situation was brought to Smith's attention by Fourth Officer Boxhall, who informed him that "the water was up to F-Deck in the Mail Room."
Upon receiving orders from Captain Smith, Second Officer Lightoller immediately began to load women and children into Lifeboats. During the next 2 ˝ hours, many lifeboats left partially full. By 2:00 a.m., all but four lifeboats had been lowered, and every distress-flare had been fired.
At dawn on April 15th, 1912, the CARPATHIA arrived on the scene, and those who had not yet frozen in the icy, North Atlantic waters, were rescued
The Titanic, coined unsinkable, actually struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and sank.
The Titanic will always have a connection with the Belfast, the place where it was built. It was built in 1911.
The Titanic sank, with the loss of 1503 passengers and crew, on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg
The part of Belfast where the Titanic was built is being regenerated as the Titanic Quarter; a business park. The Titanic Quarter is 75 hectares of reclaimed Belfast city harbor. It is being developed into one of the largest waterfront developments in Europe.
Builder
Thomas Andrews
Captain
Edward J. Smith
LENGTH: 882 Ft. 6 inches
WIDTH at Beam: 92 FT. 6 inches
Ship constructed at: Harland and Wolff Shipyard
Titanic’s Sister Ships: Olympic and Britannic
Belonged to: White Star Line
White Star Line owned by: J.P. Morgan
Number of People On Board: 2212
Children: 54
Number of Lifeboats: 20
Lifeboat Capacity: 1178
Survivors: 705
Designed Top Speed: 23-24 kilometers
Top Speed Attained: 22 1/2 kilometers
THE FACTS: On Sunday, April 14, 1912, just four days after setting out on its first voyage with passengers aboard, the R.M.S.TITANIC passenger ship struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland at 11:40 p.m., and subsequently sank at 2:20 a.m.
Of the 2,227 people aboard when the ship started its trans-Atlantic voyage a total of 1,522 died in the disaster. Among the dead, was a 20-year-old named Hans Peder Jensen. Jensen's fiancé, Carla Christine Jensen was among the remaining 705 passengers ultimately rescued by the CARPATHIA liner, several hours later.
On the fateful evening, the ship's radio room, received several ice-warning messages from other ships in the area; including the Baltic, the Caronia, the Amerika, and the Californian. According to the testimony of surviving officers, only the message from the Californian was posted in the chartroom.
At 9:20 p.m., Captain Smith retired for the evening, leaving Second Officer Lightoller in charge. Lightoller's watch was over at 10:00 and he then made his rounds of the ship before retiring to bed. Captain Smith was awoken at 11:40 p.m., by a grinding vibration, and proceeded to the bridge in his pajamas to investigate. He returned to his room, after a brief discussion with Third Officer Herbert Pitman about the noise. Ten minutes later, the severity of the situation was brought to Smith's attention by Fourth Officer Boxhall, who informed him that "the water was up to F-Deck in the Mail Room."
Upon receiving orders from Captain Smith, Second Officer Lightoller immediately began to load women and children into Lifeboats. During the next 2 ˝ hours, many lifeboats left partially full. By 2:00 a.m., all but four lifeboats had been lowered, and every distress-flare had been fired.
At dawn on April 15th, 1912, the CARPATHIA arrived on the scene, and those who had not yet frozen in the icy, North Atlantic waters, were rescued