With the waves crashing under its hull and a column of smoke rising high from the chimneys of the ship, the Titanic stands as one of the greatest ships in modern history. But with the release of the movie, some Titanic facts have become murky. For history buffs of the world, it is quite important to know the real facts about the Titanic and be able to educate other people about them. With so many facts about Titanic floating around the internet — why is it important to distinguish real facts and fiction about this grand ship?
For its time, the Titanic was one of the greatest luxury ships that could, theoretically, sail across the Atlantic ocean. With its only voyage, it became not only a reason for increased safety regulations, but also the titular character of the movie Titanic. After all, the Titanic facts you know most likely came from the movie. But with fiction comes the danger that one Titanic fact presented incorrectly can change our thinking about it. After all, sad Titanic facts were a bit dramatized to draw in more of our attention. Reality becomes much more interesting when you find out the real Titanic facts and history.
Looking for facts on the internet is like sailing through an uncharted ocean. It is unclear what is real and what is fictional. But no worries, like the northern star in the sky, the list we compiled below might be the navigational guide you need. Below, you might find some Titanic facts you didn’t know or which were shown in the movie with details changed for the drama. If the fact was able to raise some flags of curiosity, upvote it. If you know a bit more about the presented fact, comment down below and add some of your own information about the journey of that fact. Best of sailing through the facts!
#41
Edward John Smith was the captain of the RMS Titanic, and perished when the ship sank on her maiden voyage.
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#42
John Jacob Astor IV was the wealthiest man aboard.
With an estimated wealth of almost $150,000,000 at the time, the heir to the Astor family fortune was by far the richest person aboard the ship. He perished along with the ship.
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#43
The first lifeboat could have held 65 people, but only 28 individuals managed to board it.
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#44
Three dogs were rescued from the ship. Nine dogs were on board, but only three made it out alive: two Pomeranians and a Pekinese.
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#45
The Titanic slipped beneath the ocean's surface at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912. The ship had struck an iceberg two and a half hours before.
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#46
The time between the iceberg detection and the accident was not nearly a full minute.
The Titanic is claimed to have struck the iceberg after only 37 seconds had passed when the iceberg was first seen.
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12points
#47
There were 8 musicians on board the Titanic, all of whom worked for the Liverpool-based agency C.W. and F.N. Black.
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#48
Only 23 of the 908 crew on board were female.
True gender equality was present in the first class. There were nearly equal numbers of male and female passengers. On the other hand, there were 70% more men than women in third grade. The group was mostly made up of men. There were 867 males on the crew and only 23 women. However, only 20 of the female crew members made it to land, compared to 191 of the men.
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11points
#49
New evidence suggests a fire in the ship's hull caused the ship's demise.
The accident may have been caused by a fire that broke out on board the ship just before it left port, according to the documentary "Titanic: The New Evidence." Journalist Senan Molony claims that the continuous fire in the ship's hull may have caused the metal to deteriorate. Prior to the ship's departure, the fire raged for three weeks at temperatures of 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit.
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#50
40,000 people met the RMS Carpathia when it arrived in New York with the 700+ survivors.
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#51
It is generally believed that the ship carried approximately 2,200 passengers and crew.
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#52
Some 100,000 people attended the launch of the ship On May 31, 1911, at Belfast, the enormous White Star liner entered the water for the first time.
The just-over-minute-long launch was viewed by an estimated 100,000 people, or nearly one-third of Belfast's population.
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#53
The ship burned an estimated 825 tons of coal per day.
The Titanic was far from a light vessel, weighing nearly 46,000 tons. This massive vessel heated 29 boilers, consuming an estimated 825 tons of coal per day in 159 furnaces.
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#54
Royal Mail Steamer (RMS) Titanic was the official name of the ship.
Since the middle of the 19th century, people have used the abbreviation RMS for Royal Mail Steamers. The distinction served as a badge of excellence because mail delivery was required on time, and ships were fined for late arrivals. The appellation was given to about 200 ships, including the Titanic.
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#55
The Titanic's top speed was 23 knots.
A speed of 23 knots is about similar to 26 mph. The typical cruise ship travels at 20 knots, or 23 mph, today. The Harmony of the Seas from Royal Caribbean has a top speed of 25 knots or just about 29 mph.
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#56
Over 100,000 pictures were taken of the shipwreck in 2012 by underwater robots.
Over 100,000 images of hundreds of objects that were probably a part of the ship were captured by an expedition that sent underwater robots to the wreckage and used sonar imaging to study the objects. The 3-by-5-mile debris field might be mapped by
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#57
The titanic was launched by Robert Falconer Keith, the head foreman shipwright at Harland & Wolff.
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#58
Liquor and cigars were easily accessible onboard.
Onboard the ship, there were 1,500 bottles of wine and 20,000 bottles of beer. There was plenty of alcohol onboard, and there were also 8,000 cigars, all of which were accessible to first-class passengers.
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9points
#59
The Titanic was on her maiden voyage, a return trip from Britain to America. The outward route was to be Southampton, England – New York, USA.
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