The Rms titanic
(Above left to right) The couple is taking a walk around the deck to get some fresh air (Titanic Photographs). The center photo is a poster that could have been seen advertising the new White Star Line's new marvels. The last picture is the Titanic setting out on her maiden voyage (Wels, pg. 42).
In 1907 two men had an idea that would soon take form into three of the largest moving objects in the world; the Olympic, Titanic, and later the Britannic. Titanic was made famous for its “unsinkable” structure, advanced technology and unheard of luxuries, but went down in history when this modern marvel struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage.
On the night of April 14, 1912, the quiet aboard the ship was broken by the screams of passengers as they realized that Titanic had indeed collided with an iceberg and was filling with water. Within a matter of three hours the ship was lost to the Atlantic waters along with more than 1,500 of its passengers and crew members. The Titanic was the sinking heard around the world (Wels, 1997).
Before the Titanic there were steam liners crossing the Atlantic with a sails and a paddle, then the invention of the propeller sailed into the ship yards of the most prestigious builders reshaping the Transatlantic voyages. The ships went from crowded and cramped to luxurious and open. The passengers aboard the Titanic were treated as if they were staying in a hotel.
The passengers aboard the ship on that fateful night were first-class, second-class and third-class citizens heading to the United States for many different reasons and were of a wide range of ages. There were men, women and children aboard the ship; some were there by choice while others were reassigned because their original ocean liner was canceled due to the Titanic’s maiden voyage. The passengers were categorized by socioeconomic status on their ticket, so while aboard they were to keep to their own designated areas. Even though there were the different sections of the ship the third class section was considered first class when compared to many other ocean liners that were use at the time.
I put this website together because I wanted to know more about the most famous ocean liner. I went to a museum that had an exhibit on the Titanic and became extremely interested in the ship. I wanted to know what it was like to be a passenger on the Titanic, how the ocean liners or steam liners were built before the Titanic and how the ocean liners today were changed because of the Titanic. I was drawn to the Titanic by the mysteries that it still holds to this day and stayed for the rich history that can be discovered about the ship, its passengers and the year itself. I will uncover some of the controveries that lay with her at the bottom of the ocean and check out different perspectives of those involved.
On the night of April 14, 1912, the quiet aboard the ship was broken by the screams of passengers as they realized that Titanic had indeed collided with an iceberg and was filling with water. Within a matter of three hours the ship was lost to the Atlantic waters along with more than 1,500 of its passengers and crew members. The Titanic was the sinking heard around the world (Wels, 1997).
Before the Titanic there were steam liners crossing the Atlantic with a sails and a paddle, then the invention of the propeller sailed into the ship yards of the most prestigious builders reshaping the Transatlantic voyages. The ships went from crowded and cramped to luxurious and open. The passengers aboard the Titanic were treated as if they were staying in a hotel.
The passengers aboard the ship on that fateful night were first-class, second-class and third-class citizens heading to the United States for many different reasons and were of a wide range of ages. There were men, women and children aboard the ship; some were there by choice while others were reassigned because their original ocean liner was canceled due to the Titanic’s maiden voyage. The passengers were categorized by socioeconomic status on their ticket, so while aboard they were to keep to their own designated areas. Even though there were the different sections of the ship the third class section was considered first class when compared to many other ocean liners that were use at the time.
I put this website together because I wanted to know more about the most famous ocean liner. I went to a museum that had an exhibit on the Titanic and became extremely interested in the ship. I wanted to know what it was like to be a passenger on the Titanic, how the ocean liners or steam liners were built before the Titanic and how the ocean liners today were changed because of the Titanic. I was drawn to the Titanic by the mysteries that it still holds to this day and stayed for the rich history that can be discovered about the ship, its passengers and the year itself. I will uncover some of the controveries that lay with her at the bottom of the ocean and check out different perspectives of those involved.
