11:40 p.m. 14.04.1912
Lookout Frederick Fleet spotted an iceberg dead ahead. The iceberg struck the Titanic on the starboard (right) side of her bow.
A century after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, the ship’s final hours remain as fresh today as they were on the fateful night of April 14, 1912, When I hear the word Titanic, I picture a tuxedoed Actor, sipping champagne with the fabulously wealthy and the steerage poor across the Atlantic on Titanic's maiden voyage from Southampton, England.
The ship was making a steady 22.5 knots and the air temperature was right on freezing (0 C.) 100 years ago tonight. Whatever precautions had been considered necessary in view of approaching an ice field, a reduction in speed was obviously not given serious consideration. As the ship sped on the temperature dropped a half a degree below freezing.
Look out, or you'll swamp us, someone told A.H. Barkworth, one of the last to climb onto Collapsible B. "Hold on to what you have, old boy. One more of you aboard would sink us all," one of the crewmen called to another man in the water. In a powerful voice the swimmer called back, "All right boys. Good luck and God bless you." Several men would later claim to have recognized the swimmer as Captain Smith. He swam away for a short distance before becoming still.
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Titanic hits iceberg
posted on 14/4/15
Hi. Choice.
posted on 14/4/15
Hi, such a flat calm tonight
posted on 14/4/15
Not always the best news if you believe stuff.
posted on 15/4/15
a pickup truck picked the stuff up
posted on 15/4/15
Floating on an iceberg?
posted on 8/12/15
The music the band played served alike as their own immortal requiem and their right to be recalled on the scrolls of undying fame.
posted on 9/12/15
Many Titanic historians accept that there was a smouldering fire in the coal bunkers throughout the voyage. That wasn’t uncommon in the days of steam and the problem could be handled by constant dousing.
posted on 16/4/16
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posted on 22/4/16
Thanks unto the Titanic, for her legacy endureth forever. Take comfort in the everlasting legacy she gives to all men.
posted on 14/4/18
For some the sheer extravagance of Titanic’s demise lies at the heart of its attraction. This has always been a story of superlatives: A ship so strong and so grand, sinking in water so cold and so deep. For others the Titanic’s fascination begins and ends with the people on board. It took two hours and 40 minutes for the Titanic to sink, just long enough for 2,208 tragic-epic performances to unfold.