RMS Titanic facts - Royal Museums Greenwich
2019年4月15日 · The Titanic had two sister ships. Olympic launched 20 October 1910, arrived at Jarrow for scrapping 13 October 1935. Britannic launched 26 February 1914, sunk by mine 21 November 1916. The Titanic carried post. The reason the titanic is often referred to as ‘RMS Titanic’ is because the RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship.
Titanic - Royal Museums Greenwich
2017年4月10日 · The sinking of the passenger ship Titanic in 1912 is one of history's most tragic and well-documented events. From the building of the ship and the compelling personal accounts of its survivors, to examining its place in popular culture, we explore the history of the Titani
The Titanic in our collection | Royal Museums Greenwich
Walter Lord Titanic Engraving. The story of the Titanic has gripped the public imagination for over a century. In the immediate aftermath of the disaster the world became awash in songs, poems, books and paintings about the ship. The first film about the disaster, Saved from the Titanic, was released within a month.
Research guide D1: RMS Titanic - Royal Museums Greenwich
02.20, 15 April 1912: Titanic foundered; 04.10, 15 April 1912: First lifeboat picked up by Carpathia; 21.25, 18 April 1912: Carpathia docked in New York; 1 September 1985: Titanic wreck site located, approx 2.5 miles below the Atlantic, by a joint French/USA expedition; People on board the Titanic. Crew: 909, one of whom deserted at Queenstown ...
Research guide D: RMS Titanic - Royal Museums Greenwich
This guide lists printed material about RMS Titanic held in the Museum's Caird Library. It is not a complete record of all books or articles about the ship. Research guide D3: RMS Titanic: Images and artefacts at the National Maritime Museum
Remembering the Titanic - Royal Museums Greenwich
2017年4月10日 · The first film about the disaster Saved from the Titanic was released within a month, since then A Night to Remember and Cameron's Titanic have cemented the story in the public consciousness. The above engraving was given to Walter Lord, author of A Night to Remember. Find out more: Titanic fact file. Titanic in popular culture. Titanic in our ...
Research guide D3: RMS Titanic - Royal Museums Greenwich
The stern of Titanic protruding above the water - drawing by Charles Dixon from the supplement to The Graphic of 27 April 1912. 3694 Photograph of brass plaque in St Keverne Church, Lizard, Cornwall, dedicated to the memory of John R Jago Smith of the Transatlantic Post Office who died on duty in the foundering of the Titanic , taken in 1973.
Letter from Bertha Watt, TITANIC survivor - Royal Museums …
Includes account of TITANIC disaster and how she took a menu from TITANIC (Related material: LMQ/1/12/2 & LMQ/1/13/10). Administrative / biographical background Roberta Josephine Watt (1899-1993) was a Second Class passenger on the TITANIC.
Millvina Dean and the Titanic memory - Royal Museums Greenwich
2009年6月1日 · Obituaries of Millvina Dean are everywhere today. Even though she was just 3 months old when the Titanic sank - and therefore had no actual memories of the disaster - she was nevertheless its last surviving passenger, and in her later life became an active participant in Titanic societies and memorial events.
The Sinking of the Lusitania - Royal Museums Greenwich
The Sinking of the Lusitania. The Lusitania was one of the great cruise liners of her day.The sinking of the passenger ship off Ireland in 1915 will live in infamy.