In continuation of the post of the blogger LadyWinter, I would like to continue the topic of the Titanic, in particular, to talk about the artifacts found
Ever since the legendary Titanic plunged into the darkness of the Atlantic Ocean, it has forever attracted the attention of historians, archaeologists and collectors. And in connection with the upcoming 100th anniversary of the tragic disaster, interest in the ship has only increased. Provides an overview of the most expensive artifacts from the sunken liner, put up for auction around the world.
The history of this diamond jewelry is shrouded in mystery. The bracelet has a pendant with the owner's name - Amy. Presumably, it belonged to one of the passengers of the Titanic - Miss Amanda. The initial price of the product is $200,000. It looks surprisingly modern.
During the investigation into the causes of the crash, drawings of the ship were studied, which were sold at auction in 2011 for $362,000. The plan, 10 meters wide, was made with colored crayons and depicts the moment the ship collided with an iceberg.
Manuscripts from the Titanic have been repeatedly sold at various auctions around the world. A letter written by Adolf Saafeld to his wife, dated April 10, 1912, was sold in 2010 for $90,000. In it, a passenger shares his impressions of a luxurious ship with his wife, in particular, describes the interior, artfully thought out menu and talks about a "wonderful trip." It is unlikely that Saafeld guessed how it would end in just five days.
The legendary ship was distinguished by exceptional luxury, expensive decoration, as well as an exquisite menu in restaurants. Therefore, the auction will have a lunch menu for first class passengers. The excitement around the auction is created by the fact that lunch was the last for most of the ship's passengers. The menu was printed on April 14, 1912, and the tragedy that claimed the lives of 2,208 people occurred on the night of April 15.
The menu didn't end up at the bottom of the ocean thanks to Dr. Washington Dodge, a San Francisco banker who took the Titanic with his wife, Ruth, and son, Washington Jr. Ruth took the menu as a keepsake, placing it in her purse. Since then, it has been kept in their family as a kind of relic. The last meal of the passengers of the liner consisted of eggs, chicken, beef, grilled lamb cutlets, various desserts and eight types of cheese. The organizers of the auction expect to get about $158,000 for this.
The life jacket, valued at $119,000, was intended for an emergency at sea, but judging by its appearance, the vest was unlikely to be suitable for severe weather conditions.
The love for cigars of the captain of the fatal ship John Smith reached the point that he asked his relatives to be silent while smoking them. Not surprisingly, the British shipping company White Star Lines gave him a cigar box as a gift. It is made of walnut wood and is valued at $40,000.
An extremely rare artifact is a passenger ticket for the Titanic.
Other artifacts
The clock that stopped time for the ship's passengers...
Necklace. It was stolen from an exhibition in London.
Branded crockery
Handbag
The ring, found at the bottom of the ocean, unwittingly resembles the "Heart of the Ocean" diamond from the James Cameron film.
The cherub that once adorned the Titanic's front staircase
Porcelain Cup for First Class Passengers
Pair of baby shoes
Dishes for the first class
An hour and a half after the shipwreck..
There was no chance
The ocean water temperature on that fateful night was 2.2 degrees Celsius. A person who fell into the black abyss had only 15 minutes to live. In the sinking of the Titanic, 1,517 people died, and first-class passengers had the highest chance of survival: 63 percent of them were rescued.
The Titanic had 20 lifeboats that could only accommodate 1,100 passengers - half of those on board that night. Oddly enough, this was in accordance with the legal norms of the time, and the number of boats was considered sufficient. Only 700 passengers were able to get into the lifeboats; most of them were half empty, and almost all had empty seats.
But what happened to the bodies?
The truth about this is hidden in secret manuscripts, the authors of which believed that they would never become public. These notes say that the captain of one of the ships that came to the rescue, McCain-Bennet, wanted to pull all the bodies out of the sea. But he soon realized that his ship was too small for the 334 bodies found in the water.
After conferring with the crew, it was decided to leave behind the bodies of the poor passengers from the third class, so that there was enough space for the bodies of first and second class travelers.
Crew members reasoned that wealthy Titanic passengers had more rights to a decent burial. Of the 334 bodies found, more than a hundred were thrown from the ship, and they were never found in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. The truth of what happened was obscured by long confidential telegrams, which were subsequently retrieved from the secret archives.
Thus, the bodies of the poorest victims were thrown away, and the remains of the rich were returned to their families.
An eerie sight
Five days after the tragedy, Bremen joined the Carpathian ship, and their task was to collect the remains of the bodies that could only be found. In the distance, passengers saw white spots that were actually the frozen bodies of the dead, some of them wearing life jackets.
“We saw a woman in a nightgown with a baby strapped tightly to her chest,” said Joanna Stank, who traveled in the Bremen.
“The body of a woman was also found holding a red dog tightly in her arms. Some were dressed in dance and dinner outfits, some died in nightgowns and pajamas. One woman had a life belt and two children in her arms,” eyewitnesses said at the time.
The crew described the rescue process as "cold, wet, miserable and uncomfortable". By the end of April, the interaction of salt and sun began to destroy the lifelines, and the bodies of people began to disappear into the depths of the ocean. However, in June 1912, the last two corpses were found in the ocean. They were the bodies of the ship's waiter and the kitchen worker.
Film based on real events
The most striking adaptation of this terrible historical event was a film shot by James Cameron in 1997.
JoInfoMedia journalist Marina Korneva offers to see the heroes of the cult picture.
Original taken from vesente to the Titanic - history raised from the bottom
During my New Year's stay in Estonia, an exhibition of items recovered from the Titanic was held in Tallinn. It would seem, what is the connection between them? The exhibition is temporary from 11/15/13 to 03/31/2014, which, as I understand it, is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the liner's death. Perhaps the exhibition will reach Russia.
In the meantime, what did I see at this exhibition?
Titanic is a legendary story, the name alone attracts the attention of the public, in which Hollywood played a significant role. In particular, James Cameron, who directed the film of the same name, which collected seemingly unthinkable more than $ 2 billion at the worldwide box office. Even after its death, the history of the Titanic continues to set records.
The beginning of the 20th century was a time of optimism and progress. The development of technology has given humanity such marvels of technology as the automobile, airplane, cinema, telegraph and skyscrapers. The development of international trade has intensified the movement of people, mail and goods. Ocean-going ships have become larger, faster and more luxurious, being the main way to travel long distances, in anticipation of the era of aviation.
In the 19th century, many went in search of a better life across the ocean - to America. The main criterion for navigation was speed, and passengers sought to get on the fastest ship. The size and speed of ships grew rapidly, but this exacerbated certain inconveniences, such as strong vibration. By the beginning of the 20th century, the proportion of wealthy people among passengers increased, and comfort and luxury acquired the greatest importance.
Project Bureau 
By the beginning of the 20th century, the speed of ocean liners had almost doubled compared to the middle of the 19th century, and already exceeded 20 knots (37 km/h). The Titanic was built fast, but not the fastest, because Ufight Star Line was built on the principle that comfort and convenience are preferable to speed. The liner had to cross the ocean at a speed of about 21 knots (approximately 39 km / h).
On April 10 at 6 o'clock in the morning, the crew of the Titanic boarded and prepared to receive passengers. A little later, the captain arrived, and together with a representative of the Ministry of Commerce, they examined the ship. Everything was in order and the Titanic was allowed to go to sea.
At 9.30 a train with passengers of the second and third class arrived at the port, at 11.30 passengers of the first class arrived. The captain personally greeted the latter, accompanied by an orchestra.
At noon, after blowing three whistles, the highest achievement of engineering thought set off on its first and last journey. The Titanic was due to arrive in New York on the morning of April 17th.
I wonder if the history of the largest passenger liner at that time would have had such a long historical trail if it had reached New York safely?
Few numbers:
- 53 meters in height.
-28 meters wide. It was possible to put 8 Ford cars in width.
- 59000 hp - this is the same number as 79 modern Lamborghini Venenos.
- 42 km / h was the maximum speed of the Titanic
In 1896, Schuyler S. Wheeler created the first electric fan with two blades. The electric motor rotated the shaft in which the rotor was mounted. At the beginning of the 20th century, fans were used only in commercial enterprises and wealthy households. 
"Thermotank" allowed to heat the room with warm air. By turning the knob of the regulator, the passenger could change the amount of heat entering the cabin by setting the shutters to open, closed or intermediate. 
In terms of comfort, luxury and service, the Titanic was comparable to the best hotels of the time and was rightfully considered a luxury "floating hotel", making passengers forget that they are at sea. On board there were a swimming pool, a Turkish bath, a hairdressing salon, a gym with exercise equipment, a squash court, a photo lab, luxurious dining rooms and cafes. Many first-class cabins had baths, and the most expensive suites had their own promenade decks. A valuable opportunity that passengers actively used to communicate with household members was the telegraph.
At the beginning of the 20th century, all ship passengers were divided into 3 classes according to their status. The first class included people of high birth, wealthy production workers, eminent actors, singers and writers. They had the most luxurious cabins at their disposal. The passengers in the second class were mostly wealthy people of respectable professions, such as university professors, priests and officials.
The most significant part of the passengers - the third class, were people who went overseas in search of a better life. They were mostly impoverished workers and peasants. Passengers of different classes on the ship were separated from each other, for them there were separate rooms for spending time, they were preparing food in different places and they walked on different decks.
First class cabin 
The Titanic could carry more than 750 first class passengers. All cabins for them were spacious, finely decorated and could compete with the best hotels in the world. All cabins had baths, hot and cold water, lots of closets. Some first class cabins connected to the saloon.
The most expensive suites cost $4,500 (currently €76,000).
Hot water faucet and floor tiles 
The promenade deck, or "A" deck, was reserved for first-class passengers only. In addition to the apartments, there were the most luxurious rooms, including a reading and smoking room, a cafe on the veranda.
Fragment of the promenade deck bench 
smoking salon 
If the smoking room was intended for men of the first class, then the reading room was for women from the first class. Comfort was created by furniture in the Gregorian style, stucco cornices and a fireplace.
Traveling ladies, sitting in the warmth of the fireplace, could read their favorite novels here, write letters, watch what was happening on the promenade deck through the window.
Reading Salon 
The Turkish bath for the first class was one of the most comfortable rooms on the ship. There was a steam room, a warm and cold room, a relaxation room and, finally, a massage room. The most innovative thing about the Turkish bath was the heated beds.
To give the rooms a more exotic look, curtains from Cairo hung from the portholes, as well as Arabic-style bronze lamps. Entrance to the bath was paid - 1 dollar (17 euros).
The main resting place was a 150-meter promenade, on both sides of the deck. Here, first-class passengers could, sitting on deck chairs or strolling, admire the sea and enjoy conversation. Also, the spacious promenade deck was a favorite place for the children of the first passengers: there was room to run around.
On the Titanic, first-class passengers had a superbly equipped gymnasium at their disposal. There were two exercise bikes, rowing and riding simulators. You could use electric machines to massage your back and abdomen, and for $1 you could rent a tennis court for half an hour. Fans of water procedures could swim in the ship's pool with heated water. Worldwide, only two ships had such pools.
The Titanic's internal gangway was undeniably one of the main attractions. It was located in the bow of the ship, between the boat and saloon decks, so that first-class passengers could use it to move between the upper decks. The internal staircase was topped with a dome of iron and stained glass, through which daylight filled everything around.
From the boat deck, a parade ladder led down to D-Deck, where there were first-class lounges and dining rooms. From there one could get to E-Deck, where some of the first-class quarters were located.
The Titanic's second class cabins were comparable to the first class cabins of other liners and cost accordingly. Second class passengers were offered a variety of amenities that were available only to first class on other ships, such as an elevator, a library, a reading room, and a promenade deck. The second-class dining room, located on the saloon deck of the Titanic, was paneled in oak in the 17th century style and seated 394 people.
For this reason, the table was served here in several shifts. During the first meal, many second-class passengers thought they had inadvertently wandered into the first-class cabin. Since the galleys for the first and second class were combined on the liner, the passengers of the second class ate almost the same as the passengers of the first class.
Refractory clay baking dish. The dishes were stored in a cabinet, over time the cabinet decomposed and the dishes remained lying on the bottom in the sand. 
Passengers of the 3rd class were mostly emigrants of different nationalities. Before boarding the ship, third-class passengers were required to undergo a medical examination and for the presence of lice.
Third class cabins 
The interior of the third-class dining room was simple, but the hall could accommodate more than 470 people. Where other ships had benches bolted to the floor, the Titanic had comfortable chairs that created the atmosphere of an inexpensive restaurant. The choice of dishes was not as rich as in the first and second class, but the portions were large and tasty.
4 meals were offered daily - tomorrow, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Tomorrow consisted of a boiled egg, oatmeal, bread and marmalade. For lunch there was soup, a meat dish, a hot dessert and fruit. In the afternoon tea was served a hot dish, a light dessert and tea. Cheese, oatmeal jelly and coffee were offered for the evening.
Crew. The ship's personnel consisted of more than 900 people, but according to various estimates, 885 went on the first voyage. The crew was divided into three parts: the deck crew (officers and sailors), the engine crew and the serving staff. The hardest work was done by stokers and trimmers. More than half of the crew members were busy serving passengers. When designing the vessel, they proceeded from the principle that the non-service part of the crew should in no case intersect with passengers. There were only 23 women in the huge crew.
April 14, Sunday. It was day 5 of the Titanic's voyage. People have already become accustomed to the hustle and bustle, amenities and everything that the most comfortable liner in the world could offer. Already preparing for the arrival in New York, which was expected in three days. It was even easier for the captain, since there was no mandatory inspection of the ship on Sunday.
Sunday was calm and quiet, on this day there were no celebrations, no dancing. A service was held in the First Class Dining Room led by Captain Smith himself. In the evening, a dinner party in honor of the captain was held at the A la Carte restaurant. As a rule, Ufight Star Line ships had exercises on Sundays during which all passengers and crew members were required to gather in life jackets at certain places on the boat deck. The captain of the Titanic canceled this exercise ...
Ice Warnings.
9.00 "Caronia"
13.42 "Baltic II"
13.45. "America"
19.42. "California"
21.40 Mesaba
22.40 "California"
Not a single ice warning, for various reasons, was transmitted to the captain's bridge ....
In total, the radio operators have received more than twenty reports of icebergs since sailing. But they were perceived as advice, not a real threat. The officers and the captain were sure that in such weather, standing in the Antarctic, they would be able to see the danger in advance. Nevertheless, precautions were taken - the deck hatch in the bow was closed so that the light coming from there did not interfere with the view of the ocean surface from the bridge and from the mast basket.
Watch sailor. On April 14, 1912, Frederick Fleet was on watch from ten in the evening until midnight. The officers repeatedly reminded him and his partner, sailor Reginald Lee, of the need to be extremely careful, since the ship was in the area of icebergs. The absence of the moon and the almost smooth sea made it more difficult to detect the iceberg than usual, because the iceberg was usually detected by reflected light or spray from the waves.
23.40. A huge iceberg appears in the path of the world's greatest ship. The watchman strikes the bell three times and shouts: "The iceberg is straight ahead!"
The iceberg caused six small holes 90 meters long, as a result, 5 watertight compartments began to flood. More than 1000 liters entered the ship's hull every second.
The exhibition has a large icicle in which you can leave your imprint. 
People who were in different parts of the ship heard and felt the rattle and impact from the collision in different ways. A few minutes later, the Titanic stopped. If on the bridge at first it seemed that the worst had been run over, the next twenty minutes revealed the seriousness of the situation.
After the collision, the designer of the Titanic, Thomas Andrews Jr., inspects the damage and informs the captain of the fateful news: With two flooded permeable compartments, the ship can stay afloat. It will withstand even four flooded compartments, but the resulting damage will lead to the inevitable death of the ship. The Titanic is doomed. 25 minutes after the collision, the captain gave the order to put women and children into the boats.
On the night of April 14, 1912, the water temperature in the North Atlantic was -2 C. Salt water freezes at a lower temperature than fresh water. So the water was colder than the fatal iceberg. Most people did not drown, but died of hypothermia.
Help. The first ship to respond to the sos message was the Karpatia, which was at a distance of 93 km. Having received a request for help, it changed course and, at full speed, headed for the distressed Titanic, arriving at the scene four hours later.
The ship "California" was closer, 19 km, and although they saw missiles fired from the Titanic, the captain did nothing to come to the rescue.
Boats. According to the original design, there were supposed to be 32 boats, but their number was reduced to 20, because they took up too much space on the deck. However, at that time, according to existing rules, this was more than enough: the maximum capacity of 20 boats was 1178 people, and it was supposed to provide 1060 seats.
Only two boats had the prescribed number of people, in the first seven boats there were only 160 people. This is due to the fact that, by order of the captain, at first only women and children were put in them.
Margaret Brown. 
She took control of the boat when she noticed that the helmsman, Robert Hitchens, began to behave inappropriately. She ordered other women to row with her and encouraged them with stories and songs.
Ilda Strauss. 
The wife of Mary's department store owner refused to board boat number eight without her husband. "We have always been with him, together we will die."
Musicians. As soon as the passengers began to take their seats in the boats, Herbert McElroy, the chief treasurer of the ship, gathered the musicians and ordered them to play so that the passengers would remain calm. They played excerpts from different works, each time taking more and more cheerful passages. The musicians were private entrepreneurs, no one offered them to lead the boats, but also they were not offered evacuation along with the passengers. None of them survived.
Bruce Ismay. The director of the White Star Line got into collapsible lifeboat C while many women and children had not yet been evacuated. Climbing aboard the Carpathia, which came to the rescue, he demanded a separate cabin for himself, from which he did not leave until his arrival in New York. Until the end of his days, he was haunted by universal contempt.
First class passengers: 199 fallen asleep, 125 dead.
Second class passengers: 116 survivors, 168 dead.
Third class passengers: 181 survivors, 529 dead.
The Titanic lies at a depth of 4 kilometers, 740 kilometers from the island of Newfoundland. Having broken, it sank, and the bow and stern parts of the hull lie at a distance of 600 meters from each other. The bottom space between them is littered with various objects.
The idea to find the Titanic was expressed as early as 1912, but it was technically impossible then. The ship was discovered only 73 years after the crash, in 1985. A more detailed study of the wreckage confirmed the version of the ship breaking into two parts, which was previously considered unlikely.
In 1987-2004, RMS Titanic Inc, together with France and Russia, organized a number of expeditions to explore and recover objects from the sunken liner, collecting more than 5,500 objects from the sea. During the 2010 expedition, using deep-sea submersibles, the boundaries of the archaeological find were determined, the first echolocation image of the vessel's location was compiled, and high-resolution three-dimensional video footage was taken, with which scientists can explore the Titanic in a previously inaccessible way. Remote control modules connected to the mother ship with a cable collect data. The best visibility and angle, scientists still get from inhabited bathyscaphes. Diving to the "Titanic" lasts 12-15 hours, of which 2-2, 5 is spent on diving and lifting.
These postcards were found in a bag tied with ribbon along with another 120 postcards from various locations belonging to Howard Irwin. 
Disputes over ownership began immediately after the discovery of the vessel, as it sank in international waters. After long litigation, exclusive ownership passed in 1993 to RMS Titanic Inc, which retains it to this day.
The investigation of what happened began already 4 days after the disaster. A special commission in New York interviewed the survivors and tried to find out the circumstances of the disaster. The investigation was conducted for 8 days, but little was found out. A more thorough investigation was carried out in England. Conclusions and recommendations formed the basis of safety legislation.
Change in safety of navigation. After the disaster, the radio operators had to be on duty in the radio room 24 hours a day and there had to be a direct connection with the captain's bridge. The requirements for the conditions for the design and construction of ships, as well as the location and strength parameters of watertight bulkheads, were tightened.
And by the way, the New York Times called the Titanic unsinkable after its death.
The sinking of the Titanic claimed the lives of 1,517 of the 2,229 passengers and crew (official figures vary slightly) in one of the worst maritime disasters in world history. 712 survivors were brought aboard the RMS Carpathia. After this disaster, a great resonance swept through the public affecting attitudes towards social injustice, radically changed the way passengers were transported along the North Atlantic Passage, the rules for the number of lifeboats carried on board passenger ships were changed and the International Ice Reconnaissance was created (where merchant ships crossing the North Atlantic are still, with the help of radio signals, they transmit accurate information about the location and concentration of ice). In 1985, a major discovery was made, the Titanic was discovered at the bottom of the ocean and became a turning point for the public and for the development of new areas of science and technology. April 15, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic. It became one of the most famous ships in history, her image has remained in numerous books, films, exhibitions and monuments.
Crash of the Titanic in real time
duration - 2 hours 40 minutes!
The British passenger liner Titanic leaves Southampton, England on her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. The Titanic was called to Cherbourg, France and Queenstown, Ireland, before heading west towards New York. Four days in transit, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm, 375 miles south of Newfoundland. Shortly before 2:20 am, the Titanic broke up and sank. More than a thousand people were on board at the time of the accident. Some died in the water within minutes from hypothermia in the waters of the North Antaltic Ocean. (Frank O. Braynard Collection)
The luxury liner Titanic, pictured in this 1912 photograph, left Queenstown for New York on her ill-fated last voyage. The passengers of this ship were included in the list of the richest people in the world, such as millionaires John Jacob Astor IV, Benjamin Guggenheim and Isidor Strauss, as well as more than a thousand immigrants from Ireland, Scandinavia and other countries seeking a new life in America. The disaster was greeted around the world with shock and outrage over the huge loss of life and violation of the regulatory and operational parameters that led to this disaster. The investigation into the sinking of the Titanic began a few days later and led to a significant improvement in maritime safety. (United Press International)
A crowd of workers. Shipyard Harland and Wolf shipyard in Belfast, where the Titanic was built between 1909 and 1911. The ship was designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, and was the largest ship afloat during her maiden voyage. The ship is visible in the background of this 1911 photograph. (Photo Archive/Harland & Wolff/Cox Collection)
Photo taken in 1912. In the photo, a chic dining room aboard the Titanic. The ship has been designed to be the last word in comfort and luxury, with an onboard gym, swimming pool, libraries, upscale restaurants and luxurious cabins. (Photo archive of The New York Times / American Press Association)
1912 photograph. Second class canteen on the Titanic. A disproportionate number of people - over 90% of those in second class - remained on board because of the "women and children first" protocols followed by lifeboat loading officers. (Photo archive of The New York Times / American Press Association)
Photo April 10, 1912, it shows the Titanic leaving Southampton, England. The tragic sinking of the Titanic took place a century ago, one of the causes of the death, according to some, of the weak rivets used by the ship's builders in some parts of this ill-fated liner. (Associated Press)
Captain Edward John Smith, commander of the Titanic. He commanded the largest ship at that time making its first voyage. The Titanic was a massive ship - 269 meters long, 28 meters wide and weighing 52,310 tons. 53 meters separated from the keel to the top, almost 10 meters of which were below the waterline. The Titanic was higher above the water than most city buildings of the time. (The New York Times Archive)
First Mate William McMaster Murdoch, who is regarded as a local hero in his hometown of Dalbeattie, Scotland, but in the movie Titanic was portrayed as a coward and a murderer. At the ceremony, on the 86th anniversary of the ship's sinking, Scott Neeson, executive vice president of film producers 20th Century Fox, presented a check for five thousand pounds (US$8,000) to Dalbeattie School as an apology for the painting to an officer's relative. (Associated Press)
It is believed that this iceberg caused the accident of the Titanic on April 14-15, 1912. The picture was taken aboard the Western Union ship, Mackay Bennett, commanded by Captain DeCarteret. McKay Bennet was one of the first ships to reach the site where the Titanic sank. According to Captain DeCarteret, it was the only iceberg at the site of the sinking when it arrived. It is assumed, therefore, that he was responsible for this tragedy. A glimpse of a collision with an iceberg caused the Titanic's hull plates to buckle inward in a number of places on her board and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments into which water gushed in an instant. Over the next two and a half hours, the ship gradually filled with water and sank. (United States Coast Guard)
Passengers and some crew members were evacuated in lifeboats, many of which were launched only partially filled. This photo of a lifeboat from the Titanic approaching the rescue ship Carpathia was taken by Carpathia passenger Louis M. Ogden and was on display in 2003, an exhibition of photographs that relate to the Titanic (bequeathed to the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England, by Walter Lord). (National Maritime Museum / London)
Seven hundred and twelve survivors were brought aboard from lifeboats on the RMS Carpathia. This photograph taken by Carpathia passenger Louis M. Ogden shows the Titanic lifeboat approaching the rescue ship, the Carpathians. The photograph was part of an exhibition in 2003 at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England named after Walter Lord. (National Maritime Museum / London)
Although the Titanic had advanced safety features such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, she lacked enough lifeboats to hold all those on board. Due to outdated maritime safety regulations, she carried only enough lifeboats for 1,178 people - a third of her total passenger and crew capacity. This sepia photograph depicting the recovery of the passengers of the Titanic is one of the memorabilia about to go under the hammer at Christies in London, May 2012. (Paul Tracy / EPA / PA)
Members of the press interview Titanic survivors coming off the rescue ship, Carpathians, May 17, 1912. (American Press Association)
Eva Hart is portrayed as seven years old in this photograph taken in 1912 with her father, Benjamin, and mother Esther. Eva and her mother survived the sinking of the British liner Titanic on April 14, 1912, but her father died in the crash. (Associated Press)
People stand on the street waiting for the arrival of Carpathia after the sinking of the Titanic. (The New York Times / Wide World Photo Archive)
A huge crowd gathered in front of Star Line's White Office on Lower Broadway in New York City to get the latest news about the sinking of the Titanic on April 14, 1912. (Associated Press)
The editors of The New York Times at the time of the sinking of the Titanic, April 15, 1912. (Photo archive of The New York Times)
(Photo archive of The New York Times)
Two messages were sent from America by insurers to Lloyds in London in the mistaken belief that other ships, including Virginia, were coming to the rescue when the Titanic sank. These two commemorative messages are due to go under the hammer at Christies in London in May 2012. (AFP/EPA/Press Association)
Laura Francatelli, and her employers Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon and Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, standing on the rescue ship, Carpathians (Associated Press / Henry Aldridge & Son / Ho)
This vintage seal shows the Titanic shortly before leaving for its maiden voyage in 1912. (New York Times Archive)
A photograph released by Henry Aldridge and Son/Ho auctioned in Wiltshire, England on April 18, 2008 shows an extremely rare Titanic passenger ticket. They were auction handling the complete collection of Miss Lilian Asplund's last American Titanic Survivor. The collection consists of a number of important objects including a pocket watch, one of the few remaining tickets for the Titanic's maiden voyage and the only example of a direct emigration order the Titanic thought to exist. Lillian Asplund was a very private person, and because of a terrible event, she became a witness that on a cold April night in 1912, she rarely spoke about the tragedy that claimed the lives of her father and three brothers. (Henry Aldridge)
(National Maritime Museum / London)
Breakfast menu aboard the Titanic, signed by survivors of the disaster. (National Maritime Museum / London)
The nose of the Titanic at the bottom of the ocean, 1999 (Institute of Oceanology)
The image shows one of the Titanic's propellers at the bottom of the ocean during an expedition to the site of the tragedy. Five thousand exhibits planned to be auctioned as a single collection on April 11, 2012, 100 years after the sinking of the ship (RMS Titanic, Inc, via The Associated Press)
Photo August 28, 2010, released for the premiere of the exhibition, Inc-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, shows the starboard side of the Titanic. (Premier Exhibitions, Inc. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute)
Dr. Robert Ballard, the man who found the remains of the Titanic almost two decades ago, returned to the site and calculated the damage from visitors and hunters for the "souvenir" of the ship. (Institute of Oceanography and Archaeological Research Center / University of Rhode Island Grad. Schools of Oceanography)
The giant propeller of the sunken Titanic lies on the floor in the North Atlantic in this undated photograph. The propeller and other parts of the famous ship were seen by the first tourists to visit the wreck in September 1998. 
(Ralph White/Associated Press)
The 17-ton part of the Titanic's hull rises to the surface during an expedition to the site of the tragedy in 1998. (RMS Titanic, Inc., via The Associated Press)
July 22, 2009, photo of the 17-ton part of the Titanic, which was raised and restored during an expedition to the site of the tragedy. (RMS Titanic, Inc., via The Associated Press)
A gold-plated American Waltham pocket watch, owned by Carl Asplund, in front of a contemporary watercolor painting of the Titanic by CJ Ashford at the Henry Aldridge & Son Auctions in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, April 3, 2008. The clock was recovered from the body of Karl Asplund who drowned on the Titanic, and is part of Lillian Asplund, the last American to survive the disaster. (Kirsty Wigglesworth Associated Press)
The currency, part of the Titanic collection, is photographed at a warehouse in Atlanta, August 2008. The owner of the largest trove of artifacts from the Titanic is offering a huge collection for auction in a single lot in 2012, on the 100th anniversary of the most famous shipwreck in the world. (Stanley Leary/Associated Press)
Photographs by Felix Asplund, Selma and Carl Asplund and Lillian Asplund, by Henry Aldridge and Son Auctions at Devizes, Wiltshire, England, April 3, 2008. The photographs were part of Lillian Asplund's collection of Titanic-related items. Asplund was 5 years old in April 1912 when the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank on its maiden voyage from England to New York. Her father and three siblings were among the 1,514 dead. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)
Exhibits at the "Titanic Artifact Exhibition" at the California Science Center: binoculars, comb, dishes and a broken incandescent light bulb, February 6, 2003. (Michel Boutefeu/Getty Images, Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times)
Glasses among the wreckage of the Titanic were among the choicest artifacts of the Titanic. (Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press)
Golden Spoon (Titanic Artifacts) (Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press)
A chronometer from the Titanic Bridge is on display at the Science Museum in London, May 15, 2003. The Chronometer, one of more than 200 items salvaged from the wreck of the Titanic, was on display at the launch of a new exhibit commemorating its ill-fated maiden voyage along with bottles of perfume. The exhibition took visitors on a chronological journey through the life of the Titanic, from its concept and construction, to life on board, and its plunge into the Atlantic Ocean in April 1912. (Alastair Grant/Associated Press) 
Logo meter to measure the speed of the Titanic and a hinged lamp. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Titanic artifacts displayed in the media for preview purposes only, to announce the historical sale is complete. a collection of artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Titanic and showcasing highlights from the collection at sea by Intrepid, Air & SpaceMuseum January 2012. (Chang W. Lee / The New York Times)
Cups and pocket watches from the Titanic are displayed during a Guernsey auction press conference, January 5, 2012. (Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images, Brendan McDermid/Reuters Michel Boutefeu/Getty Images-2)
Spoons. RMS Titanic, Inc. is the only company authorized to remove elements from the ocean floor where the Titanic sank. (Douglas Healey/Associated Press)
Gold mesh purse. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
The April 2012 edition of National Geographic magazine (on-line version available on iPad) sees new images and drawings from the Titanic wreck as it remains on the seafloor, gradually disintegrating at a depth of 12,415 feet (3,784 m). (National Geographic)
Two propeller blades peek out from the darkness of the sea. This optical mosaic is assembled from 300 high resolution images. (COPYRIGHT © 2012 RMS Titanic, Inc; Produced by AIVL, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
First full view of the legendary wreck. The photo mosaic consists of 1500 high resolution images using sonar data. (COPYRIGHT © 2012 RMS Titanic, Inc; Produced by AIVL, WHOI)
Side view of the Titanic. You can see how the hull sank to the bottom and where the iceberg's fatal impact points are. (COPYRIGHT © 2012 RMS Titanic, Inc; Produced by AIVL, WHOI)
(COPYRIGHT © 2012 RMS Titanic, Inc; Produced by AIVL, WHOI)
Making sense of this tangle of metal presents endless challenges to professionals. One says: "If you interpret this material, you must love Picasso." (COPYRIGHT © 2012 RMS Titanic, Inc; Produced by AIVL, WHOI)
The Titanic's two engines lie in a gaping hole in the stern. Wrapped in "rusticles" - orange stalactites made of iron - that eat the bacteria of these massive four-story structures, the largest moving man-made objects on Earth at the time. (COPYRIGHT © 2012 RMS Titanic, Inc; Produced by AIVL, WHOI)
In September 1985, under the leadership of the famous oceanologist Robert Ballard, an American-French expedition discovered one detail of the Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean - a steam boiler. Soon the remains of the ship itself were also found.
Thus ended the long-term search for the sunken legendary ship, which was carried out by independent researchers, but for some time was unsuccessful due to incorrect coordinates of the shipwreck.
The discovery of the remains of the Titanic opened a new page in its history of death. Only with time did the answers to numerous questions related to the disaster become known, and many facts that were considered irrefutable turned out to be, unfortunately, incorrect.
This post is dedicated to the Titanic, which rests at the bottom of the ocean at a depth of four kilometers. You will see modern photos of the Titanic and be able to compare them with archival black and white images. This post will surely interest you with its mystery and mystery.
The Titanic sank in the Atlantic at a depth of almost 4 km. During the dive, the ship broke into two parts, which now lie on the bottom about six hundred meters apart. A lot of debris and objects are scattered around them, incl. and a pretty big piece of the Titanic's hull.
Nose model. When the ship fell to the bottom, the nose was very well buried in the silt, which greatly disappointed the first researchers, because it turned out to be impossible to inspect the place of impact on the iceberg without special equipment. The ragged hole in the body, which is visible on the layout, was formed from hitting the bottom.
Panorama of the bow, assembled from several hundred photographs. From right to left: right above the edge of the bow, a winch of a spare anchor sticks out, behind it there is a mooring device, immediately behind it is an open hatch into hold No. 1, from which the breakwater lines diverge to the sides. There is a fallen mast on the deck between the superstructure, under it there are two more hatches in the holds and winches for working with cargo. In front of the main superstructure, there used to be a captain's bridge, which collapsed during the fall to the bottom and is now guessed now only in separate details. Behind the bridge, a superstructure with cabins for officers, a captain, a radio room, etc., has been preserved, which is crossed by a crack formed at the site of the expansion joint. A gaping hole in the superstructure - a place for the first chimney. Immediately behind the superstructure, another hole is visible - this is the well in which the front staircase was located. To the left is something very torn - there was a second pipe.
The nose of the Titanic. The most button accordion object of underwater photographs of the vessel. At the end, you can see a loop on which a cable was put on that held the mast.
The photo on the left shows the winch of the spare anchor towering above the bow.
Main anchor on the port side. It's amazing how he didn't fly down when he hit the bottom.
Spare anchor.
Behind the spare anchor is a mooring device.
Open hatch to hold No. 1. The lid flew off to the side, apparently when it hit the bottom.
On the mast there used to be the remains of a “crow's nest”, where the lookouts were, but ten or twenty years ago they fell off down and now only the hole in the mast, through which the lookouts got to the spiral staircase, reminds of the “crow's nest”. The protruding tail behind the hole is the fastening of the ship's bell.
Board of the ship.
Only one of the steering wheels remained from the captain's bridge.
Boat deck. The superstructure on it in some places is either uprooted or torn.
The surviving part of the superstructure in front of the deck. Below on the right is the entrance to the front staircase of the 1st class.
Surviving davits, a bathtub in Captain Smith's cabin and the remains of a steamship whistle that was installed on one of the pipes.
In place of the main staircase, a huge well now gapes. There are no traces of the stairs.
Staircase in 1912
And the same perspective in our time. Looking at the previous photo, it's hard to believe that this is the same place.
Behind the stairs there were several elevators for 1st class passengers. Separate elements have been preserved from them. The inscription, depicted at the bottom right, was placed opposite the elevators and denoted the deck. This inscription belonged to deck A; the bronze letter A has already fallen off, but traces of it remain.
1st class lounge on D deck. This is the bottom of the main staircase.
Although almost all of the ship's wooden trim has long been eaten away by microorganisms, some elements are still preserved here.
The restaurant and the 1st class lounge on D deck were separated from the outside world by large stained glass windows that have survived to this day.
Remains of former beauty.
Outside, the windows are guessed by the characteristic double portholes.
Luxurious chandeliers have been hanging in their places for more than 100 years.
The once-splendid interiors of the 1st class cabins are now littered with debris and debris. In some places you can find preserved elements of furniture and objects.
A few more details. The door to the restaurant on D deck and a sign indicating service doors.
The stokers had their own "front staircase". In order not to meet passengers, a separate staircase led from the boiler rooms to the cabins of the stokers.
Hundreds of items are scattered across the ocean floor, ranging from ship parts to personal belongings of passengers.
Some pairs of shoes lie in a very characteristic position: for some, this place has become a grave.
In addition to personal belongings and items, large parts of the plating are also scattered along the bottom, which they also repeatedly tried to raise to the surface.
If the bow was preserved in a more or less decent condition, then the aft part, after falling down, became a shapeless pile of metal. Starboard.
Left side.
On the promenade deck of the 3rd class, individual details of the vessel are hardly guessed.
One of three huge screws.
After the ship broke into two parts, even steam boilers spilled to the bottom.
The engine room was just at the fault point, and now these giants, the height of a three-story house, are available to the gaze of researchers. piston device.
Both steam engines together.
The dry dock in Belfast, where the final painting of the ship's hull was carried out, still exists as a museum exhibit.
And this is what the Titanic would have looked like against the backdrop of the largest passenger liner of our time, Allure of the Seas, commissioned in 2010.
Comparison in numbers:
The displacement of the "Allure of the Seas" is 4 times greater than that of the "Titanic";
The length of the modern liner is 360 m (100 m more than the Titanic);
The greatest width is 60 m versus 28 for the Titanic;
Draft is approximately the same (about 10 m);
The speed is also almost the same (22-23 knots);
The number of the team is 2.1 thousand people (there were up to 900 on the Titanic, many of whom were stokers);
Passenger capacity - up to 6.4 thousand people (on the Titanic up to 2.5 thousand).
