In the early morning of April 15, 11912, the Titanic sank into the North Atlantic . After just four days of sailing, the huge ocean liner hit an iceberg, killing most of its passengers and crew a few hours later. Poor lifeboat management, combined with no ships nearby, led to one of the biggest disasters ever, and the wreck of the ship is still at the bottom of the ocean today.
What most people know about the Titanic comes from the Leonardo DiCaprio/Kate Winslet movie, but the movie spawns a lot of myths about the Titanic because the movie leaves out Got a lot of information and got a lot of other things wrong. For example, did you know that the Titanic was the first ship to feature a heated swimming pool?
Below is a list of some lesser known anecdotes about the Titanic. For example, newspapers initially reported that there were no casualties. Next, check out the following interesting facts about the Titanic.
On the morning of the accident, a lifeboat drill was cancelled.
When the Titanic sank, the lifeboats were in dire conditions. Due to the extreme panic and confusion, some lifeboats left early with more passengers on board. The panic and confusion could have been avoided had the morning's lifeboat drill hadn't been cancelled. However, the reason for the cancellation of the exercise is not yet known.
A handwritten letter from the day of the accident still exists
html More than 1,100 years later, the last handwritten letter with the title "Titanic" surfaced at auction. Esther Hart and her daughter Eva wrote a letter to Esther's mother about their wonderful journey together on the Titanic. Although her husband tragically died that day, Esther and Eva survived.They kept the letter in the family for decades until it was auctioned in the UK in 2014, where it sold for around $200,000.
All third-class passengers share two bathtubs
Needless to say, third-class accommodation on board is not as luxurious as first-class. 3rd class bunk beds have mattresses, blankets and pillows, but no sheets and pillowcases. Only two bathtubs served more than seven hundred third-class passengers. Can you imagine the feeling of lining up to take a shower behind a line of 450 people?
Three dogs on lifeboats
While 9 dogs died on the Titanic, 3 lucky puppies got on lifeboats somehow - two Pomeranians and a Pekingese . One of the surviving dogs belonged to Henry Harper, heir to Harper & Row. When asked why he saved his dog and not anyone else, he replied: "There seems to be a lot of space there and no one raises any objections."
Titanic has its own daily
Titanic has its own newspaper, the Atlantic Daily Bulletin. The newspapers on the Titanic were printed every day. It includes news and social gossip, horse racing results and stock prices.
There is a closer rescue ship
While Carpathia eventually rescued the Titanic, there is a ship closer to the Titanic that is more suitable for rescue missions. The California and its captain, Stanley Lord, who were stranded in the ice at the time, tried to warn other ships. It is said that the Titanic told them to "shut up". So officials on the "California" eventually saw the Titanic's flare signal, but thought it was a friendly signal between ships of the same company.
Mail on board
Although the RMS Titanic was named the "Royal Merchant Ship", it also carried mail with the support of the Postal Authority. The ship is said to be carrying 3,500 bags of mail, and when it sank, more than 7 million pieces of mail were lost.
Only 340 bodies have been found.
Experts are divided as to whether there are human remains on the wreckage of the underwater Titanic. Since the sinking of the Titanic, rescuers have recovered only 340 bodies, leaving 1,160 still missing at sea.
At least one worker killed while building 'Titanic'
910, 15-year-old Samuel Scott, the Titanic's first casualty, fell from a ladder and suffered a fatal fracture to his skull die. His remains were buried in an unnamed grave in Belfast, and a headstone was finally obtained in 2011.
Scott was not alone, architect James Dobbins was crushed to death by timber on his way to the pier. There have also been other deaths allegedly occurred during construction involving other young and unskilled workers, as well as neglect of supervision.
The Titanic had a heated saltwater swimming pool on the deck
The Titanic had a heated saltwater swimming pool on the deck, a rarity for a luxury cruise ship at the time. It also features a Turkish bath, squash court and library.
Captain may be nearing retirement
It is reported that Captain of the TitanicEdward John Smith, may retire after this final voyage. Many people struggled with Captain Smith - some said he was responsible for one of the worst disasters ever, while others called him a hero for his bravery with the ship that sank.
The interior design is similar to the Ritz Hotel in London
If the interior of the Titanic looks familiar, it is because it was modeled after the Ritz Hotel in London. Contemporary touches include dining rooms with ornate ceilings and plush rugs, as well as first-class cabins modeled after some of the Ritz's suites.
Only 23 of the crew of 885 were women
Only 23 of the crew of 885 on the Titanic were women. Twenty-one of the women were flight attendants and the other two were restaurant cashiers. Female flight attendants have similar duties to male flight attendants, but they usually serve only female passengers.
0 female crew members survived. One of the survivors was Violet Jessup, who also survived the sinking of the HMS Britannia.
Last survivor died in 2009
In 2009, the last survivor of the Titanic died at the age of 97. Milvina Dean was just nine weeks old when the ship sank, when she was put into a lifeboat in a canvas mailbag.
Dean's father used to run a bar in London when he was moving his family to Kansas City, Missouri, to travel in third class on the Titanic. He died in this tragedy, and Dean, her mother and her brother all got through it. Fittingly, she was the youngest survivor of the Carpathia rescue.
13 Couples on that fateful voyage, honeymoon
Before Leonardo and Kate's lifelong romance aboard the Titanic, 13 couples celebrated on the ill-fated ocean liner honeymoon. One of them, the New York-based George Harder and his wife, both survived.There's even a book about the love story on the Titanic, called The Titanic Love Story.
Baker on board was drunk but survived
Baker Charles Joyn was a little drunk after helping some passengers. According to Joey's own recollection, after saving the women and children, he drank a lot of alcohol, walked to the railings overboard, was let down, and swam in the darkness. At dawn, he boarded lifeboat B and survived the disaster.
.1 Million Years of Iceberg Formation
Scientists now estimate that the icebergs that sank the Titanic may have been forming for 100,000 years. It could have been 1,700 feet long and weighed 75 tons. By the time it met the unfortunate ship, it had been reduced to just 1.5 tons.
The Last Supper featured an 11-course meal
912April 14th, the Titanic's first-class restaurant served an 11-course meal. Inspired by French celebrity chef Auguste Escoffier, the menu includes creamy barley soup, poached salmon, chicken Lyons, foie gras and Waldorf pudding.
One of the chimneys is a fake
The Titanic is visually famous for its four iconic chimneys spanning the entire hull, but one of the chimneys does nothing and is purely for looks. In the movie "Titanic," however, all four were smoking - something James Cameron apparently didn't notice.
Lookouts don’t have binoculars
If observers could use binoculars, they might be able to see icebergs earlier and avoid collisions. However, the telescope was in a locked box and people couldn't find the key.It turned out that the owner of the key, second mate David Blair, had been taken off the Titanic shortly before the ship set off, forgetting to hand the key to his replacement.
The Daily Mail initially reported "no casualties"
The day after the sinking of the Titanic, the Daily Mail reported "no casualties". Lacking communication technology, newspapers are ignorant of the reality and just move forward with hope. The headline the next day, however, was a bit bleak: "Lifeboats only women, few men among survivors. 868 rescued, 1490 missing."
A woman disguised a man to save him
Waiting for a lifeboat Daniel Barkley, 22, was covered with a cape by an unknown woman, which ultimately saved his life. Buckley got on one of the boats, but was ordered off because he was a man. According to "Ireland Central", Barkley later testified in the Senate:
The Nazis used the disaster as propaganda
In 1943, the Nazi propaganda ministerJoseph Goebbels made a "Nazi film" about the sinking ship, called Titanic for short No. It depicts the catastrophe with only one German officer as the film's "hero". The film was an attack on British society and was described at the time as "one of the most expensive and ambitious films ever made".
Ultimately, the film failed and was banned by Goebbels, while director Herbert Selpin was arrested for speaking out against the Nazis.
