Create and organize lightboxes on the go with your Apple or Android device.10 of the Craziest and Most Delicious DonutsLIBRARY HOURS: MON-THU 10-9pm FRI 10-5pm SAT 9-5pm SUN 1-5pm | This April is the one hundredth anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic and the world’s interest in the most famous shipwreck of all time is stronger than ever. On April 10, 1912 the steamship Titanic set out on its doomed maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. On board were 2227 excited passengers and crew members. There were 20 lifeboats onboard, more than the number required by law, but not enough for all passengers and crew. No lifeboat drills were conducted. Only 705 would survive the ship’s collision with an iceberg four days later. The Titanic was intended to be the largest and most luxurious passenger liner of her time. Construction of the ship that was designed to be unsinkable began March 31, 1909. It took three years and more than 3000 men and 3 million rivets to build the 882 ½ foot long ship.
At that time it was the largest vessel afloat. Some of today’s cruise ships are over 1000 feet long. The most deluxe staterooms on the Titanic were reserved for first class passengers. They had a private deck, two bedrooms, a sitting room, two wardrobe rooms and a private bathroom and cost $4,350. Today that ticket would cost $100,034. Cabins for third class passengers were one room with bunk beds and cost about $40. Today the cost would about $793. While everything on the ship was new and modern there were only two bathtubs for 700 third class passengers to share. Among the supplies onboard when the Titanic set sail were 40,000 eggs, 75,000 pounds of fresh meat , 36,000 apples, and 1,750 quarts of ice cream as well as 3,000 tea cups and 7,500 blankets. You may already know that the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. at night on Sunday, April 14, 1912 and sunk just over two-and-a-half hours later. Several things may have contributed to the tragedy that claimed 1,500 lives.
Though the damage in the hull was 220 to 245 feet long, the most recent evidence shows that there was only a 12 square foot opening (the size of a refrigerator) in the hull allowing water inside the ship. Was the ship traveling too fast for the weather conditions? Did the collision with the iceberg cause the rivets to pop out of the hull? Should the ship have hit the iceberg head on instead of trying to steer around it? We may never know if there was a way to prevent the Titanic from sinking. The Titanic was rediscovered on the ocean floor on July 14th, 1986, 74 years after it sank. After the sinking of the Titanic new safety regulations were recommended. Ships were soon required to carry enough lifeboats to hold everyone onboard and that that lifeboat drills were properly performed.Now you've done it, you've caused an error! This is most likely your fault, but incase it's' not, we have notified the idiots geniuses behind this site... You can try going back to the homepage.
If that's not working, you can just watch the following video for now. Once you've watched it all the way through, you may try again.The StageCarpathia was thrust into history as the ship that rescued the survivors the RMS Titanic the after that legendary ship sank on the morning of April 15, 1912. The tiny vessel entered New York as the world waited anxiously for news. After that day, she all but disappeared from the spotlight, cast aside as the tragedy unfolded into an International Maritime Disaster. She never again reclaimed the spotlight and to this day remains a forgotten cast member in the epic tragedy. Early YearsRoyal Mail Steamer Carpathia was launched in 1902 by the Sawn Hunter & Wigham Richardson Company. A tiny vessel, she was 541 feet long and 64 feet wide with a service speed of 15 knots. Her early days saw transatlantic service, transporting immigrants from Hungry and other countries to the United States and Canada. In 1905, Carpathia was refitted as a cruise ship and included 1st and 2nd Class passengers accommodations.
Between 1909 and 1911 she saw service in Mediterranean Trade. In January 1912, Carpathia was placed under the command of Captain Arthur H. Rostron, who regularly made transatlantic crossings, bringing immigrants to America and the wealthy to the Mediterranean for pleasure cruises. On April 11, 1912, the ship embarked on a cruise voyage with approximately 700 people on board. At 8:00AM Carpathia was joined briefly by the SS Californian, a ship that would descend into the depths of controversy as it was only five miles from Titanic during the sinking and had failed to respond to the disaster until the following day. But that's another story. The Titanic DisasterCaptain Rostron was awaken in his cabin by his wireless operator and told him about the Titanic's S.O.S. and C.Q.D. calls. Rostron immediately ordered the ship to assist the sinking liner, over sixty miles away. As the ship charged full steam through the ice field. Rostron issued a series of orders to prep the ship for rescue operations.
All gangway doors open. Passengers are to remain separate from survivors. Blankets, soup and drinks prepared. Extra rooms, officer's quarters and common rooms prepared to receive survivors. Hospitals prepared in dining rooms. Cut all heat, hot water and steam to passenger cabins to increase vessel's top speed. Additional lookouts posted to look for bergs and survivors. His efforts increased the vessel's top speed from 14.5 knots to 17 knots, shaving an entire hour off the journey. The Carpathia passed six icebergs on the way to the Titanic. At 4:00AM the Carpathia arrived at the site of the sinking and began picking up survivors, a task that lasted 4 hours. At 8:15AM Carpathia had finished rescuing the survivors and now dangerously overcapacity, set sail back to New York when she was greeted by thousands of people at the Pier on April 18, 1912. After disembarking the 705 survivors, Carpathia's exit from the world stage occurred when she lowered Titanic's lifeboats into the White Star Berth, all that remained of the World's Largest Liner.
FateCarpathia never again saw prestige. Two years after the sinking of the Titanic, World War I broke out across Europe. Carpathia was seized by the Canadian government and pressed into service as a troopship where she transported Canadian and American troops to Europe throughout the war. On July 15, 1918, Carpathia departed Liverpool as part of a convoy, it would be her last voyage. On the morning of July 17, 1918, she was struck by a torpedo in the Celtic Sea from German U-Boat U-55. The ship began to sink slowly. Captain William Prothero gave the order to abandon ship. All passengers and crew boarded its lifeboats as the ship went down. U-55 serviced and fired a final torpedo into Carpathia, sending it to the bottom. U-55 was about to machine gun the survivors when the HMS Snowdrop fired back at the U-Boat forcing it away. DiscoveryIn 2000, the wreck was discovered in 500 feet of water, sitting upright on the ocean floor. It's current owner is Premier Exhibitions, the same company that owns salvor-in-possession rights of the Titanic.