![]() Titanic: Facts & Figures By Jim Sadur Updated 3/11/10 HOME |
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RMS stands for Royal Mail Steamer The Titanic was never christened. It was not the practice of the White Star Line to hold such ceremonies. Although there were 4 funnels (smoke stacks), only 3 were functional. The 4th (rear most) funnel was added to make Titanic look more impressive. Ice warnings received on April 14, 1912: 6 Lifeboat #7 was the first to be launched at 12:45 AM (65 minutes after hitting the iceberg.) It carried only 27 people yet was rated to hold 65. One of the last songs the band reportedly played before their death was, "Songe d'Automne" (not "Nearer Thy God To Thee" as seen in the movies.) The Titanic was rediscovered in 1985 by an expedition led by Jean-Louis Michel (Ifremer) and Dr. Robert Ballard (Woods Hole). A ship, the SS Californian, was close to the stricken Titanic and might have rescued everyone. However its sole wireless operator, Cyril Evans, went to bed 10 minutes before Titanic struck the iceberg and did not receive the distress message.
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MORE FACTS
Cost of a ticket (one way)
Note: In 1912, skilled shipyard workers who built Titanic earned
£2 ($10) per week. Unskilled workers earned £1 or less per week. A single First
Class berth would have cost these workers 4 to 8 months wages.
Note: The range of wages was quite extreme in 1912. In today's
money, Captain Smith earned about $125,000 per year while Stewardess
Robinson earned only $4100 per year!
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PEOPLE FACTS People on board: 2228 337 First Class Survived: 705
(chart source: The Titanic: End of a Dream)
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