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Tue Apr 10, 2018: Thousands cheer madly as Titanic leaves Southampton on maiden voyage, April 10, 1912.
At 4:10, note that smoke is coming from only the first three stacks. The fourth stack was for ventilation.
The fourth funnel provided air ventilation for the galleys as well as a chimney flue for the 1st class smoking room. Smoke and/or steam would emit from the funnel, but would be hardly noticable, especially when compared to the first three stacks, which were connected directly to the boiler rooms. The smokestack did have a ladder to its top, as evidenced by the famous stern-on shot of the Titanic at Queenstown. You can see a stoker poking his head over the top of the 4th funnel.
Dan Cherry, Aug 11, 2000
All the "original footage" clips of the Titanic on YouTube seem to be set to classical music. The sound track in this one is a work by Erik Satie. For example:
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In a frequently commented-on literary coincidence, Morgan Robertson authored a novel called Futility in 1898 about a fictional British passenger liner with the plot bearing a number of similarities to the Titanic disaster. In the novel the ship is the SS Titan, a four-stacked liner, the largest in the world and considered unsinkable. But like the Titanic, she sinks after hitting an iceberg and does not have enough lifeboats.
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Futility
Robertson is best known for his short novel Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan, first published in 1898. This story features an enormous British passenger liner called the SS Titan, which, deemed to be unsinkable, carries an insufficient number of lifeboats. On a voyage in the month of April, the Titan hits an iceberg and sinks in the North Atlantic, resulting in the loss of almost everyone on board. There are many remarkable similarities to the real-life disaster of the RMS Titanic. The book was published 14 years before the actual Titanic, carrying an insufficient number of lifeboats, hit an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912 and sank in the North Atlantic, killing most of the people on board. The similarities between the two has lent credibility to conspiracy theories regarding the Titanic.
It's a hoax!
Tue Jan 3, 2017: Titanic not sunk by iceberg, experts claim.
Submariner
(12,512 posts)Looking at the women all I could think was what a pain in the ass it must have been to get up and get dressed every morning. Gigantic hats, frilly blouses with lace, long skirts or dresses, I believe they had button up shoes back then, and of course, we couldn't see the understuff like pantyhose.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,828 posts)And this year will be no different.
I will be dressing up in my Edwardian gown, big hat, drinking Pink Moscato or Asti Spumanti from my White Star Line Crystal glasses, eating from my good China.
It has been a tradition of ours for 17 years now. I have not seen Linda since early January.
malaise
(269,237 posts)Thanks
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,681 posts)Titanic survivors in lifeboat nearing Carpathia rescue ship, today 1912:
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Not sure how many have seen this video, but it is without a doubt one of the most haunting things Ive ever seen. Its like watching the Titanic sink in real time
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I made it all the way up to about five words per minute on understanding code. These guys are good.
Now that I have some time on my hands, I should drop in again on W1AW.
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Like everything else, it's easier on the computer now. The noise from the many power supplies I have running at my work station wipe out shortwave reception.