29 November 2011

It's A Fact #50, #51, #52, & #53

100 random facts about the Titanic.



50. It is also correct to refer to the vessel as SS Titanic
51. No one ever said the ship was "unsinkable." (A newspaper claimed that the airtight compartments made her “practically unsinkable.”)
52. 2228 passengers and crew departed Queenstown (now Cobh) the last port of call before New York
53. This figure comprised 1343 passengers and 885 crew
Sent by way of the Wireless Room by Carmel Elizabeth at 7:12 AM
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  1. JoyNovember 29, 2011 at 1:32 PM

    Those are really fascinating facts, Bree! I actually never studied much about the events of the Titanic. I thought though that there were people who claimed that the Titanic was "unsinkable" and that "even God cannot sink this ship..." I don't know, but I thought I might have read it somewhere so it is interesting to know!

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