It's A Fact #93, #94, #95, #96 & #97

100 random facts about the Titanic.

93. The rudder weighed 101 tons and was made from six separate parts

94. All children in First and Second class were saved (5 first and 24 second class, per Board of Trade report.)* See Below

95. Of the 73 children in Third Class only 23 were saved

96. Titanic had a crew of 898 of which only 210 were saved

97. Third class passengers were not locked in their accommodation during the sinking

It's A Fact #88, #89, #90, #91 & #92

100 random facts about the Titanic.

88. The Titanic came from No 3 slip Queens Shipyard

89. The Thompson dry-dock was designed to accommodate the Olympic class vessels

90. The hull shell plating on Titanic was 1" thick

91. The anchors weighed 31 tons in Total.

92. Over three million rivets were used in the construction of Titanic

It's A Fact #83, #84, #85, #86, & #87

100 random facts about the Titanic.

83. The two outer propellers had a diameter of 23' 6" while the centre or turbine one was 17' 0" in diameter.

84. Titanic had the first ever swimming pool built into a vessel.

85. White Star had difficulty in assembling a crew for Titanic due to a manpower shortage

86. Due to serious coal strike White Star were forced to transfer all their coal stocks to Titanic

87. All the engineering staff both White Star and H&W were lost in the disaster

 

March Excerpt of Violets Are Blue

This is it — the final excerpt of Violets Are Blue. I have chosen one that I think will whet your interest quite a bit . . . enjoy!

I had been reading but ten minutes when I heard footsteps coming from the kitchen, and then Robert’s voice. 

“Mum!” he gasped. “There’s a big commotion down at the harbor! Something about the Titanic!”

My heart beat rapidly.

“Really?” Mum asked quizzically. “That’s strange. Now Vi, wait one minute—” 

But she was too late. I had already flown from the bedroom, through the kitchen, and out of the apartment door. My feet pounded down the stairs, my sides heaving. All I could think of was seeing Lilli.

The harbor had never seemed farther; my feet had never moved so slowly. The wind beat against me, holding me back. Despite the fact that it was April, the evening air was cool, but I paid no attention to the chilly breeze. I ran with lightning in my steps. People stared at me as I ran, but I moved right past them. 

Why were the roads so long tonight? Why couldn’t my feet move more rapidly? I couldn’t contain my excitement; this was the moment for which I had waited several months.

A large crowd had gathered around the harbor. I saw a ship docked, but it was somewhat smaller than the pictures of the Titanic Robert saved from the newspapers.

That’s odd, I thought.

But I was given no more time to speculate it. As people poured forth from this ship, I finally saw the name painted on the side: R.M.S. Carpathia.

How could that be? Was another ship to arrive; a ship of which I was not aware? Fear started to seep through my bones. What had happened to the Titanic?

It's A Fact #78, #79, #80, #81, & #82

100 random facts about the Titanic.

78. Titanic did not have it's name painted in the ship while it was on the slipway

79. Olympic and Titanic cost £3 million for the pair

80. Titanic has part of the Promenade Deck plated in to allow better passenger comfort

81. Alexander Carlisle was Chief Designer for Harland and Wolff when order was placed

82. Cunard Line purchased the White Star line

March - April Giveaway

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED TOMMOROW.
It's here, y'all. The final giveaway . . . and the moment for which I've been waiting exactly 11 months. :) But before we get into all that we have a small matter to take care of — the winner of last month's giveaway. And that's not exactly a small matter. 

#29, Spicemuffin! Congratulations! You can e-mail Bree or fill out her order form here — whichever you prefer. I hope you enjoy your new ocean-themed blog design!

And as for this month's giveaway, the final Unsinkable giveaway . . . *wipes a quick sentimental tear* . . . We couldn't exactly end this year-long event without a bang, now could we? :)

The final Unsinkable giveaway winner will receive a free signed copy of my book, Violets Are Blue!

Oh, the Ways You Can Win!

*Since this is the last giveaway to be featured on Unsinkable, every entry's previous worth has been doubled.

mandatory entry: Follow Unsinkable and leave a comment saying you do.

+2 extra entries: Follow Elizabeth's blog, Living on Literary Lane, and leave a comment saying you do.

+2 extra entries: Follow Bree's blog, He Designs My Life, and leave a comment saying you do.

+2 extra entries: Put the giveaway button (found on the sidebar) on your blog's sidebar.

+2 extra entries: Put the Unsinkable button (found on the sidebar) on your blog's sidebar.

+6 extra entries: Post, tweet, or Facebook about this month's giveaway and leave a comment with the link (publish the comment 6 times so as to be entered the proper amount of times).

This giveaway will close on April 12th at 11:59 P.M. The winner and next month's giveaway will be posted on April 14th. 

Good luck, ladies!

The Giveaway Is Closed!

As of now, the February - March giveaway is closed, meaning from this point forward, no new entries will be accepted. 

Thank you so much to all who entered! The winner and next month's giveaway will both be up by the 14th, per our usual. And I'd stop by that day if I were you . . . methinks y'all will like the final (!!) giveaway. :)

Blessings!