The Titanic’s lifeboat capacity was governed by the British Board of Trade’s rules, which were drafted in 1894. By 1912, these regulations were badly out of date. The Titanic was four times larger than the largest legal classification considered under the 18-year-old rules and so by law was not required to carry more than 16 lifeboats. When she left Southampton, the Titanic actually carried four additional collapsible boats.

The Mersy Inquiry determined that there were 1,316 passsengers on board: 325 in first-class, 285 in second, and 706 in third-class. At the time of the sinking, the Ship's crew consisted of 885 men and women divided between three departments: Deck Department, 66; Engine Department, 325; Victualling (Passenger Care) Department, 494. Not included in this list are the eight members of the Ship's band who were technically from another company and traveled under second-class tickets.

The ultimate fate of Titanic's lifeboats is not known. Unloaded at the White Star pier in New York by Carpathia, the name plates were removed. It is likely that the boats were taken home by Titanic's sister, the Olympic and discreetly returned to service.

Even though Titanic had a full set of pumps, they were not large enough to handle the vast amount of water that was entering the holes in the hull.

R: You can move forwards and backwards or turn around with your arrow keys. Signs on board of the Titanic will help you with the other functions like running, changing your camera view point and even flying around! R: The Titanic 3D is a visualisation made by Emmanuel Asset, based on the original plans and drawings. Susan Katarzis made the Avatars and clothing after research on the original clothes during those times.

Due to her fragile condition, the depth, and the immense cost involved, no. At least not intact. A lot of controversy surrounds the possibility of someone dismantling the ship and raising it piece by piece. Fortunately, no. Human remains were long ago consumed by marine life, Grim reminders of the tragedy do still exist such as shoes and boots lying on the sea floor in the same position where the victims settled.

The wealthiest passenger aboard was undoubtedly 47 year old John Jacob Astor. Though he had inherited a vast fortune from his great grandfather, he had extended this empire through real estate, particularly hotels.

Titanic was designed with a series of transverse bulkheads, separating her into 16 "water-tight" compartments. Unfortunately, these bulkheads, while extending above the water-line, were not capped with water-tight decks. Her designers considered a breach between two compartments a worse case scenario, and in fact designed her to float with any four compartments flooded.

The Titanic 3D is a 3-dimensional environment, accessible via the Internet with the AW-E browser. You move around it using your arrow keys and a few others.

Possibly. Although our website is updated frequently, It still may not reflect our entire inventory to date. We carry thousands of items, and not all are listed on our web site. Contact our Customer Service Center during normal business hours and we will be glad to help you!

A - Yes, there is significant evidence and testimony to suggest that more than one man disguised themselves in order to board boats. Despite rumors created by some 1912 media, White Star Line Chairman, Bruce Ismay, was not one of them. A - No. Lorraine Allison was the only child in first and second class to die. 53 of 76 children in third-class perished.

It's basically a joke, looking back over the past 10 years at these companies(?) that have come and gone that claimed to have plans to build or to be building a Titanic replica. The webmaster originally had a list posted here of several articles and websites of organizations making the claim to have full intentions of building a replica, complete with estimated launch dates. In updating links etc. to this site in Jan.

This is one of the most asked questions we get. Certainly the Titanic is one of the most famous ships of all time. Since we deal only in original items , anything from the Titanic is extremely rare and commands a very high price. Most original Titanic items are sold at auction, and therefore we do not have a list of Titanic Items for Sale. We do offer for purchase our reproduction Deck Plans (The only item we sell that is not original).

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