Story of the Titanic (DK History)

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Howells, Richard (1999). The Myth of the Titanic. United Kingdom: MacMillan Press. ISBN 978-0-333-72597-9. Third Class (commonly referred to as steerage) accommodations aboard Titanic were not as luxurious as First or Second Class, but were better than on many other ships of the time. They reflected the improved standards which the White Star Line had adopted for trans-Atlantic immigrant and lower-class travel. On most other North Atlantic passenger ships at the time, Third Class accommodations consisted of little more than open dormitories in the forward end of the vessels, in which hundreds of people were confined, often without adequate food or toilet facilities.

Lang, John (2012). Titanic: A Fresh Look at the Evidence by a Former Chief Inspector of Marine Accidents. Rowman & Littlefield. p.124. ISBN 978-1442218925.Beveridge, Bruce; Hall, Steve (2004). Olympic &Titanic : The Truth Behind the Conspiracy. Haverford, Pennsylvania: Infinity Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7414-1949-1 . Retrieved 15 October 2020. Butler, Daniel Allen (2002) [1998]. Unsinkable: the full story of the RMS Titanic. USA: Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-306-81110-4. Both Olympic and Titanic registered Liverpool as their home port. The offices of the White Star Line, as well as Cunard, were in Liverpool, and up until the introduction of the Olympic, most British ocean liners for both Cunard and White Star, such as Lusitania and Mauretania, sailed from Liverpool followed by a port of call in Queenstown, Ireland. Since the company's founding in 1845, a vast majority of their operations had taken place from Liverpool. However, in 1907 White Star Line established another service from Southampton on England's south coast, which became known as White Star's "Express Service". Southampton had many advantages over Liverpool, the first being its proximity to London. [101] Tragically, this was to be the norm: During the confusion and chaos during the precious hours before Titanic plunged into the sea, nearly every lifeboat would be launched woefully under-filled, some with only a handful of passengers. Xuequan, Mu. "Chinese manufacturer builds Titanic replica". news.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016 . Retrieved 25 March 2017.

Outgoing Steamships – Sail Saturday, October 26, 1912: Majestic (Southampton)". The Sun. 24 October 1912. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015 . Retrieved 18 May 2015. First Images in 15 Years Document Decay of the Titanic". forbes.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021 . Retrieved 17 August 2019. Titanic tourist submersible goes missing with search under way". BBC News. 19 June 2023 . Retrieved 19 June 2023. From 11 April to local apparent noon the next day, Titanic covered 484 nautical miles (557mi; 896km); the following day, 519 nautical miles (597mi; 961km); and by noon on the final day of her voyage, 546 nautical miles (628mi; 1,011km). From then until the time of her sinking, she travelled another 258 nautical miles (297mi; 478km), averaging about 21 knots (24mph; 39km/h). [140] Titanic 's passengers numbered approximately 1,317 people: 324 in First Class, 284 in Second Class, and 709 in Third Class. Of these, 869 (66%) were male and 447 (34%) female. There were 107 children aboard, the largest number of whom were in Third Class. [116] The ship was considerably under-capacity on her maiden voyage, as she could accommodate 2,453 passengers—833 First Class, 614 Second Class, and 1,006 Third Class. [117]Landau, Elaine (2001). Heroine of the Titanic: The Real Unsinkable Molly Brown. pp.22–23. ISBN 978-0-395-93912-3 . Retrieved 15 October 2020.

Most of the bodies were numbered; however, the five passengers buried at sea by Carpathia went unnumbered. [246] Tsang, Amie (17 August 2018). "The Titanic's Artifacts Are About to Change Hands. Here's What's for Sale". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021 . Retrieved 22 October 2019. Exceeding Andrews’ prediction, Titanic stubbornly stayed afloat for close to three hours. Those hours witnessed acts of craven cowardice and extraordinary bravery.

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The water temperature was well below normal in the area where Titanic sank. It also contributed to the rapid death of many passengers during the sinking. Water temperature readings taken around the time of the accident were reported to be −2°C (28°F). Typical water temperatures were normally around 7°C (45°F) during mid-April. [233] The coldness of the water was a critical factor, often causing death within minutes for many of those in the water. Crosbie, Duncan; Mortimer, Sheila (2006). Titanic: The Ship of Dreams. New York, NY: Orchard Books. ISBN 978-0-439-89995-6. TITANIC IN PERIL ON LEAVING PORT; Suction of Giant Liner Breaks Hawsers of the New York, Which Floats Helpless". The New York Times. 11 April 1912. p.1 . Retrieved 22 March 2022. The only known picture of Titanic 's wireless radio room, taken by the Catholic priest Francis Browne. Harold Bride is seated at the desk. On 23 April, the Daily Mail reported: "Late in the afternoon hope died out. The waiting crowds thinned, and silent men and women sought their homes. In the humbler homes of Southampton there is scarcely a family who has not lost a relative or friend. Children returning from school appreciated something of tragedy, and woeful little faces were turned to the darkened, fatherless homes." [196]