RMS Titanic Collection
Titanic (1911) White Star Line
Built by Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland. Tonnage: 46,329. Dimensions: 852' x 92' (882' o.l.). Triple-screw, 21 knots. Two quadruple expansion engines on outside shafts and one low pressure steam turbine on center shaft. Two masts and four funnels. From keel to top of funnels 175 feet high. Keel laid: March 21,1909. Launched, May 31,1911. Cost: $7,500,000 to build. She had 29 boilers and could make a speed of 23 knots. Displacement of 66,000 tons. Fourth funnel was a dummy, but it enhanced her appearance. Maiden Voyage: This very famous luxury liner commenced her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, April 10, 1912, with a reported 1,308 passengers and a crew of 898 officers and men. Fate: It was on the night of April 14, near midnight, that she struck a giant iceberg at full speed. The submerged part of the iceberg opened up five of the foremost water-tight compartments, thus dooming the liner with such severe damage to her hull. The Titanic did not remain afloat long, as she went down into the deep icy cold water of the North Atlantic at 2:20 A.M. on the morning that followed. The staggering loss of life amounted to 815 passengers and 688 of the crew. Sister ship: Olympic.
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Profusely illustrated topics include Planning, Building, and Launching; Officers; Crew Members; Provisions & Cargo; Manifests & Passenger Lists; Fashions On Board; Titanic Lifeboats - 1912; Anatomy of the Disaster; Victims; Survivors; Aftermath; American Inquiry and Titanic Investigation - 1912; Book Collection; Ephemera and Reproductions; Magazines and Journals; Movies and Motion Pictures; Collectibles & Memorabilia; Memorials; Documentary Videos; Huge Image Library; RMS Titanic Images - Charts, Tables, Diagrams, Graphs, Maps; and RMS Titanic Images - Deck Plans. - Passenger Lists
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Topical Index
Planning, Building, and Launching
The keel of the Titanic was laid on March 31, 1909, and she was launched on May 31, 1911; she passed her trials before the Board of Trade officials on March 31, 1912, at Belfast, arrived at Southampton on April 4, and sailed the following Wednesday, April 10, with 2,208 passengers and crew, on her maiden voyage to New York.
The Titanic's officers were no novices and were well trained in the knowledge of this and all other dangers of the sea. From the Captain down, they were the pick of the best that the White Star Line had in its employ.
The RMS Titanic's crew had a complement of 860, made up of 475 stewards, cooks, etc., 320 engineers, and 65 engaged in her navigation. A complete listing of all Crew Members, photographs, and related stories is included.
The condition of the food served at sea on the great liner like the Titanic is always prime. Refrigerators that have the capacity for 500 tons of food are freshly filled for each voyage, and they keep everything put Into them in perfect condition.
Unlike most transatlantic voyages from the early 1900s, the RMS Titanic ended up producing more lists of passengers and crew than perhaps any other journey on record. The plethora of manifests evolved and expanded as researchers, compendiums, encyclopedias, book authors, and others are all seeking to produce a list with some distinction.
The Titanic Era fashions were as elegant as you might envision to more simple clothing. Dressing up for dining in either the First or Second Class required more formal attire - tuxedos for men, day or evening dresses for women.
The fundamental mystery of the Titanic disaster is likely, therefore, always to remain an inexplicable puzzle. The subsidiary cause, which was owing to the tremendous loss of life—the lack of sufficient boats to carry all passengers and the whole of the crew—is more easily accounted for.
Explore the events, ship, and personalities that made this particular disaster the most written about the marine disaster of all time. From being touted as "Unsinkable" to it chilling dive to the bottom five days into its maiden voyage. After reading these incredible and sometimes incredulous stories, one might wonder if this was a vortex of the Bermuda Triangle.
The RMS Titanic claimed 1,503 lives on 15 April 1912 -- 832 passengers and 685 crew members, representing approximately 68% of the total souls on board of 2,208. The tragic loss of life was all but guaranteed as the Titanic had only 20 lifeboats with a capacity of 1,178.
The survivors were picked up in boats by the Cunard steamer "Carpathia" shortly after the "Titanic" had gone down, and were landed at New York on Thursday night April 18, 1912.
Picture, if you will, the World's most renowned ship going to her doom in the darkness of the night, taking with her 1,635 passengers and crew with a mere 705 survivors. Public inquiries and investigations on both sides of the Atlantic culminated in new laws passed making ocean-going travel safer. With the myth of the unsinkable ship debunked, the aftermath of the tragedy of the Titanic will live on for infinity.
American Inquiry and Titanic Investigation - 1912
A total of 82 witnesses testified about ice warnings that were ignored, the inadequate number of lifeboats, the ship's speed, the failure of nearby ships to respond to the Titanic's distress calls, and the treatment of passengers of different classes.
Our collection features both hardcover and softcover books devoted to the many topics that comprise the world of the RMS Titanic, the ship, passengers, survivors, findings, movies, and more.
Ocean Liner ephemera, the brochures, tickets, passenger lists, baggage tags, voyage abstract of logs, landing cards, lithographs, postcards, and photographs were often kept as voyage souvenirs and later coveted by collectors. This collection of selected RMS Titanic reproductions are part of the GG Archives.
Our collection features publications that were entirely devoted to the Titanic or had substantive articles about the RMS Titanic, the ship, passengers, survivors, findings, and more.
It seems an impossibility—and is today-to attempt to photograph at depths of one or two miles, and yet what has been accomplished the past month was deemed equally unattainable a few years ago. It is unlikely, but by no means impossible) that children of those who went down in the “Titanic" may live to look upon an actual picture of that great steamship resting on the ocean's floor.
While the actual RMS Titanic ephemera and other collectibles are both scarce and pricey, there are plenty of reproductions available for a reasonable price, suitable for many Titanic aficionados. You'll quickly notice that packaging of the collectibles are often the priority since the product (reproductions of available documents) is essentially the same from all suppliers.
Expressions of tender, heartfelt sympathy for those who were in great grief; sorrow for those who died; glowing words of tribute for the heroism which had thrilled the world and then strong words urging legislation and regulation to prevent a recurrence of the Titanic catastrophe marked the memorial meeting on April 21, 1912. Many memorials were planned and created that documented the heroism displayed during the Titanic Disaster and to recognize the people who died in this tragedy.
Educational, entertaining, documentary videos covering the RMS Titanic provides the visual component in learning through extraordinary films made around the time of the disaster in 1912 to present day, incorporating new discoveries to help viewers understand what really happened.
All our RMS Titanic-related images organized by source, date, and page, used throughout this section to illustrate the numerous articles, essays, and other items in this section.
RMS Titanic Images - Charts, Tables, Diagrams, Graphs, Maps
RMS Titanic Images - Historical Charts, Tables, Diagrams, Graphs, Maps is a collection from many sources from the 1910s. These images present a memorable way to infuse a sense of what happened to the world's most famous tragedy!
RMS Titanic Images - Deck Plans
Superb Collection of Deck Plans are provided for Boat Deck and Promenade Deck A, Poop Deck, Bridge Deck B, Forecastle Deck, Shelter Deck C, Saloon Deck D, Upper Deck E, Middle Deck F, Lower Deck G, Orlop Deck, Lower Orlop Deck, and Tank Top. Longitudinal Section Showing Decks and Watertight Bulkheads, Transverse (Amidship) Section, Cross-Section, Public Rooms, Staterooms, Boiler Rooms Nos 1 and 2, and Engine Rooms.
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Passenger Lists
1912-04-10 RMS Titanic Passenger List
First Class (Saloon) Passenger List for the RMS Titanic of the White Star Line From Southampton to New York via Cherbourg and Queenstown (Cobh), Departing Wednesday, 10 April 1912, and Sunk on Sunday, 14th April 1912, Commanded by Captain E. J. Smith.
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Menus
1912-04-14 RMS Titanic Luncheon Menu
Privately published reproduction of the famous Luncheon Bill of Fare from the RMS Titanic feature such specialities as Cockie Leekie, Roast Beef, Veal & Ham Pie, and Virginia & Cumberland Ham.
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Photographs
Newspaper Boy Holds Evening Newspaper with Titanic Disaster Headlines. The New York Observer (9 May 1912) p. 585. GGA Image ID # 105f492675
Photograph of the main dining room on the salon deck of the ill-fated White Star Liner Titanic, which foundered in mid-ocean after ramming an iceberg. © Underwood & Underwood 1912. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (LC-DIG-ds-11023). GGA Image ID # 10dacaee34
Veranda Cafe and Palm Court of the Titanic - 1912. © New York World-Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division (LC-DIG-ds-11022). GGA Image ID # 10db0a633f
The Titanic's Café Parisien Before Climbing Plants Were Added to Its Trellised Walls. Robert John Welch (1859-1936), official photographer for Harland & Wolff. Published 1 March 1912. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ead481d4
First Class Barber Shop on C Deck Near the Aft Grand Staircase. The Barber was permitted to sell postcards, souvenirs, and other sundry items, some of which are visible on the back wall on this photograph. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ebd10f9d
View of the Boat Deck on the Titanic on the Starboard Side. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ebf8d929
First Class Lounge on the RMS Titanic. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ed1981f2
The White Star Liners Olympic and Titanic Side by Side. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ed19bff6
FIrst Class Stateroom B-58 on the Titanic. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ed32c648
First Class Stateroom B-59 on the Titanic. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ed35301b
Fig. 100: Special First Class Stateroom, B-63. The Shipbuilder (Midsummer 1911) p. 91. GGA Image ID # 10ca5e4b09
Fig. 107: First Class Single-Berth Stateroom on A Deck. The Shipbuilder (Midsummer 1911) p. 95. GGA Image ID # 10cbf7ad94
Fig. 109: First Class Three-Berth Stateroom on C Deck (C-9 and Similar). The Shipbuilder (Midsummer 1911) p. 96. GGA Image ID # 10cc116dd4
First Class Reading and Writing Room on the Titanic. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ed7cf44e
View of the First Class Smoking Room on the Titanic. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10ed80d167
Surviving Stewardesses from the RMS Titanic - April 1912. Public Domain Image. GGA Image ID # 10eed18095
First Class Swimming Pool on the Titanic. For Those Who like Exercise in the Water: A Swimming-Bath Aboard the "Titanic." The Illustrated London News (4 May 1912) p. 651-652, GGA Image ID # 10eb38abb8
Entrance to a Private Promenade Deck from First Class Parlor Suite - A Part of One of the Two. £870 Suites. The Illustrated London News (4 May 1912) p. 651-652, GGA Image ID # 10ebcccd33
The Late E. J. (Edward James ) Smith, RNR, Captain of the RMS Titanic and Commodore of the White Star Line (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912). The Sphere (27 April 1912) p. 69. GGA Image ID # 110a8ff688
A Last Vision of the Titanic by Night -- An Impression at Cherbourg. The Titanic after sailing from Southampton put in at Cherbourg to pick up her European passengers. This view gives an excellent impression of the vessel during her one and only visit to the French port on the evening of Wednesday, 10 April 1912. Her hundreds of portholes produce a kind of shimmering glow upon the darkness of the surrounding water. The Sphere (27 April 1912) p. 1 of the Supplement. GGA Image ID # 11085e7c87
Promenade Deck on the RMS Titanic. The Truth About the Titanic (1913) p. 12. GGA Image iD # 106f7cfd8c
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Deck Plans
Plate III. Deck Plans for the RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic for the Longitunal, Boat Deck, and Promenade Deck A. The Shipbuilder, June 1911. GGA Image ID # 1dcbbb6990. Click to View Larger Image.
Plate III. Deck Plans for the RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic for the Forecastle Deck, Shelter Deck C, Saloon Deck D, and Upper Deck E. The Shipbuilder, June 1911. GGA Image ID # 1dcbd8058b. Click to View Larger Image.
Plate V. Deck Plans for the RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic for Middle Deck F, Lower Deck G, Orlop Deck, Lower Orlop Deck, and Tank Top. The Shipbuilder, June 1911. GGA Image ID # 1dcb3e2a46. Click to View Larger Image.
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Books
The First Great Ocean Liners in Photographs 1897 - 1927
Sumptuous volume recalls the glorious early years of elegant transatlantic travel. Over 190 historic photographs depict exterior and interior views of 101 great ocean liners, including the Virginian, Imperator, Vaterland, Bismarck, Lusitania, Mauretania, Balmoral Castle, Titanic, Olympic, Aquitania and dozens more. Full captions.
The book profiles the opulent lifestyles aboard such floating palaces as Normandie, Rex, Olympic, Amerika, Queen Mary, France, Mauritania, Queen Elizabeth II, Imperator, and Titanic. "Perhaps the most readable book on the subject ever to have appeared" --Country Life. Black-and-white photographs.
The Shipbuilder 1906 - 1914: Volume 1
Reprinted from The Shipbuilder Magazine, Volume One Distinguished Liners include: Empress of Ireland, Oriana, Oronsa, Volturno, Falaba, Amazon, Araguaya, Avon, Adriatic, President Lincoln, Lusitania, Mauretania, California, Rotterdam, Lapland, George Washingon, Laurentic, Megantic, Edinburgh Castle, Garth Castle, Balmoral Castle, Storstad, Galway Castle, Nomadic, Traffic, Zeelandic, Cameronia, Olympic, Titanic, France, Carmania, Paul LeCat, Reina Victoria-Eugenia, Ascania, Alaunia, Empress of Russia, Empress of Asia, Ceramic, Missanabie, Metagama.
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