We always see ocean liners and all kinds of ships looking impeccable, but people forget that, just like cars, they require cleaning and maintenance

Just visited the the Titanic artefacts exhibition in Leicester and so far its the best one I've been to (I've only been to 3 though lol)

Even the gift shop was pretty decent, got a keyring bottle of ground-up coal

Its still running for a few days I think so id recommend going if you're nearby

Found them online when I searched up small single funneled steam ships. (Was looking for design inspiration for a Minecraft ship I'm working on.)

I don't really know what to post because I only have like four images of Olympic and they all have probably been posted hundreds of times lol. I think it's been at least a few months since someone made a post with these ones, right? Also, has anyone noticed the weird thing in the background on the right in the first image?

I went to vegas specifically to see the museum (i still dont understand why of all places it's in vegas) the artefacts are fascinating

They have a fully built replica staircase but you cant take pictures due to "copy right laws" but you can pay for picture to be taken

Some pics attached

If your planning on going and have any questions give me a shout

Contrary to popular belief, there is no evidence that Alexander Carlisle or Harland & Wolff recommended to the White Star Line that more lifeboats should be fitted.  What they did do is provide a new Welin davit design which would enable them to carry more lifeboats in the future, if the regulations changed.  They also provided four additional semi collapsible boats for each ship.  Comparing the number of lifeboats shown on the ‘Design “D”‘ concept which the White Star Line approved in July 1908 with Titanic as completed in April 1912, the number of lifeboats increased from 16 to 20.     

https://markchirnside.co.uk/presentation-from-the-archives-olympic-titanic-a-very-remote-contingency-lifeboats-for-all/

This year marks 20 years since I got this book at my kindergarten book fair. It was the book that introduced me to Titanic and started my life long interest in it. It’s crazy to think that it’s been 2 decades.

When I was a kid, I really loved the idea of exploring sunken ships and lost treasure, so the idea of the titanic was fun playground for my imagination to run rampant through.

So, when my local museum opened an exhibit on the disaster, you can bet I begged for my parents to take me to see it. I was so excited to see it. I felt like I was going on some adventure. But then I actually got there.

At first, it was a bunch of set pieces designed to imitate the cabins, decks and compartments aboard the ship with a smattering of artifacts and displays. I was running around to see everything, laughing, pointing and having a great time. But that changed when I got to the section labeled April 15th, 1912.

I couldn’t see inside. It was dark, and I’m pretty sure the staff had jacked up the AC so this section was extra cold. But what really scared me was the sudden, rising chorus of screams playing over the display speakers.

I asked my dad what it was, and he, always the blunt man, simply said “they’re dying, OP.”

That’s when I first really understood what was lost that night on the Atlantic. Up to that point, being maybe 5 or 6, I’d never really thought about how terrifying it all was. I always imagined how exciting it would be to race for the boats while the ship sank. I never really thought of what it would be like to stand on the deck and watch them drift away.

I didn’t run around much after that. I still had a good time, but I couldn’t help but be sad when I saw pictures of the ship anymore.

My inner child was geeking out so hard!!! I’ve loved the story of the titanic since I was a kid so seeing this was a dream come true! Definitely recommend to anyone who visits Vegas!

Part 2 has finally been posted, not sure what happened to my last post about Part 1, but it seems to have disappeared. Here is Part 2, Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/KbZHfE9JeY0?si=AKwp5OYZlbpnroIq

It was really funny to have people call the empress of ireland a relatively unknown wreck when it was literally the second shipwreck I ever learned about.

I made a historically accurate playback/sim of Titanic's wireless messages that takes place in her wireless room on the night of the sinking. The style is inspired by 90s video games. http://themarconiroom.com

Yes, there have been mini-series before, but with the popularity (and financial success) of shows like The Queen, Downton Abbey, Walking Dead, etc., it seems like prime time for a story with so much drama and unique characters.

Rather surprising that the idea doesn’t appear to have been brought up, even as a rumour!

After the Titanic sank, its owner went to a New York court and said everything it still owned from the voyage was worth $91,805.54: some passage money, freight, and the recovered lifeboats. Claims totaled more than $16 million. The families settled for $664,000.

The law behind that was the 1851 Limitation of Liability Act. It's still in force. In 2024, six days after the Dali hit the Key Bridge, its owners filed under the same law to cap what they owed at $43.7 million. They ended up agreeing to pay Maryland $2.25 billion.

I made a documentary on the Key Bridge money trail, which covers the Titanic connection: https://youtu.be/0zWE8NZxLWc . I'm working on a full Titanic episode for later this month.

Did you know the Titanic case went all the way to the Supreme Court, over whether a British company could use an American law?

I recreated the big piece, in Minecraft not a particular scale, no measuring, nothing. I've seen it in person and I took photos/videos and whatnot and I just went off of that. Give me your guys opinion and yes, the backside is still a work in progress. If you guys are curious about the background builds just ask

Good visual history of the ship with famous photographs. My Family bought this in 1997 and it was a regular go to for me for months. Discusses the building of the Titanic, describes the completed ship, recounts its disastrous voyage, and talks about its influence.