101st Titanic Anniversary

Today marks the 101st anniversary of the world’s most famous maritime disaster– the sinking of the HMS Titanic on April 15, 1912. It sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg. Out of 2,224 people who were on the ship, 1,514 were killed.

It was a shock to hundreds of people as another name for the Titanic was 'the unsinkable ship'. It had hit and iceberg at 11:40pm on the 14th of April. Four hours later on the 15th of April 1912 the Titanic sank to the bottom of the North Atlantic ocean.

Here are some interesting facts about the ship:

• It was designed to hold 32 lifeboats, even though only 20 were on board; White Star management was concerned that too many boats would ruin the aesthetic beauty of the ship.
• Survivors were rescued by the Carpathia, which was 58 miles southeast of Titanic when it received the distress call.
• Titanic boasted electric elevators, a swimming pool, a squash court, a Turkish Bath, and a gymnasium with a mechanical horse and mechanical camel.
• The wreckage of Titanic was located in 1985, 12,500 feet down, about 350 miles (531 km) southeast of Newfoundland, Canada
  
• A first class (parlor suite) ticket on Titanic cost $4,350, which would be $100,034 in 2012 USD.
• Lillian Gertrud Asplund, the last American survivor of the Titanic tragedy, died in Massachusetts on May 6, 2006, at age 99. Her mother and a brother also survived, but her father and three other brothers perished. The last survivor, Millvina Dean, died on May 31, 2009, at age 97.
• Eleanor Shuman, who was the inspiration for Kate Winslet's Rose, died on March 7, 1998, at age 87.

So why has the Titanic still discussed even after 101 years? The movie that we probably all have watched more than once was a huge factor and it helped in keeping the Titanic maintain its fascination after so many years.  The movie has become a cultural phenomenon- nearly as monumental as the event itself. I mean who does not remember or even know the scene that is shown in the picture below?!

However, the ship itself, and all of the humanity, heroism and it being one of the largest, most Luxurious ships of it's time also maintained that fascination. Here are some of the pictures of the original Titanic ship.

Titanic Wreckage

Gym

Bathroom Sink

Gym

Barber Shop