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The '''RMS ''Titanic''''' was a luxury [[ocean liner]] on [[Earth]] in the early [[20th century]], noted as being the largest [[steamship]] of its time, carrying 2,208 passengers. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') It was famously called "unsinkable", ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') yet [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|sank]] on its maiden voyage on [[15 April]] [[1912]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') four hours after colliding with an [[iceberg]] at around 11:40 pm. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]'') The ship named ''[[Carpathia]]'' took part in the rescue operation. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Revolutions of Terror (comic story)|Revolutions of Terror]]'')
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The '''RMS ''Titanic''''' was a luxury [[ocean liner]] on [[Earth]] in the early [[20th century]], noted as being the largest [[steamship]] of its time, carrying 2,223 passengers. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}}) It was famously called "unsinkable", ([[TV]]: {{cs|Robot (TV story)}}, {{cs|The End of the World (TV story)}}) yet [[Sinking of the RMS Titanic|sank]] on its maiden voyage on [[15 April]] [[1912]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}}) two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20am after colliding with an [[iceberg]] at around 11:40 pm. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)}}) The [[RMS Carpathia|RMS ''Carpathia'']] took part in the rescue operation. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Revolutions of Terror (comic story)|part=one}})
 
The death toll of 1,495 made it one of the world's greatest maritime disasters in peacetime. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) A guide for [[time travel]]lers warned not to book a [[ticket]] for the ''Titanic'' or the [[Titanic (spaceship)|Max Capricorn space cruise liner of the same name]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}})


== Structure ==
== Structure ==
The Titanic was constructed out of [[46,000 (number)|46,000]] [[ton]]s of [[steel]], [[wood]], and [[glass]]. It was [[9 (number)|9]] stories high, nearly [[900 (number)|900]] feet long, and [[90 (number)|90]] feet wide. It could host up to [[3500 (number)|3500]] [[passenger]]s and [[crew]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]'')
The [[British]]-registered, four-funnelled ocean liner was at the time the largest passenger steamship ever constructed. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) It was constructed out of [[46000 (number)|46,000]] [[ton]]s of [[steel]], [[wood]], and [[glass]]. It was [[9 (number)|9]] storeys high, nearly [[900 (number)|900]] feet long, and [[90 (number)|90]] feet wide. It could host up to [[3500 (number)|3500]] [[passenger]]s and [[crew]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)}}) It had a length of 264.9 metres and 9 decks. Three propellers, along with two [[reciprocating steam engine]]s and one [[Parsons turbine]], provided propulsion. It had 29 boilers and was fuelled by 159 [[coal]]-burning furnaces. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}})


== Interior Locations ==
== Crew and passengers ==
BOAT DECK: First Class Gymnasium, Conning Tower and Crow's nest, Bridge, Officer's Bedrooms, Telegraph Room, and located the Officer's Mess and Engineer's Smoking Room.
Its [[captain]] was [[Edward J Smith]]. [[Lieutenant]] [[William McMaster Murdoch]] was the First Officer of the ''Titanic'' on the day it sunk. [[Wallace Hartley]] served as bandmaster aboard the ship. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)}})


A DECK: First Class Lounge, Top of the First Class Grand Staircase, the Library, and the first class smoking room.
Passengers on the ''Titanic''<nowiki/>'s maiden voyage included [[Madeleine Astor|Mrs Astor]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Revolutions of Terror (comic story)|part=one}})


B DECK: Private Promenade decks for passengers, first class rooms, the A La Carte Restaurant, the second class library and smoking room, the poop deck and the bow.
== History ==
The ''Titanic'' took three years to build at [[Belfast]]'s [[Harland and Wolff shipyard]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) It was launched on [[31 May]], [[1911]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Time Traveller's Diary (novel)}}) It left [[Southampton]] on [[10 April]] [[1912]] and headed for [[America]]. Four days later, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) on [[14 April]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}}) the ship struck an iceberg at 11:40pm and sank in the early hours of the next morning at 02:20am, two hours and forty minutes after the impact. The death toll of 1,495 made it one of the world's greatest maritime disasters in peacetime. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}})


C DECK: The Well decks, the purser's office, third class rooms, first class rooms, the barbershops and several crew dining rooms.
The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] travelled to the ''Titanic'', tracking [[Huitzilin]]. They were on the ship when it collided with the [[iceberg]]. The Doctor noted that the event of its sinking was part of the [[Web of Time]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)}})


D DECK: First, Second, and Third Class cabins, crew dining rooms and bedrooms, the dining rooms, hospital, and the reception room.
[[El Ape]], a temporary travelling [[companion]] of the Seventh Doctor, actually caused the ship to sink. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)}})


E DECK: The longest corridor, First, Second, Third class cabins, the third class general room, crew bedrooms and dining rooms, the third class dining hall
{{Pratt|c}}, trapped on Earth in the early 20th century, boarded the ''Titanic'' when it sank, to avoid the upcoming [[World War I|First World War]] by migrating to the [[United States of America]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Mastermind (audio story)}})


F DECK: The First Class Spa, swimming pool, the lowest decks of the main stairwells, second and third class cabins, crew cabins and dining rooms
[[File:S.S. Titanic.jpg|thumb|The [[Seventh Doctor]] recognises the lifesaver on the ship. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)}})|left]]
The [[Daniels family (Rose)|Daniels family]] cancelled their trip on the ''Titanic'' the day before it was set to depart. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Rose (TV story)}})


G DECK: The first class tennis court, third class cabins, crew cabins, stern cargo, the potato and pickle brine rooms, and the post office
The [[Ninth Doctor]] told [[Jabe]] that he had once been on a ship that "they said was unsinkable". He "ended up clinging to [the] iceberg", commentating that "it wasn't half cold." ([[TV]]: {{cs|The End of the World (TV story)}})


ORLOP DECK: Cargo holds, the mail room, the boiler rooms 1-6, the engine rooms and stern cargo
Both [[John Hart]] and [[Jack Harkness]] appeared on the ''Titanic'' to claim a [[diamond]] that was lost during the disaster. John beat Jack to it, having put "the squeeze" on the [[heiress]] who owned the jewel. Taking a "trip down memory lane", the pair had [[sex]] in John's room, finishing with just seconds to go before the ship hit the iceberg. In that time, Jack used a fake [[tachyon meter]] reading to trick John, using the opportunity to lock John in his [[closet]] as he made off with both the diamond and [[John Hart's vortex manipulator|John's vortex manipulator]]. John, however, was able to escape the disaster through use of a [[back-up jump bracelet]] which returned him to [[London]] in [[1887]] on the day of [[Queen]] [[Victoria]]'s [[golden jubilee]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)}})


TANKTOP DECK: Three cargo holds, fresh water tanks, boiler rooms 1-6, coal bunkers, reciprocating engine room, turbine engine room, generator engine rooms, thrustor engine, propeller shaft and the electric center
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] was on the ''Titanic'' shortly before he visited [[Klimtenburg]]. The voyage soaked one of his napkins. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Plague of the Cybermen (novel)}})


== Crew ==
According to Coordinator [[Narvin]], attempts were made to evacuate women and children first, as the ''Titanic'' sank. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Weapon of Choice (audio story)}})
[[Captain]] - [[Edward J Smith]].


Chief Officer - Henry T. Wilde
== Legacy ==
 
Following the sinking, measures were taken place to see that such an accident would not occur again. To that end, the [[International Ice Patrol]] was formed and future ships would have round-the-clock [[radio]] surveillance and [[lifeboat]]s for everyone. As the Seventh Doctor noted to [[Cristián Alvarez]], to prevent the ''Titanic'' disaster would condemn future passengers. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)}})
First Officer - [[Lieutenant]] [[William McMaster Murdoch]]
 
Other Officers:  Charles Lightoller (2nd) Herbert Pitman (3rd) Joseph Boxhall (4th) Lt. Harold Lowe (5th) James Moody (6th)
 
Engineers: Joseph Bell, Herbert Harvey, Jonathan Shephard, Mac Hughes, Frank Gorree, William Kelly, Eddy Taffee
 
Firemen: Fredrick Barret, George Beauchamp, Jamie Loomant
 
Purser: Hugh McElroy
 
Telegraph Operators: John George Phillips, Harold Sydney Bride.
 
There were also stewards, stewardesses, deck crew, victualling crew, the restaurant crew, the guarantee group, and the postal clerks.
 
[[Wallace Hartley]] served as bandmaster aboard the ship, but truly was a second class passenger. Ship's Priest was Father Thomas R. Byles, but he was also a second class passenger. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]'')


== Passengers ==
[[File:Titanic.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' reports on the sinking of the ''Titanic''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}})]]
[[Madeleine Astor|Mrs Astor]] was among the passenger, along with her husband John Jacob. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Revolutions of Terror (comic story)|Revolutions of Terror]]'')
The [[Fourth Doctor]] had an issue of the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' describing the disaster, which he saw {{MacKay}} reading. On noticing this, the Doctor promised that he had nothing to do with the ship's destruction. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}})


H.P. McAdam and his daughter Dorothy, Isidor and Ida Straus, Clarence Moore, W.T. Stead, Benjamin Guggenheim, Archibald W. Butte, etc.
[[Jenny Nettles]] reported on a claim that the ''Titanic'' had been found off of the coast of [[Argentina]]. [[Sarah Jane Smith]] used this as an example of Jenny's disregard for facts in her career as a [[journalist]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Kaleidoscope (audio story)}})


The [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] travelled to the ''Titanic'', tracking [[Huitzilin]]. They were on the ship when it collided with the [[iceberg]]. The Doctor noted that the event of its sinking was part of the [[Web of Time]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
When asked by [[Mitchell (Let's Kill Hitler)|her teacher]] why the ''Titanic'' sank, [[Mels Zucker]] said it was because [[the Doctor]] didn't save it, and then called the teacher stupid for not knowing. This got her sent to the [[headteacher 1 (Let's Kill Hitler)|head teacher]]'s office. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)}})


[[El Ape]], a temporary travelling [[companion]] of the Seventh Doctor, actually caused the ship to sink. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)|Follow That TARDIS!]]'')
[[Daryl Christofi]] compared the ''Titanic'' (a passenger ship) to the ''[[Elysium (The Elysium)|Elysium]]'' (a commercial [[steamship|steamer]]) in terms of complexities on [[Daryl the Diver|his website]]. Daryl also indicated that the sunken ''Titanic'' was not in good condition. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! (short story)}})


[[The Master#Beyond the Eye of Harmony|The Master]], trapped on Earth in the early 20th century, boarded the ''Titanic'' when it sank, to avoid the upcoming [[World War I|First World War]] by migrating to the [[United States of America]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mastermind (audio story)|Mastermind]]'')
The [[Fourth Doctor]] once compared the sinking ''[[Storm Mine 4]]'' to the ''Titanic'', though [[Dask]] didn't understand the allusion. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Robots of Death (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation)}})


[[File:Titanic.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' reports on the sinking of the ''Titanic''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')]]
[[Abby McPhail]] listed the Titanic among places where [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] was present. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Regrets (audio story)}})
The [[Fourth Doctor]] had an issue of the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' describing the disaster, which he saw [[Borusa]] reading. On noticing this, the Doctor promised that he had nothing to do with the ship's destruction. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')


[[File:S.S. Titanic.jpg|thumb|The [[Seventh Doctor]] recognises the lifesaver on the ship. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)|Follow That TARDIS!]]'')|left]]
When [[Ruby Sunday]] said she wanted to see [[the Beatles]], the [[Fifteenth Doctor]] said that "people always say the Titanic, or [[Mars]], or [[Bethlehem]]." ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}})
The [[Daniels family (Rose)|Daniels family]] cancelled their trip on the ''Titanic'' the day before it was set to depart. ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'')
 
The [[Ninth Doctor]] told [[Jabe]] that he had once been on a ship that "they said was unsinkable". He "ended up clinging to [the] iceberg", commentating that "it wasn't half cold." ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'')
 
Both [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] and [[Jack Harkness]] appeared on the ''Titanic'' to claim a [[diamond]] that was lost during the disaster. John beat Jack to it, having put "the squeeze" on the [[heiress]] who owned the jewel. Taking a "trip down memory lane", the pair had [[sex]] in John's room, finishing with just seconds to go before the ship hit the iceberg. In that time, Jack used a fake [[tachyon meter]] reading to trick John, using the opportunity to lock John in his [[closet]] as he made off with both the diamond and [[John Hart's vortex manipulator|John's vortex manipulator]]. John, however, was able to escape the disaster through use of a [[back-up jump bracelet]] which returned him to [[London]] in [[1887]] on the day of [[Queen]] [[Victoria]]'s [[golden jubilee]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)|The Death of Captain Jack]]'')
 
The [[Eleventh Doctor]] was on the ''Titanic'' shortly before he visited [[Klimtenburg]]. The voyage soaked one of his napkins. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Plague of the Cybermen (novel)|Plague of the Cybermen]]'')
 
According to [[Narvin|Coordinator Narvin]], attempts were made to evacuate women and children first, as the ''Titanic'' sank. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Weapon of Choice (audio story)|Weapon of Choice]]'')
 
== Legacy ==
Following the sinking, measures were taken place to see that such an accident would not occur again. To that end, the [[International Ice Patrol]] was formed and future ships would have round-the-clock [[radio]] surveillance and [[lifeboat]]s for everyone. As the Seventh Doctor noted to [[Cristián Alvarez]], to prevent the ''Titanic'' disaster would condemn future passengers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)|The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'')
 
When asked by [[Mitchell (Let's Kill Hitler)|her teacher]] why the ''Titanic'' sank, [[Mels]] said it was because [[the Doctor]] didn't save it, and then called the teacher stupid for not knowing. This got her sent to the [[headteacher 1 (Let's Kill Hitler)|head teacher]]'s office. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'')


== Recreation ==
== Recreation ==
[[Max Capricorn]], the head of [[Max Capricorn Cruiseliners]], constructed a [[Titanic (spaceship)|starship replica]] of the ''Titanic'' for a voyage from [[Sto]] to [[Earth]] for the observation of "primitive cultures" on [[Christmas Day]] [[2008]]. According to one of the [[Heavenly Host]], the name of the replica was chosen as "the most famous vessel of the planet Earth". ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') In his [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth incarnation]], the Doctor would find himself sent to the past of Sto, using the influence he had gained to fashion the starliner after its Terran counterpart. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Confusion of Angels (comic story)|A Confusion of Angels]]'')
[[Max Capricorn]], the head of [[Max Capricorn Cruiseliners]], constructed a [[Titanic (spaceship)|starship replica]] of the ''Titanic'' for a voyage from [[Sto]] to [[Earth]] for the observation of "primitive cultures" on [[Christmas Eve]] in the [[2000s]].{{note|See [[Aliens of London dating controversy]].}} According to one of the [[Heavenly Host]], the name of the replica was chosen as "the most famous vessel of the planet Earth". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Voyage of the Damned (TV story)}}) In his [[Twelfth Doctor|twelfth incarnation]], the Doctor would find himself sent to the past of Sto, using the influence he had gained to fashion the starliner after its Terran counterpart. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Confusion of Angels (comic story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
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According to the "Earth-Skaro Timescale" of ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976]]'', a total of 1,517 people drowned when the ''Titanic'' sank. Meanwhile, in [[Skaro-year]] 10,835, the [[Dalek]]s had showered Earth's [[ocean]]s with super-frost bombs which created giant ice-floes.
According to the "Earth-Skaro Timescale" of ''[[Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976]]'', a total of 1,517 people drowned when the ''Titanic'' sank. Meanwhile, in [[Skaro-year]] 10,835, the [[Dalek]]s had showered Earth's [[ocean]]s with super-frost bombs which created giant ice-floes.
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RMS Titanic
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The RMS Titanic was a luxury ocean liner on Earth in the early 20th century, noted as being the largest steamship of its time, carrying 2,223 passengers. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"]) It was famously called "unsinkable", (TV: Robot [+]Loading...["Robot (TV story)"], The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"]) yet sank on its maiden voyage on 15 April 1912 (TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"]) two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20am after colliding with an iceberg at around 11:40 pm. (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan [+]Loading...["The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)"]) The RMS Carpathia took part in the rescue operation. (COMIC: Revolutions of Terror (part one) [+]Loading...{"part":"one","1":"Revolutions of Terror (comic story)"})

The death toll of 1,495 made it one of the world's greatest maritime disasters in peacetime. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) A guide for time travellers warned not to book a ticket for the Titanic or the Max Capricorn space cruise liner of the same name. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

Structure

The British-registered, four-funnelled ocean liner was at the time the largest passenger steamship ever constructed. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) It was constructed out of 46,000 tons of steel, wood, and glass. It was 9 storeys high, nearly 900 feet long, and 90 feet wide. It could host up to 3500 passengers and crew. (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan [+]Loading...["The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)"]) It had a length of 264.9 metres and 9 decks. Three propellers, along with two reciprocating steam engines and one Parsons turbine, provided propulsion. It had 29 boilers and was fuelled by 159 coal-burning furnaces. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

Crew and passengers

Its captain was Edward J Smith. Lieutenant William McMaster Murdoch was the First Officer of the Titanic on the day it sunk. Wallace Hartley served as bandmaster aboard the ship. (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan [+]Loading...["The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)"])

Passengers on the Titanic's maiden voyage included Mrs Astor. (COMIC: Revolutions of Terror (part one) [+]Loading...{"part":"one","1":"Revolutions of Terror (comic story)"})

History

The Titanic took three years to build at Belfast's Harland and Wolff shipyard. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) It was launched on 31 May, 1911. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary [+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"]) It left Southampton on 10 April 1912 and headed for America. Four days later, (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) on 14 April, (TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"]) the ship struck an iceberg at 11:40pm and sank in the early hours of the next morning at 02:20am, two hours and forty minutes after the impact. The death toll of 1,495 made it one of the world's greatest maritime disasters in peacetime. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])

The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield travelled to the Titanic, tracking Huitzilin. They were on the ship when it collided with the iceberg. The Doctor noted that the event of its sinking was part of the Web of Time. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"])

El Ape, a temporary travelling companion of the Seventh Doctor, actually caused the ship to sink. (COMIC: Follow That TARDIS! [+]Loading...["Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)"])

The Decayed Master, trapped on Earth in the early 20th century, boarded the Titanic when it sank, to avoid the upcoming First World War by migrating to the United States of America. (AUDIO: Mastermind [+]Loading...["Mastermind (audio story)"])

The Seventh Doctor recognises the lifesaver on the ship. (COMIC: Follow That TARDIS! [+]Loading...["Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)"])

The Daniels family cancelled their trip on the Titanic the day before it was set to depart. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"])

The Ninth Doctor told Jabe that he had once been on a ship that "they said was unsinkable". He "ended up clinging to [the] iceberg", commentating that "it wasn't half cold." (TV: The End of the World [+]Loading...["The End of the World (TV story)"])

Both John Hart and Jack Harkness appeared on the Titanic to claim a diamond that was lost during the disaster. John beat Jack to it, having put "the squeeze" on the heiress who owned the jewel. Taking a "trip down memory lane", the pair had sex in John's room, finishing with just seconds to go before the ship hit the iceberg. In that time, Jack used a fake tachyon meter reading to trick John, using the opportunity to lock John in his closet as he made off with both the diamond and John's vortex manipulator. John, however, was able to escape the disaster through use of a back-up jump bracelet which returned him to London in 1887 on the day of Queen Victoria's golden jubilee. (AUDIO: The Death of Captain Jack [+]Loading...["The Death of Captain Jack (audio story)"])

The Eleventh Doctor was on the Titanic shortly before he visited Klimtenburg. The voyage soaked one of his napkins. (PROSE: Plague of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Plague of the Cybermen (novel)"])

According to Coordinator Narvin, attempts were made to evacuate women and children first, as the Titanic sank. (AUDIO: Weapon of Choice [+]Loading...["Weapon of Choice (audio story)"])

Legacy

Following the sinking, measures were taken place to see that such an accident would not occur again. To that end, the International Ice Patrol was formed and future ships would have round-the-clock radio surveillance and lifeboats for everyone. As the Seventh Doctor noted to Cristián Alvarez, to prevent the Titanic disaster would condemn future passengers. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird [+]Loading...["The Left-Handed Hummingbird (novel)"])

The Daily Mirror reports on the sinking of the Titanic. (TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"])

The Fourth Doctor had an issue of the Daily Mirror describing the disaster, which he saw Borusa reading. On noticing this, the Doctor promised that he had nothing to do with the ship's destruction. (TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"])

Jenny Nettles reported on a claim that the Titanic had been found off of the coast of Argentina. Sarah Jane Smith used this as an example of Jenny's disregard for facts in her career as a journalist. (AUDIO: Kaleidoscope [+]Loading...["Kaleidoscope (audio story)"])

When asked by her teacher why the Titanic sank, Mels Zucker said it was because the Doctor didn't save it, and then called the teacher stupid for not knowing. This got her sent to the head teacher's office. (TV: Let's Kill Hitler [+]Loading...["Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)"])

Daryl Christofi compared the Titanic (a passenger ship) to the Elysium (a commercial steamer) in terms of complexities on his website. Daryl also indicated that the sunken Titanic was not in good condition. (PROSE: Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! [+]Loading...["Enthusiastic Amateur Diver Shares His Discoveries With You! (short story)"])

The Fourth Doctor once compared the sinking Storm Mine 4 to the Titanic, though Dask didn't understand the allusion. (TV: The Robots of Death [+]Loading...["The Robots of Death (TV story)"], PROSE: Doctor Who and the Robots of Death [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Robots of Death (novelisation)"])

Abby McPhail listed the Titanic among places where the Doctor's TARDIS was present. (AUDIO: Regrets [+]Loading...["Regrets (audio story)"])

When Ruby Sunday said she wanted to see the Beatles, the Fifteenth Doctor said that "people always say the Titanic, or Mars, or Bethlehem." (TV: The Devil's Chord [+]Loading...["The Devil's Chord (TV story)"])

Recreation

Max Capricorn, the head of Max Capricorn Cruiseliners, constructed a starship replica of the Titanic for a voyage from Sto to Earth for the observation of "primitive cultures" on Christmas Eve in the 2000s.[nb 1] According to one of the Heavenly Host, the name of the replica was chosen as "the most famous vessel of the planet Earth". (TV: Voyage of the Damned [+]Loading...["Voyage of the Damned (TV story)"]) In his twelfth incarnation, the Doctor would find himself sent to the past of Sto, using the influence he had gained to fashion the starliner after its Terran counterpart. (COMIC: A Confusion of Angels [+]Loading...["A Confusion of Angels (comic story)"])

Behind the scenes

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According to the "Earth-Skaro Timescale" of Terry Nation's Dalek Annual 1976, a total of 1,517 people drowned when the Titanic sank. Meanwhile, in Skaro-year 10,835, the Daleks had showered Earth's oceans with super-frost bombs which created giant ice-floes.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ See Aliens of London dating controversy.
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