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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]]: | 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]]: | 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 [[British]]-registered, four-funnelled ocean liner was at the time the largest passenger steamship ever constructed. ([[PROSE]]: | 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)}}) | ||
== Crew == | == 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]]: | 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)}}) | ||
Passengers on the ''Titanic''<nowiki/>'s maiden voyage included [[Madeleine Astor|Mrs Astor]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Revolutions of Terror (comic story)|part=one}}) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
The ''Titanic'' took three years to build at [[Belfast]]'s [[Harland and Wolff shipyard]]. It left [[Southampton]] on [[10 April]] [[1912]] and headed for [[America]]. Four days later, ([[PROSE]]: | 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)}}) | ||
[[ | 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)}}) | ||
[[El Ape]], a temporary travelling [[companion]] of the Seventh Doctor, actually caused the ship to sink. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Follow That TARDIS! (comic story)}}) | |||
[[ | {{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)}}) | ||
{{ | [[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)}}) | |||
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)}}) | |||
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)}}) | |||
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)}}) | |||
According to Coordinator [[Narvin]], attempts were made to evacuate women and children first, as the ''Titanic'' sank. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Weapon of Choice (audio story)}}) | |||
According to Coordinator [[Narvin]], attempts were made to evacuate women and children first, as the ''Titanic'' sank. ([[AUDIO]]: | |||
== Legacy == | == 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]]: | 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)}}) | ||
[[File:Titanic.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' reports on the sinking of the ''Titanic''. ([[TV]]: | [[File:Titanic.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' reports on the sinking of the ''Titanic''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}})]] | ||
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]]: | 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)}}) | ||
[[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]]: | [[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)}}) | ||
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]]: | 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)}}) | ||
[[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]]: | [[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 [[Fourth Doctor]] once compared the sinking ''[[Storm Mine 4]]'' to the ''Titanic'', though [[Dask]] didn't understand the allusion. ([[TV]]: | 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)}}) | ||
[[Abby McPhail]] listed the Titanic among places where [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] was present. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Regrets (audio story)}}) | [[Abby McPhail]] listed the Titanic among places where [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] was present. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|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]]: {{cs|The Devil's Chord (TV story)}}) | |||
== 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 Eve]] in the [[2000s]].{{note| | [[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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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 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 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
Isn't this a valid source?
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.
