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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 (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]]'') 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 (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]]'') | 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 (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]]'') 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 (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]]'') | ||
The death toll of 1,495 made it one of the world's greatest maritime disasters in peacetime. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') | |||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
The | The [[British]]-registered, four-funnelled ocean liner was at the time the largest passenger steamship ever constructed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') It was constructed out of [[46,000 (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]]: ''[[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]'') 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]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
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 (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]'') | 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 (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]'') | ||
== | == 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 Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') on [[15 April]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') the ship struck and iceberg and sank. The death toll of 1,495 made it one of the world's greatest maritime disasters in peacetime. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Travellers' Almanac]]'') | |||
[[Madeleine Astor|Mrs Astor]] was among the passengers. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Revolutions of Terror (comic story)|Revolutions of Terror]]'') | [[Madeleine Astor|Mrs Astor]] was among the passengers. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Revolutions of Terror (comic story)|Revolutions of Terror]]'') | ||
