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Description: | Square bronze plate with inscription in raised lettering set on top of a short white square section granite column. Additional Information: The Titanic was a passenger liner built 1909-12 in Belfast for the White Star line and designed for the height of comfort and luxury on the transatlantic crossing. It was heralded as the largest ship ever built, and due to the design using watertight compartments which could be closed off below the waterline, came to be thought of as unsinkable', although never claimed to be so by the owners. On the maiden voyage from Southampton to New York the ship struck an iceberg and sank within three hours with the loss of more than 1500 passengers and crew. It is not known exactly how many people were on the ship at the time. About 700 people were saved but there were too few lifeboats for everybody and some boats even left the ship only partly full. The disaster had a profound effect on people at the time and the story and the myths surrounding it have continued to fascinate to the present day. The sinking and unnecessary loss of life led to new international regulations concerning lifeboat capacity and many other safety measures. The wreck of the Titanic was located and explored in 1985, renewing interest in the story, and many articles were brought up and put on display. | Subjects: | Pillar / Post | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=6987... | Go to resource |
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