Total Titanic

April 14, 1912 R.M.S. Titanic, somewhere in the North Atlantic11P.M. First Wireless Operator John Phillips, attempting to get a backlog of outgoing messages out through his hookup with Cape Race. is interrupted by another, more frantic message from the Californian which, at this time, is between 10 and 19 miles north of the Titanic. The message “I say, old man, we’re stopped and surrounded by ice.” Before the Californian can give its coordinates, an irritated Phillips shouts back, “Shut up! Shut up! I’m busy! I’m working Cape Race!” and cuts off the Californian’s P.M. The Titanic is proceeding along at crusing speed of 22½ knots, moving at a rate of 38 feet per P.M. Lookout Fleet spots an iceberg approximately 500 yards ahead. Its height is approximately 60 feet. He clangs the crow’s nest bell three times and immediately gets on the phone with a three-word “Iceberg right ahead!”The R.M.S. Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11.40pm on 14 April 1912. By 2.20 am on 15 April, the last visible section of the Titanic sank below the waters. More than 1500 people lost their lives. This text attempts to separate fiction from fact, reporting on what actually happened.Answers many questions about the Where and when was it constructed? Who booked passage on the maiden, and final voyage? Why did it actuallly sink? Who survived? Who rescued the survivors? Includes a complete listing of Titanic Internet web sites.