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Apr 14^th, 2012 at 8:43am

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Today/tonight marks the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking, a pivotal moment in history that saw a drastic change (particularly in the old world) and changed sea transportation forever.

The story of the RMS Titanic needs not to be re-told for she is commonly believed to be the most famous ship ever built despite only ever making one voyage.

Between the hours of 11:40pm and 2:20am on the night of April 14th-15th 1912, the Titanic, her passengers and her crew fought a long struggle for survival greater than any fictional drama. Long enough for countless stories of herorism and cowardice to be told but alas too short for rescue to be at hand.

Let us remember those 1500 souls that perished with her. May they rest in the oceans eternal depths. R.I.P

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Reply #1 - Apr 14^th, 2012 at 8:53am

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Some very interesting Links on MSN today about Titanic Myths for example the song the band actually played when she went down.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #2 - Apr 14^th, 2012 at 9:02am

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Yeah, it is highly unlikely that we shall ever know truly what the last song played was. The same can be said as to what became of Captain Edward J Smith. So many conflicting reports that it is likely to be lost forever.

(Self confessed Titanic geek here).

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Reply #3 - Apr 14^th, 2012 at 9:00pm

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All I know for sure is that Francesco Schettino was not the captain of that vessel...

I have heard myths though, such as Titanic actually being a renamed version of her sister ship, Britannic (or Olympic) and that it was an insurance scam.

All I know, and all that matters, is that a ship set sail, known as Titanic, and found itself in a horrendous mess.

All I've learnt is that great claims require great backing, and the Titanic did not succeed. It is about 100 years to the minute that Titanic went down. A sad story, but great exploration never comes cheap.

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Reply #4 - Apr 14^th, 2012 at 9:25pm

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Here is a link to a video I put together in memory of the ship and the disaster, using Virtual Sailor 7 and a model created by Hudizzle for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QK9suYENWE

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Reply #5 - Apr 14^th, 2012 at 9:30pm

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I'm a bit of a Titanic Geek myself.

100 years.

An interesting fact is that the ship that came to Titanic's rescue the Carpathia was only designed to go 14 knots but on her way to rescue the survivors of Titanic she averaged 17 knots.

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Reply #6 - Apr 15^th, 2012 at 12:41am

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reachva wrote on Apr 14^th, 2012 at 8:43am:

She is commonly believed to be the most famous ship ever built despite only ever making one voyage.

I wouldn't go that far. If Hollywood stopped making factually inaccurate movies the name wouldn't stay in pop culture very long. But here are some more (I tried for chronological order).

Argo

Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria

Golden Hind

Mayflower

USS Constitution, "Old Ironsides"

HMS Bounty

Monitor and Merrimac

Mary Celeste

Remember the Maine!

HMS Beagle

RMS Lusitania

Potemkin

USS Arizona

USS Missouri

Andrea Doria

USS Enterprise (the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, not the starship)

RMS Queen Elizabeth, RMS Queen Mary

SS Edmund Fitzgerald (got a song about it)

Exxon Valdez

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Reply #7 - Apr 15^th, 2012 at 7:33am

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I agree that all those ships are also famous but if you were to ask the common person on the street here in Australia about any of those ships, they would know none of them. Only Titanic is recognized.

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Reply #8 - Apr 15^th, 2012 at 5:12pm

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I think you missed a few famous ships Webb

HMS Hood (The pride of the Royal Navy)

HMS Ark Royal II

HMS Enterprise (WW2)

Bismarck

HMS Ark Royal III

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