Here's why the Titanic's story will never die: (1) she was the largest movable man-made object of her day, (2) she excelled in luxury appointments, (3) it was her maiden voyage (of all voyages), (4) there were many celebrities of the day on board, (5) there was already a lot of talk about all her features before she was ever launched (including her "unsinkability"), and (6) the Titanic is considered the first ship in living memory to be sunk by an iceberg. The Titanic shall always be in our minds despite herself; unlike the ship itself, the story remains unsinkable

30:45 I hear the damage to the 6th compartment was only 2ft but still two feet is two feet

You were doing very well, except that you brought up the bogus "Coal Bunker Fire" Conspiracy theory. Other than that, much respect from this TITANIC historian in teaching young people today of this still-relevant tragedy. I might also suggest you keep a look-out for the "game" (although calling it a "game" does not truly give it justice) "TITANIC: Honor And Glory". It's been YEARS in development and will have a PERFECT (and I DO mean, 'PERFECT') TITANIC, with the ability to visit ANY PART OF THE SHIP YOU LIKE. Even us TITANIC Historians are raving about the DEMO'S. When it comes out, this is going to be an ABSOLUTE MUST - HAVE. I'm not trying to make a sales pitch here (it's not even OUT), but it will be DEFINITIVE, and, if you are a TITANIC buff, it will be basically an item you can't do without.

@heaththehistoryguy

19 күн бұрын

I have been anxiously awaiting an official release of Honor and Glory for years :) I've downloaded several versions of the demo over those years, and can't wait until Project 401 hits Steam (one can only hope soon). Fun fact: I actually emailed the makers of this game asking to be able to use any in-game footage in this video that they saw fit to allow. Never got a reply, but that is understandable!

29:44 Harland & Wolff's head designer, Alexander M. Carlisle, didn't really present Ismay with that plan he slipped it under the door leaving Ismay to discover for himself that the Titanic should have more boats. He didn't have the nerve to tell Ismay that. As Walter Lord put it "The roaring lion, so accustomed to getting his way on the yard, turned into a pussycat when it came to dealing with the client"

A really interesting story I've heard about Ismay is that around the time "A Night to Remember" was released in November 1955 Walter Lord got a letter from someone in England about the remarkable finish at the 1913 Derby in Epsom Downs. Craganour, the favourite, crossed the line first and was escorted to the winners' circle. Then, without a protest from anyone, it was placed second to Aboyeur. Craganour, Lord's correspondent said, was owned by Bruce Ismay, and I guess it doesn't really need saying that the horse racing establishment would never let his horse win the hallowed Derby after what happened. Walter Lord then went to check the story. Everything turned out to be accurate except for one important detail. Joseph Bruce Ismay didn't own Craganour. His brother, Charles Bower Ismay, did. Still, Craganour remained placed second to Aboyeur. The reason? Craganour's original jockey had been replaced by an American one, Johnny Reiff. I don't know why that was but the move was regarded as immensely unpopular, and at the end of the race during discussions the judges had a golden opportunity to discredit Reiff. Walter Lord, though, said that he still got letters afterwards still linking Bruce Ismay and Craganour together

@heaththehistoryguy

26 күн бұрын

Hadn’t heard that one before!

@fmyoung

26 күн бұрын

@@heaththehistoryguy Yes it seems not too many have heard about it that's why I've been posting it around

@fmyoung

25 күн бұрын

@@heaththehistoryguy That's from Walter Lord, "The Night Lives On" (1986)

31:08 Yep... "the North Atlantic is a harsh and jealous sovereign" (David McCallum)

Dude. Please stop including the falsehood about the fire. Most ships in Titanic's time had these minor fires. In fact, the ship traveled with a slight list to port, because the way you put the coal fire out is to shovel the burning coal from one side to the other. The fire was put out Saturday night and had nothing to do with the sinking. Nothing was wrong with the rivets or the steel.

Uggg like, like, like, like

Just can't believe the answer Lightoller gave to question 14197 at the British inquiry Can you suggest at all how it can have come about that this iceberg should not have been seen at a greater distance? - It is very difficult indeed to come to any conclusion. Of course, we know now the extraordinary combination of circumstances that existed at that time which you would not meet again once in 100 years; that they should all have existed just on that particular night shows, of course, that everything was against us. That's not the reasoning of a ship's officer, that's the reasoning of a teen. The court wasn't impressed, and the message seemed to be, as Walter Lord put it so well, that the accident was of the one-in-a-million variety. Friend of mine told me earlier today the accident was actually of the "preventable variety."

ILost one of my relatives on titanic

@fmyoung

26 күн бұрын

You lost one of your relatives on the Titanic....

Not sure why they kept talking about "unsinkable". I cringed every time it was said No one ever said it, aside from maybe a passing phrase "practically unsinkable".

Sad