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Photographs of the Titanic before and after it sank

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Utrecht Hospital
Mysterious Photos
Ghosts of Alcatraz
Meanings of Symbols on Tombstones
Early Mental Institutions

Go to The Horror Zine's previous page about who died in the Titanic sinking and where they are buried HERE

About theTitanic

Captions underneath photos

The Titanic was built in Belfast, Ireland and was first sailed out of the ship's building site into the Victoria Channel on May 31, 1911.

RMS Titanic (Royal Mail Steamer "Titanic", sometimes known as SS Titanic) was a British passenger liner of White Star Line that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in April of 1912 after the ship struck an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City.

Its maiden voyage was launched on April 10, 1912 from Southampton, England, destination New York.

Photo taken aboard the rescue ship, RMS Carpathia, of the sinking of the Titanic on April 12, 1912.

An opening on the starboard side of the ship's hull shows the damage from the Titanic's collision with an iceberg.

BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR OF THE TITANIC

A First Class stateroom before

A First Class stateroom after

Master Staircase before

Two images of the Master Staircase after

Stateroom bathroom before

Stateroom bathroom after

Cafe Parisien before

Cafe Parisien after

Interior before

Interior after

Exterior portholes before

Interior portholes after

Example of shoes popular in 1912

Shoes photographed inside the Titanic wreckage

Recreation of the Titanic's steering

Titanic's steering wheel after

WHO DISCOVERED THE WRECK OF THE TITANIC?

Dr. Robert Ballard

Dr Robert Ballard, an American oceanographer and marine geologist, made his first attempt to find the ship in 1977, but an equipment malfunction put an end to this. Over the next few years, he created new technology to aid in deep-sea exploration – a remote-controlled deep-sea vehicle with sonar and cameras named ‘Argo’, which could send live images, with a robot named ‘Jason’ attached to it, which could take close-up images and gather specimens from the sea floor.

In 1982, Ballard approached the US Navy with an offer of collaboration – they agreed to finance his search for Titanic and give him use of research vessel RV Knorr if he would first look for two missing navy submarines. After locating the second submarine and with only 12 days of his expedition window left, Ballard’s team began their search for the missing liner. Instead of looking for the hull of Titanic, Ballard’s strategy was to search for its debris field, which would be spread over a much larger area. This strategy worked, and just before 1am on September 1, 1985, debris was spotted littering the ocean floor; soon they came across a boiler and then the ship’s hull itself. Titanic’s final resting place had been discovered.

Who owns the Titanic wreck?

Today the wreck is protected by a treaty between the British and American governments, as well as UNESCO. This allows control over entry to the wreck and the removal of artefacts. However, recent expeditions to Titanic have revealed that the ship is deteriorating at a rapid rate – metal-eating bacteria and salt corrosion are contributing to the loss – and it may soon completely vanish forever.

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