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HMHS Britannic (originally to be the RMS Britannic) (/ b r ɪ ˈ t æ n ɪ k /) was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's Olympic class of steamships and the second White Star ship to bear the name Britannic. She was the youngest sister of the RMS Olympic and the RMS Titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic ...
New images of the Titanic have revealed how time is taking its toll on the shipwreck, which has rested at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since it struck an iceberg in April 1912. "After 13 days ...
In the course of the collision, Hawke lost her inverted bow, which was replaced by a straight bow. The subsequent trial pronounced Hawke to be free from any blame. During the trial, a theory was advanced that the large amount of water displaced by Olympic had generated a suction that had drawn Hawke off course, causing the Olympic ' s voyage to ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. Shipwreck in the North Atlantic Ocean Not to be confused with The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility. Wreck of the Titanic The Titanic ' s bow, photographed in June 2004 Event Sinking of the Titanic Cause Collision with an iceberg Date 15 April 1912 ; 112 years ago (1912-04-15) Location ...
The sudden deceleration caused the bow's structure to buckle downwards by several degrees just forward of the bridge. The decks at the rear end of the bow section, which had already been weakened during the break-up, collapsed one atop another. [188] The stern section seems to have descended almost vertically, probably rotating as it fell. [187]
The death toll has been put at between 1,490 and 1,635 people. [233] The tables below use figures from the British Board of Trade report on the disaster. [ 109 ] While the use of the Marconi wireless system did not achieve the result of bringing a rescue ship to Titanic before it sank, the use of wireless did bring Carpathia in time to rescue ...
(KRON) — A section of the Santa Cruz Wharf collapsed into the ocean Monday amid pounding waves and an ongoing high surf advisory. Three people went into the water with two having to be rescued ...
There were no reports of haze the entire night of the sinking, but at 11.30 pm the two lookouts spotted what they believed to be haze on the horizon, extending approximately 20° on either side of the ship's bow. Collins believes that what they saw was not haze but a strip of pack ice, 3–4 mi (4.8–6.4 km) ahead of the ship. [2]