White Star Line's Dream

     White Star Line's dream was to create three massive ocean liners that would set the new standard in luxury and comfort.   Bruce Ismay's and Lord Pirrie's plan was to introduce the Olympic, Titanic, and Gigantic, the three largest ships in the world, as the first vessels to cross the Atlantic Ocean in near record time while still offering opulence.

Designing

     Lord Pirrie, the chairman of Harland & Wolff, worked with Bruce Ismay and architects from White Star Lines, to design the RMS Titanic.  Their intentions were to design the largest, most luxurious, indestructible ocean liner.   Many new techniques and engineering plans were introduced to help prepare Titanic for its maiden voyage.

Assembly

     Assembling the Titanic required a unique and highly complex organized method.  The ship builders used specially designed and constructed contraptions that helped fabricate the different parts.  After the parts were constructed, the myriad of workers spent countless hours preparing and moving the enormous parts into position.  The final stage was assembling the different section to complete the ocean liner, RMS Titanic.

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The Lure And The Lore

     Titanic became known for its exceptional luxury and unmatched comfort. Its Maiden Voyage attracted the richest and most powerful people around the world.  The largest attraction of the Titanic was her immense size.  however, her size was more than matched by her interior, which boasted the finest quality of furnishing, carpet, and artwork.  On the other hand, a few people would not travel aboard her because her size was too intimidating.

The Voyage

     Titanic's Maiden Voyage was the Atlantic Crossing, one of the most lucrative routes, which began in Southampton and concluded in New York.  During this time, the crew became more aquatinted with their duties while the passengers became more aquatinted with the ship.

Passenger And Crew Manifest

     This section contains a detailed and nearly complete description on every passenger and crew member aboard the Titanic.  Many people lost their lives on the Titanic and many survived;  In this section you will find a list of survivors, a map of the crew and passenger quarters, a description about each of the passengers, and much more.

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Stories From Survivors

     After the fateful accident, the survivors were rescued by the Carpathia.  During the voyage home, and afterward, the survivors were questioned and interrogated about the incident.  Unfortunately, because of the chaos and havoc aboard the Titanic, many of the survivors were unable to give cogent and understandable recollections of the incident.  This section contains most of the documented recollections of the incident, which played a valuable role in putting the pieces together.

Titanic Strikes An Iceberg

     On April 14, 1912, Titanic made legend.  On that eventful night, the huge ocean liner struck an iceberg.  The ship, which was believed to be unsinkable, began to take in water, and after a rigorous four hours, the Titanic had dropped out of sight.  That night cost the lives of over 1000 people, and caused the death of Legendary RMS Titanic to be a permanent mark in history.

The Trip Home

     After the Titanic dropped out of sight, the survivors in the lifeboats searched for survivors in the dark waters.  Unfortunately, few of the people could survive the freezing waters, and only six were recovered.  A few hours later, the survivors were picked up by the Carpathia, and taken home.  On the voyage home many people realized, for the first time, that they lost their loved ones.  This became one of the hardest moments for the survivors, and it took a long time, if not forever, before they were able to completely cope with their losses.

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Locating The Wreck

     Robert Mallard, working with French efforts, used state-of-the-art technology to locate the Titanic wreck.  The search teams used the newly redesigned Argo, SAR, and Angus to search the ocean floor.  It took him and his team over 12 weeks of constant, 24 hours a day, searching before they began to find remains of the ship.  This section describes in in-depth details the painstaking process of locating the famous wreck.

Exploring The Wreck

     Robert and his crew were the first members to explore the sunken Titanic.  They Alvin and JJ to maneuver throughout the ship, while taking many video and still image shots.  For the first time the explorers began to realize the severity of titanic sinking.  While they examined the stern, bow, and debris field they began to piece together the events that lead to Titanic current position.  After Robert's exploration many more teams followed, and much more was learned. 

Putting The Pieces Together

     After many teams dived down to the wreck they had the long task of figuring out what really happened.  A myriad of trained professionals worked on many teams to slowly, but accurately, piece the events of Titanic's unfortunate fate back together.  As they examined the pictures and video from the dives, they noticed many interesting facts that helped explain why the Tianic sank the way it did.

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Media Archive

     This is a complete and easily navigable archive of pictures, sounds, videos, animations, etc. about Titanic.  

Titanic Trivia

     The creators of this site (TITANIC: The Legend Below.) have created a small game that challenges the visitors of this site by asking them questions about the Titanic.  The winners are posted on a posted forum, from which ever visitor can see.

Site Index and Map

     If you are looking for something particular it might be easier to find through the site map.  There is also an index, graphic site interpretation, search engine, map, and more.

Movies and Books Written

     Over the past 80+ years many books and movies have been created about the Titanic.  Also, in the late 1800's, before the Titanic was conceived, a book was written predicting the outcome of Titanic's Maiden voyage.  In the late 1900's a movie was produced by James Cameron, depicting the events that took place on Titanic; This movie became the most famous movie ever created.

Bibliography

     Many sources were used to compile all this information and in this section, all of them are documented.  This section can also be used for finding other sources to learn more about the famous Titanic.

About This Web Site

     "TITANIC: The Legend Below" was created by Jason Martin, Josh Willis, and Kim Gombac in memory of the RMS Titanic's tragic fate.  In this section you will find more about the creators, how they created this site, and why they created this site.

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