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151 relations: A & C Black, Able seaman, Act of God, Aft, Alexander's Ragtime Band, Allison family, Angle of list, Animals aboard the RMS Titanic, Archibald Gracie IV, Archibald Joyce, Arthur Godfrey Peuchen, Arthur Rostron, Association football, Atlantic Marine Ecozone, Atlantic Ocean, Austria-Hungary, Benjamin Guggenheim, Board of Trade, Bridge (nautical), British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Burial at sea, Cape Race, Carbon steel, Cardiac arrest, Celestial navigation, Changes in safety practices after the sinking of the RMS Titanic, Charles Joughin, Charles Lightoller, Cherbourg-Octeville, Chief mate, Coal bin, Cobh, Cofferdam, Cold shock response, Compartment (ship), CQD, Crow's nest, Cruiser, Cunard Line, Cyril Furmstone Evans, Davit, Dead reckoning, Department store, Displacement (ship), Distress signal, Eastern Time Zone, Edith Corse Evans, Edward Smith (sea captain), Edwardian era, Ellis Island, ..., Elsevier, Emergency rations, Engine order telegraph, Fireman (steam engine), First class facilities of the RMS Titanic, Flare, Frederick Fleet, Greenwich Mean Time, Gross register tonnage, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Harland and Wolff, Harold Bride, Harold Lowe, High-pressure area, HMHS Britannic, Hypothermia, Iceberg, Ida Straus, International Ice Patrol, International Mercantile Marine Co., Isidor Straus, J. Bruce Ismay, Jack Phillips (wireless officer), Jack Thayer, James Cameron, James Paul Moody, John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, John Jacob Astor IV, Joseph Boxhall, Labrador Current, Lawrence Beesley, Lifeboat (shipboard), List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll, Louise Patten, Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, Macy's, Maiden voyage, Manhattan, Marconi Company, Margaret Brown, Muster drill, National coal strike of 1912, National Maritime Museum, Nearer, My God, to Thee, Negligence, New York City, Ocean liner, Poop deck, Port and starboard, Promenade deck, Reciprocating engine, Reginald Lee, Rijeka, Rivet, RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic alternative theories, RMS Titanic in popular culture, Robert Ballard, Robert Hichens (sailor), Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Royal Mail Ship, Sea ice, Second mate, Ship chandler, Sinking of the RMS Lusitania, Sister ship, Smithsonian (magazine), Smithsonian Institution, SOLAS Convention, SOS, Southampton, SS Californian, SS Mount Temple, Stanley Lord, Stern, Stress (mechanics), Telegraphist, The New York Times, The Times, Thomas Andrews, Thomas Byles, Tiller, Tim Foecke, Titanic (1997 film), Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture, U-boat, Ultrasound, United States House of Representatives, United States Senate, United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic, USS America (ID-3006), Violet Jessop, Wallace Hartley, White Star Line, William Alden Smith, William McMaster Murdoch, Willy Stöwer, Wireless telegraphy, Women and children first, Wreck of the RMS Titanic, Wrought iron. Expand index (101 more) »
A & C Black
A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing.
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Able seaman
An able seaman (AB) is a naval rating of the deck department of a merchant ship with more than two years' experience at sea and considered "well acquainted with his duty".
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Act of God
In legal usage throughout the English-speaking world, an act of God is a natural hazard outside human control, such as an earthquake or tsunami, for which no person can be held responsible.
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Aft
Aft, in naval terminology, is an adjective or adverb meaning, towards the stern (rear) of the ship, when the frame of reference is within the ship, headed at the fore.
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Alexander's Ragtime Band
"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a song by Irving Berlin.
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Allison family
Hudson Joshua Creighton Allison (December 9, 1881 – April 15, 1912), his wife, Bess Waldo Allison (née Daniels) (November 14, 1886 – April 15, 1912), their daughter, Helen Loraine Allison (June 5, 1909 – April 15, 1912), and son, Hudson Trevor Allison (May 7, 1911 – August 7, 1929), were 1st class passengers on board the RMS ''Titanic'', which struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.
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Angle of list
The angle of list is the degree to which a vessel heels (leans or tilts) to either port or starboard.
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Animals aboard the RMS Titanic
There were many animals aboard the RMS Titanic during her disastrous maiden voyage, which ended with the ship sinking on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg.
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Archibald Gracie IV
Archibald Gracie IV (January 15, 1858 – December 4, 1912) was an American writer, soldier, amateur historian, real estate investor, and survivor of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic''.
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Archibald Joyce
Archibald Joyce (25 May 1873 – 22 March 1963) was an English light music composer known for his early waltzes.
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Arthur Godfrey Peuchen
Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Godfrey Peuchen (April 18, 1859 – December 7, 1929) was a Canadian businessman and RMS ''Titanic'' survivor.
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Arthur Rostron
Sir Arthur Henry Rostron, KBE, RD, RNR (14 May 1869 – 4 November 1940) was a captain for the Cunard Line.
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Association football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.
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Atlantic Marine Ecozone
The Atlantic Marine Ecozone, as defined by the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC), is a Canadian marine ecozone that stretches from the Davis Strait to encompass the Grand Banks, to the Avalon Peninsula on the shores of Newfoundland.
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Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.
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Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy in English-language sources, was a constitutional union of the Austrian Empire (the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council, or Cisleithania) and the Kingdom of Hungary (Lands of the Crown of Saint Stephen or Transleithania) that existed from 1867 to 1918, when it collapsed as a result of defeat in World War I. The union was a result of the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 and came into existence on 30 March 1867.
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Benjamin Guggenheim
Benjamin "Ben" Guggenheim (October 26, 1865 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman.
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Board of Trade
The Board of Trade is a British government department concerned with commerce and industry, currently within the Department for International Trade.
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Bridge (nautical)
The bridge of a ship is the room or platform from which the ship can be commanded.
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British Wreck Commissioner's inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic
The sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' on 15 April 1912 resulted in an inquiry by the British Wreck Commissioner on behalf of the British Board of Trade.
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Burial at sea
Burial at sea is the disposal of human remains in the ocean, normally from a ship or boat.
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Cape Race
Cape Race is a point of land located at the southeastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
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Carbon steel
Carbon steel is a steel with carbon content up to 2.1% by weight.
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Cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest is a sudden loss of blood flow resulting from the failure of the heart to effectively pump.
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Celestial navigation
Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is the ancient and modern practice of position fixing that enables a navigator to transition through a space without having to rely on estimated calculations, or dead reckoning, to know their position.
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Changes in safety practices after the sinking of the RMS Titanic
The sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' resulted in the following changes in maritime policy.
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Charles Joughin
Charles John Joughin (3 August 1878 – 9 December 1956) was the chief baker aboard the RMS ''Titanic''.
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Charles Lightoller
Charles Herbert Lightoller, (30 March 1874 – 8 December 1952) was the second officer on board the and a decorated Royal Navy officer.
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Cherbourg-Octeville
Cherbourg-Octeville is a city and former commune situated at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche.
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Chief mate
A chief mate (C/M) or chief officer, usually also synonymous with the first mate or first officer (except on passenger liners, which often carry both), is a licensed member and head of the deck department of a merchant ship.
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Coal bin
A coal bin, coal store or coal bunker is a storage container for coal awaiting use or transportation.
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Cobh
Cobh, known from 1849 until 1920 as Queenstown, is a tourist seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland.
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Cofferdam
A cofferdam (also called a coffer) is an enclosure built within, or in pairs across, a body of water and constructed to allow the enclosed area to be pumped out.
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Cold shock response
Cold shock response is the physiological response of organisms to sudden cold, especially cold water.
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Compartment (ship)
A compartment is a portion of the space within a ship defined vertically between decks and horizontally between bulkheads.
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CQD
CQD (transmitted in Morse code as) is one of the first distress signals adopted for radio use.
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Crow's nest
A crow's nest is a structure in the upper part of the main mast of a ship or a structure that is used as a lookout point.
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Cruiser
A cruiser is a type of warship.
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Cunard Line
Cunard Line is a British-American cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc.
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Cyril Furmstone Evans
Cyril Furmstone Evans (born 1892 in Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom; died 1959) was a wireless telegraphist.
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Davit
A davit is any of various crane-like devices used on a ship for supporting, raising, and lowering equipment such as boats and anchors.
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Dead reckoning
In navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating one's current position by using a previously determined position, or fix, and advancing that position based upon known or estimated speeds over elapsed time and course.
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Department store
A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different product categories known as "departments".
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Displacement (ship)
The displacement or displacement tonnage of a ship is its weight, expressed in long tons of water its hull displaces.
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Distress signal
A distress signal or distress call is an internationally recognized means for obtaining help.
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Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and the Caribbean Islands.
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Edith Corse Evans
Edith Corse Evans (September 21, 1875April 15, 1912) was a prominent American socialite who died aboard the RMS Titanic on April 15, 1912.
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Edward Smith (sea captain)
Edward John Smith, RD (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British Merchant Navy officer.
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Edwardian era
The Edwardian era or Edwardian period of British history covers the brief reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910, and is sometimes extended in both directions to capture long-term trends from the 1890s to the First World War.
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Ellis Island
Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States' busiest immigrant inspection station for over 60 years from 1892 until 1954.
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Elsevier
Elsevier is an information and analytics company and one of the world's major providers of scientific, technical, and medical information.
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Emergency rations
Emergency rations are items of food and drink that a person stores and relies on in case of an emergency.
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Engine order telegraph
An engine order telegraph or E.O.T., also referred to as a chadburn, is a communications device used on a ship (or submarine) for the pilot on the bridge to order engineers in the engine room to power the vessel at a certain desired speed.
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Fireman (steam engine)
Fireman or stoker is the job title for someone whose job is to tend the fire for the running of a boiler, to heat a building, power a steam engine, etc.
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First class facilities of the RMS Titanic
Reflecting the White Star Line's reputation for superior comfort and luxury, the RMS ''Titanic'' had extensive facilities for First-Class passengers which were widely regarded as the finest of her time.
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Flare
A flare, also sometimes called a fusee, is a type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light or intense heat without an explosion.
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Frederick Fleet
Frederick Fleet (15 October 1887 – 10 January 1965) was a British sailor, crewman and survivor of the sinking of the after it struck an iceberg on 14 April 1912.
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Greenwich Mean Time
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London.
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Gross register tonnage
Gross register tonnage (GRT, grt, g.r.t., gt) or gross registered tonnage, is a ship's total internal volume expressed in "register tons", each of which is equal to.
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Halifax, Nova Scotia
Halifax, officially known as the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is the capital of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
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Harland and Wolff
Harland & Wolff Heavy Industries is a heavy industrial company, specialising in ship repair, conversion, and offshore construction, located in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Harold Bride
Harold Sydney Bride (11 January 1890 – 29 April 1956) was the junior wireless officer on the ocean liner RMS ''Titanic'' during its ill-fated maiden voyage.
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Harold Lowe
Commander Harold Godfrey Lowe RD (21 November 1882 – 12 May 1944) was the fifth officer of the.
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High-pressure area
A high-pressure area, high or anticyclone is a region where the atmospheric pressure at the surface of the planet is greater than its surrounding environment.
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HMHS Britannic
Britannic was the third and final vessel of the White Star Line's of steamships; and the second to bear the name "Britannic." She was the fleet mate of both the and the and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner.
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Hypothermia
Hypothermia is reduced body temperature that happens when a body dissipates more heat than it absorbs.
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Iceberg
An iceberg or ice mountain is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water.
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Ida Straus
Rosalie Ida Straus (née Blun; February 6, 1849 – April 15, 1912) was an American homemaker and wife of the co-owner of the Macy’s department store.
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International Ice Patrol
The International Ice Patrol is an organization with the purpose of monitoring the presence of icebergs in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and reporting their movements for safety purposes.
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International Mercantile Marine Co.
The International Mercantile Marine Co., originally the International Navigation Company, was a trust formed in the early twentieth century as an attempt by J.P. Morgan to monopolize the shipping trade.
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Isidor Straus
Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a German-born, Jewish, American businessman, politician, and co-owner of Macy's department store, along with his brother Nathan.
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J. Bruce Ismay
Joseph Bruce Ismay (12 December 1862 – 17 October 1937) was an English businessman who served as chairman and managing director of the White Star Line.
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Jack Phillips (wireless officer)
John George Phillips (11 April 1887 – 15 April 1912) was a British telegraphist and senior wireless officer aboard the who died during its ill-fated maiden voyage in April 1912.
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Jack Thayer
John Borland "Jack" Thayer III (December 24, 1894 – September 20, 1945) was a first-class passenger on the RMS ''Titanic'' who survived and provided several first-hand accounts of the disaster.
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James Cameron
James Francis CameronSpace Foundation.
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James Paul Moody
James Paul Moody (21 August 1887 – 15 April 1912) was the Sixth Officer of the and the only junior officer of the ship to die in the disaster.
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John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey
John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, (3 August 1840 – 3 September 1929) was a British jurist and politician.
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John Jacob Astor IV
John Jacob "Jack" Astor IV (July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman, real estate builder, investor, inventor, writer, lieutenant colonel in the Spanish–American War, and a prominent member of the Astor family.
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Joseph Boxhall
Commander Joseph Groves Boxhall RD (23 March 1884 – 25 April 1967) was the fourth officer on the, and later served as a naval officer in World War I.
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Labrador Current
The Labrador Current is a cold current in the North Atlantic Ocean which flows from the Arctic Ocean south along the coast of Labrador and passes around Newfoundland, continuing south along the east coast of Nova Scotia.
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Lawrence Beesley
Lawrence Beesley (31 December 1877 – 14 February 1967) was an English science teacher, journalist and author who was a survivor of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic''.
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Lifeboat (shipboard)
A lifeboat is a small, rigid or inflatable boat carried for emergency evacuation in the event of a disaster aboard a ship.
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List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll
The following list of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland is a list of major disasters (excluding acts of war but including acts of terrorism) which relate to the United Kingdom since 1801, or the states that preceded it (England and Wales and Scotland before 1707, Ireland and Great Britain from 1707 to 1800), or involved their citizens, in a definable incident or accident such as a shipwreck, where the loss of life was forty or more.
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Louise Patten
Louise Patten, Baroness Patten (born 1954) is a British businesswoman and author, who is the wife of the Conservative politician, John Patten and the granddaughter of the RMS ''Titanic'' Second Officer, Charles Lightoller.
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Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon
Lucy Christiana, Lady Duff-Gordon (née Sutherland) (13 June 1863 – 20 April 1935) was a leading British fashion designer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who worked under the professional name of Lucile.
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Macy's
Macy's (originally R. H. Macy & Co.) (stylized macy*s) is an American department store chain founded in 1858 by Rowland Hussey Macy.
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Maiden voyage
The maiden voyage of a ship, aircraft or other craft is the first journey made by the craft after shakedown.
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Manhattan
Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City, its economic and administrative center, and its historical birthplace.
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Marconi Company
The Marconi Company was a British telecommunications and engineering company that did business under that name from 1963 to 1987.
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Margaret Brown
Margaret "Maggie" Brown (née Tobin; July 18, 1867 – October 26, 1932), posthumously known as "The Unsinkable Molly Brown", was an American socialite and philanthropist.
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Muster drill
A muster drill, sometimes referred to as a lifeboat drill or a boat drill, is an exercise that is conducted by the crew of a ship prior to embarking on a voyage.
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National coal strike of 1912
The national coal strike of 1912 was the first national strike by coal miners in Britain.
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National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum (NMM) in Greenwich, London, is the leading maritime museum of the United Kingdom and may be the largest museum of its kind in the world.
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Nearer, My God, to Thee
"Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th-century Christian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, which retells the story of Jacob's dream.
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Negligence
Negligence (Lat. negligentia) is a failure to exercise appropriate and or ethical ruled care expected to be exercised amongst specified circumstances.
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New York City
The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.
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Ocean liner
An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans.
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Poop deck
In naval architecture, a poop deck is a deck that forms the roof of a cabin built in the rear, or "aft", part of the superstructure of a ship.
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Port and starboard
Port and starboard are nautical and aeronautical terms for left and right, respectively.
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Promenade deck
The promenade deck is a deck found on several types of passenger ships and riverboats.
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Reciprocating engine
A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine (although there are also pneumatic and hydraulic reciprocating engines) that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotating motion.
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Reginald Lee
Reginald Robinson Lee (19 May 1870 – 6 August 1913) was a lookout stationed in the crow's nest of the RMS ''Titanic'' when the ship collided with an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on 14 April 1912.
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Rijeka
Rijeka (Fiume; Reka; Sankt Veit am Flaum; see other names) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split).
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Rivet
A rivet is a permanent mechanical fastener.
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RMS Olympic
RMS Olympic was a British transatlantic ocean liner, the lead ship of the White Star Line's trio of liners.
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RMS Titanic alternative theories
The sinking of the ''RMS Titanic'' in 1912, with 1503 lives, attracted so much controversy that several alternative theories about its sinking have gained support.
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RMS Titanic in popular culture
The RMS Titanic has subsequently played a prominent role in popular culture since her sinking in 1912, with the loss of over 1,500 of the 2,200 lives on board.
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Robert Ballard
Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942) is a retired United States Navy officer and a professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island who is most noted for his work in underwater archaeology: maritime archaeology and archaeology of shipwrecks.
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Robert Hichens (sailor)
Robert Hichens (16 September 1882 – 23 September 1940) was a British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the when she sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912.
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Royal Canadian Yacht Club
The Royal Canadian Yacht Club (RCYC), founded in 1852, is one of the world’s older and larger yacht clubs.
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Royal Mail Ship
Royal Mail Ship (sometimes Steam-ship or Steamer), usually seen in its abbreviated form RMS, is the ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail.
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Sea ice
Sea ice arises as seawater freezes.
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Second mate
A second mate (2nd Mate) or second officer (2/O) is a licensed member of the deck department of a merchant ship holding a Second Mates Certificate of Competency, which is issued by the administration.
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Ship chandler
A ship chandler (or ship's chandler) is a retail dealer who specialises in supplies or equipment for ships, known as ship's stores.
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Sinking of the RMS Lusitania
The sinking of the Cunard ocean liner RMS ''Lusitania'' occurred on Friday, 7 May 1915 during the First World War, as Germany waged submarine warfare against the United Kingdom which had implemented a naval blockade of Germany.
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Sister ship
A sister ship is a ship of the same class or of virtually identical design to another ship.
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Smithsonian (magazine)
Smithsonian is the official journal published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The first issue was published in 1970.
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Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution, established on August 10, 1846 "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge," is a group of museums and research centers administered by the Government of the United States.
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SOLAS Convention
The International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) is an international maritime treaty which sets minimum safety standards in the construction, equipment and operation of merchant ships.
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SOS
is the International Morse code distress signal; the bar over it indicates to omit the normal gaps between the letters.
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Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire, England.
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SS Californian
The SS Californian was a British Leyland Line steamship that is best known for its inaction during the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' on April 15, 1912, despite being the closest ship in the area.
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SS Mount Temple
The SS Mount Temple was a Canadian Pacific Lines cargo ship that was sunk during the First World War by the German commerce raider SMS ''Möwe''.
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Stanley Lord
Stanley Phillip Lord (13 September 1877 – 24 January 1962) was captain of the SS ''Californian'', a ship that was in the vicinity of the RMS ''Titanic'' the night it sank on 15 April 1912 but which did not come to its assistance.
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Stern
The stern is the back or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail.
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Stress (mechanics)
In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that expresses the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other, while strain is the measure of the deformation of the material.
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Telegraphist
A telegraphist (British English), telegrapher (American English), or telegraph operator is an operator who uses a telegraph key to send and receive the Morse code in order to communicate by land lines or radio.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.
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The Times
The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London, England.
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Thomas Andrews
Thomas Andrews, Jr. (7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British businessman and shipbuilder.
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Thomas Byles
Thomas Roussel Davids Byles (26 February 1870 – 15 April 1912) was an English Catholic priest who was a passenger aboard the RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage when it sank after striking an iceberg during the night of 15 April 1912.
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Tiller
A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle.
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Tim Foecke
Timothy Foecke (born 1963) is an American metallurgist and founder and director of the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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Titanic (1997 film)
Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance-disaster film directed, written, co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron.
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Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture
Titanic: Music from the Motion Picture is the soundtrack to the film of the same name composed, orchestrated and conducted by James Horner.
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U-boat
U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat".
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Ultrasound
Ultrasound is sound waves with frequencies higher than the upper audible limit of human hearing.
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United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, the Senate being the upper chamber.
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprise the legislature of the United States.
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United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS Titanic
The sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' on April 15, 1912 resulted in an inquiry by the United States Senate.
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USS America (ID-3006)
USS America (ID-3006) was a troop transport for the United States Navy during World War I. She was launched in 1905 as SS Amerika by Harland and Wolff in Belfast for the Hamburg America Line of Germany.
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Violet Jessop
Violet Constance Jessop (2 October 1887 – 5 May 1971) was an ocean liner stewardess and nurse who is known for surviving the disastrous sinkings of both the and her sister ship, the, in 1912 and 1916, respectively.
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Wallace Hartley
Wallace Henry Hartley (2 June 1878 – 15 April 1912) was an English violinist and bandleader on the on its maiden voyage.
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White Star Line
The Oceanic Steam Navigation Company, more commonly known as the White Star Line, was a prominent British shipping company.
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William Alden Smith
William Alden Smith (May 12, 1859 – October 11, 1932) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.
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William McMaster Murdoch
William McMaster Murdoch (28 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a Scottish sailor who served as First Officer aboard the.
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Willy Stöwer
Willy Stöwer (22 May 1864 – 31 May 1931) was a German artist, illustrator and author during the Imperial Period.
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Wireless telegraphy
Wireless telegraphy is the transmission of telegraphy signals from one point to another by means of an electromagnetic, electrostatic or magnetic field, or by electrical current through the earth or water.
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Women and children first
"Women and children first" (or to a lesser extent, the Birkenhead Drill) is a code of conduct dating from 1852, whereby the lives of women and children were to be saved first in a life-threatening situation, typically abandoning ship, when survival resources such as lifeboats were limited.
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Wreck of the RMS Titanic
The wreck of the RMS Titanic lies at a depth of about, about south-southeast off the coast of Newfoundland.
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Wrought iron
puddled iron, a form of wrought iron Wrought iron is an iron alloy with a very low carbon (less than 0.08%) content in contrast to cast iron (2.1% to 4%).
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_RMS_Titanic
