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The sinking of Titanic has been the basis for many books, games, and award-winning movies. In the summer of 1912, the first book, "The Sinking of the Titanic" and the first movie, In Nacht und Eis were introduced. In 1953 the film Titanic was released starring Clifton Webb and Barbara Stanwyck. In 1958, A Night to Remember, an adaptation from Walter Lord's novel of the same name, was released and remained the most popular Titanic movie until the 1997 release of Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. That film won eleven Academy Awards and holds the record for the highest box office gross of all time. Broadway musicals like Titanic, which opened in New York in 1998 and won the Tony Award for Best Musical and The Unsinkable Molly Brown, were successful as well.
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A trio of Titanic postcards, from a Vancouver estate, are being sold in All Nations' auction #523, at the downtown Vancouver Bay coin and stamp department, on Saturday July 30, 2005, at 1230PM PST. Scans and details are available on the auction portion of All Nations' website at http://www.allnationsstampandcoin.com. Bidders can participate by phone, fax, email, or in person, at the store. There is no buyer's premium in this sale. The R.M.S. Titanic, a supposedly unsinkable luxury liner, filled with many wealthy Americans, but ... poorer Europeans seeking a better life in the new world, struck an iceberg about 400 miles from Newfoundland, and sank with the loss of over 1500 lives, on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York.
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The Titanic had triple-screw engine configuration, with reciprocating steam engines driving the wing propellers, and a steam turbine driving her centre propeller. The reciprocating engines were reversible, while the turbine was not. When Murdoch gave the order to reverse engines to avoid the iceberg, he inadvertently handicapped the turning ability of the ship. Since the centre turbine could not reverse during the "full speed astern" manoeuvre, it simply stopped turning. Furthermore, the centre propeller was positioned forward of the ship's rudder, diminishing the turning effectiveness of the rudder.
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Here’s your opportunity to own a truly magnificent treasure of Titanic history––an exquisite reproduction made from an original 1912 Carpathia medal. The obverse is a stunning art nouveau design with Neptune’s head and flowing beard and two dolphins as the border. Carpathia with lifeboats standing by in the center and icebergs are in the background. Struck in silver, bronze and gold (plated) and fitted with a ring suspended from a colored ribbon. Gold medals were awarded to Captain Rostron and Officers, Silver for the Jr. Officers and Engineers and Bronze for the Crew. “Unsinkable" Molly Brown presented one to each in appreciation of their heroism and bravery rescuing the survivors of the ill-fated Titanic on April 15, 1912.
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The wreck of Titanic remains an Icon to the 20th Century, the largest moving object created by man during her time, an icon needless to say that many themselves would be privileged to see with their own eyes. For some members of the 2003 NOAA scientific team this would be a first visit to the wreck site although for others it would be a return. Carl Spencer is an English man who's project to investigate and explore deep inside Titanic’s sister ship Britannic would be the most successful to date, with him Kevin Gurr a marine engineer ... a HMHS Britannic explorer. Both men will dive the wreck of Titanic for the first time. During their dive they will examine areas of the break and especially
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The Titanic was built in the Belfast shipyard, Harland & Wolff, alongside her sister ship, the Olympic. Newspapers in Belfast during 1911 carried reports on the progress of the ship's construction, including the arrival of the largest anchor in the world at the shipyard for installation in the Titanic. Newspaper notices in May 1911 invited the public to view the finished liner before the launch. The ship was launched from Belfast on 31 May 1911 and successfully completed sea trials in Belfast Lough during 1912. Hundreds of men in Belfast had worked on the construction of the luxury liner, fitting the essential engineering components, rudimentary steerage facilities for third class travellers and luxurious interiors for first and second class passengers. The city was deeply attached to the Titanic.
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