In 1898, an American writer, Morgan Robertson, wrote a book entitled The Wreck
     of the Titan (or Futility). It was about a passenger ship, almost identical to the
     Titanic, that left from England to sail to New York. On its way, it struck an iceburg
     and sank to the bottom of the Atlantic. Robertson wrote this book before anyone
     had even thought up the Titanic. Coincidence or not? You can pick up the book
     from Amazon.com.
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     The outdated British regulations required ships over 10,000 tons had to have
     lifeboats for 962 people. The Titanic exceeded this regulation by carrying enough
     lifeboats for 1,178 people.
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     The Titanic had four elevators: three in first class and one in second class. She
     was the first ship to have an elevator in second class.
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     She was one of the first liners to have a swimming pool and a gymnasium.
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     Titanic carried one Renault 35 hp automobile owned by William Carter, a
     passenger.
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     There were approximately 1535 windows on the Titanic: 1116 portholes and 419
     windows in various deck houses.
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     Captain Smith's salary was £105 per month. Caprain Rostron of the Carpathia
     made £53 per month.
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     The oldest passenger was 74-year-old Johan Svensson of Sweden. He was a
     third class passenger going to live in South Dakota. He did not survive.
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     The youngest passenger was two-month-old Gladys Dean. She is the youngest
     living survivor today.
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     Besides being called The Unsinkable Ship, Titanic was also called The Floating
     Palace.
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Weighed 46,000 gross tons
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The Californian had been close to the scene, but had not come to the rescue ecause its radio
operator was off duty and asleep.
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On Sept. 1, 1985, the wreck of the Titanic was found lying upright in two pieces on the ocean floor
at a depth of about 4,000 m (about 13,000 feet).
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The Baker drank alcohol before the sinking, which saved his life from
keeping his body warm in the icy water.
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The band played on the deck until the ship sank...
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Three dogs survived the Titanic.
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It took 26 months to build the real Titanic.
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Movie Similarities...
Did you know that there was really a J. Dawson in the real Titanic back in 1912? But JamesCameron found this out after he wrote the script....
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Remember the Heart of the Ocean? Was it really in Titanic in 1912? The answer is no, that was
only for the movie. The most valuable thing on RMS Titanic was a pearl necklace, worth
$1,200,000 (at that time). It was own by a 1st class passenger, Eleanor Wildener. This necklace is
now wearing by his daughter in law. (source: Sing Tao Daily)
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