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The navigation bridge of the Titanic. On the Titanic, the navigation bridge (or command bridge) was a superstructure where the ship's command was exercised.From this location, the officer on watch determined the ship's geographical position, gave all orders regarding navigation and speed, and received information about everything happening on board.
Intertitle reads: [ Before the disaster, Captain Smith on the Bridge. ] Close-up of Captain Edward J. Smith presumably scanning the sea — he was actually filmed on board the Olympic the previous year, when he was its captain. Smith perished when the Titanic sank. Flashing intertitle reads: [ C-Q-D Help! Help! We are sinking!
Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches (28.19 m). The ship's total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32 m). [16] Titanic measured 46,329 GRT and 21,831 NRT [17] and with a draught of 34 feet 7 inches (10.54 m) and displaced 52,310 tonnes. [5]
The story of the Titanic fascinates people to this day for many reasons, Ballard said. It was at the time the world's largest ocean liner and was supposed to be virtually unsinkable.
Newly released footage of the Titanic wreckage from nearly 40 years ago has provided a rare look at the ship in its best condition since sinking in 1912. Newly released video shows Titanic ...
Titan sub victims spent last moments listening to music and watching sea creatures. Monday 3 July 2023 23:30, Andrea Blanco. Passengers on board the sunk Titan submersible likely spent their final ...
SS Nomadic is a former tender of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 at Belfast, that is now on display in Belfast's Titanic Quarter.She was built to transfer passengers and mail to and from the ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS Titanic.
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