RMS Titanic facts - Royal Museums Greenwich
Apr 15, 2019 · The Titanic carried post The reason the Titanic is often referred to as ‘RMS Titanic ’ is because the RMS stands for Royal Mail Ship. There were only enough lifeboats for a third …
Maritime history - Royal Museums Greenwich
Experience maritime history in Greenwich Visit historic ship Cutty Sark, discover intriguing exhibitions at the National Maritime Museum, and find books about maritime history in our …
The Titanic in our collection - Royal Museums Greenwich
No passenger ship has ever captured the public imagination like the Titanic. Amazing objects in the National Maritime Museum's collection reveal its infamous story
Research guide D1: RMS Titanic - Royal Museums Greenwich
The main facts about RMS Titanic, including ship statistics, key dates and the number of people on board.
Futility: how a novel foreshadowed the sinking of the Titanic
Oct 3, 2017 · This is, in fact a description of the fictional steamship Titan from the 1898 novella, Futility. Beyond the prophetic naming of the Titan, author Morgan Robertson also accurately …
The Titanic in popular culture | Royal Museums Greenwich
On canvas Both the ship itself, and its sinking have been popular themes for artists and live within a long history of maritime tragedies being immortalised in paint. The National Maritime …
Titanic relics: a whistle that saved a life - Royal Museums Greenwich
The Titanic disaster On the night of 14 April 1912, during its maiden voyage the passenger ship RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. There were around 2,200 passengers …
Research guide D3: RMS Titanic - Royal Museums Greenwich
This guide lists photographs, paintings, other images, artefacts and models of RMS Titanic held in the National Maritime Museum collections
The Sinking of the Lusitania - Royal Museums Greenwich
Learn more about the sinking of the passenger ship Lusitania off the south coast of Ireland.
The 'Teutonic' leaving Liverpool - Royal Museums Greenwich
A portrait of the White Star liner, 'Teutonic', leaving Liverpool in July 1889. The ship was built in 1889 for the Atlantic trade by Harland & Wolff Ltd in Belfast, for Ismay Imrie & Co. of Liverpool, …