The Titanic: The R. M's Titanic

The R.M.S Titanic, at the time was one of the largest ships of all time. The actual meaning of Titanic is of exceptional strength, size, or power. Perfect name for a ship that was declared unsinkable, at that point in time. "Striking the water was like a thousand knives being driven into one's body. The temperature was 28 degrees, four degrees below freezing." -Charles Lightoller, Second Officer aboard Titanic. From the disaster to the movie, the sinking of the Titanic remains one of the most famous tragedies in history. The ocean has icebergs and ships may hit them but the preparation for this situation is the key.

The most common tell-tale sign for a lookout on iceberg watch is the surf along the waterline of the iceberg. On a calm night such as that of 14 April 1912, this tell-tale clue would not have been present. Without it, the lookouts did not sight the iceberg until it was quite close. The Titanic was one of the most incredible ship liners ever built by man. Titanic was equipped with three main engines—two reciprocating four-cylinder, triple-expansion steam engines and one centrally placed low-pressure Parsons turbine—each driving a propeller. It provided a good combination of performance and speed. (“RMS Titanic.”)

Delays had occurred as a result of the Olympics collision with the HMS Hawke in September 1911 and in February the Olympic also lost a propeller. The owners wanted to see the Olympic operational before the Titanic. Also that year there was a coal strike. A severe problem for any transatlantic liner because ships like the Titanic would consume over 600 tons of coal a day. To partially solve the problem, coal was taken from other ships like the Adriatic and Oceanic to stock up the coal bunkers for the Titanic's voyage.(Titanic’s Maiden