Ep. 7 Titanic: How a Perfect Storm of Events Sank an “Unsinkable” Ship
- Author
- Shea LaFountaine
- Published
- Sun 23 Apr 2023
- Episode Link
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In 1911 Shipbuilder magazine featured an ocean liner under construction in Belfast, Ireland. It was called Titanic and it was the largest moveable object ever built. With new state of the art technology, the magazine claimed Titanic was “practically unsinkable,” a reputation that stuck… until April of 1912 when the RMS Titanic began its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York harbor. Four days later, the ship lay at the bottom of the North Atlantic, its massive hull ripped in two and 1,500 passengers dead. Few stories have captivated our minds like the sinking of Titanic. And no, of course it wasn’t actually unsinkable. But did you know, it really shouldn’t have sunk? Let’s fix that.
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Sources:
- https://www.history.com/topics/early-20th-century-us/titanic
- https://www.history.com/news/why-did-the-titanic-sink
- https://www.history.com/news/titanics-watery-grave-located
- https://www.britannica.com/topic/Titanic/Discovery-and-legacy
- https://ultimatetitanic.com/titanic-construction/
- https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/2/miraculous-story-of-the-youngest-titanic-survivor-millvina-dean-737507#:~:text=Of%20the%202%2C208%20people%20on,Millvina%20Dean%20
- A Short History of podcast episode about Titanic
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