Just got this book today! It's a great book that spans 882 1/2 questions and answers about the Titanic. It's really well done. Go ahead, ask a question! t:

What was Captain Smith's blood type?

Hmmmmm, smart alleck! :P

:lol: :lol:

Just kidding! At what store did the band members by their strings?

What is the name of the person who designed the Titanic? And where did they go to school? And what had they designed before the Titanic?

The 'Olympic' class ships as they were known, where designed by William Pirrie, Thomas Andrews and Edward Wilding. Other ships built were the Adriatic, Laurentic, and Megantic

The music store! :blink:

How many usable lifeboats did they *really* have? ... How many people could they safely hold? ...

There were 16 regular lifeboats hanging from the davit's and 4 collapsible ones stored on top of the deckhouse for a total of 20. The 16 lifeboats were designed to hold up to 70 people each, but most were loaded with much less than that. One only had 12 people in it! I believe the collapsible ones may have held the same, but I'm not sure as the rest of this information is off the top of my head! I'll check though. It was originally designed to hold 48 lifeboats I believe (i'll check on that #), but they were removed to make room for more first class space. :o

Who were the oldest and youngest people to lose their lives when it sank? ...

Good Question, I'll have to check on the oldest!
It is most likely Isadore and Ida Strauss, first class passengers, but there may have been someone older in third class.

The youngest I know was Loraine Allison (almost 3 when she died) , a first class child who died with her mother and father because they couldn't find their infant son was abducted and taken to safety by their nurse, who claimed the child as her own. They refused to leave without finding the baby.

How long did they continue to search for survivors? ...

It's probably ridiculous that I don't know this, but how many people were aboard the Titanic, and how many survived?

A very difficult question:
Who died and came from my village? My village's name is Lengnau, Switzerland. a little hint: It's an famous person.


;)

Can you name all the famously wealthy people who passed away in the sinking of the Titanic?

Whatever happened to boissee? ... Did she go down with the ship? ...

If the Titanic had not struck the iceberg would it have broken the at that time current speed record for an Atlantic crossing and presumably by how much?

Hey, we're still owed 876 1/2 amazing answers ....

Sorry I do have a life outside of the forum! :P

I'll answer questions tonight!

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Whoa, now. *This* is interesting. I just found out you cannot post a message that just has one letter. Like, if someone asked your blood type you couldn't just say A.
Just to be silly, I wanted to respond to boissee's last post by just saying ... o. You know, like a shortened for of oh. Couldn't do it. Got a message that said "You must enter a message to post." Apparently a single letter cannot be considered a message. No big deal, just interesting! ...

that should read "a shortened FORM of oh." ... not that it makes any sense anyhow ...

Approx 2200 people on board (which was not capacity!) 705 survived. Just over 1500 people perished. t:

Imagine they didn't have enough lifeboat space for the 2200 on board how many would have died if they were booked to capacity! :blink:

Wow, thanks Boissee!

OkieMan, you can click on the "edit" button on your post and make any corrections you want. It'll just say "this post has been edited by Okieman." FYI. :)

I didn't know that. Thanks! ...

The Mackay-Bennett searched for bodies for 9 days. The search for survivors ended shortly after the arrival of the Carpathia.

No, the Titanic would never be as fast as a ship like the Mauritania, which had a top speed of 26 knots (the Titanic top speed was 22 knots), but it may have been trying to surpass the number of miles covered each day by the Olympic on its maiden voyage.

Source 882 1/2 Amazing Answers To Your Qustions About The Titanic

Well here are some. The estimated worth of all the first-class passengers together was said to be $600 million ($9.8 billion in today's money).


Col. John Jacob Astor
Benjamin Guggenheim
Isidor Strauss m(co-founder Macy's Dept Stores)
J. Bruce Ismay
George Widener
Charles Hayes
William Dulles
Harry Molson (of beer fame)
Emil Taussig
Molly Brown
Frederick Hoyt
Clarence Moore
John Thayer

I'm stumped Ralf! Anymore hints?

Here is some interesting facts for our Canadian friends.


There were 50 Canadians on the Titanic, 15 of them survived.

The richest Canadian was Harry Molson, a member of the beer brewing family and president of Molson's Bank in Montreal.

The most prominent Canadian was Charles Hayes, president of the Grand Trunk Railway, who was returning for the opening of his company's new hotel in Ottawa, the Chateau Laurier.

@ boisse
famous industrialist which came from Europe... he gain wealth.

Thank you for your answers.

Name the crew member who survived and later went on to survive the Brittanic sinking as well, still working for White Star no less! :)

A generic question.... does the book have any additional information on C.H. Lightoller? I am looking to get a copy of his biography but it's pretty pricey for a nitche book. I recently read an account of the British evacuation of Dunkirk during early WW2 and was amazed to find out it was he who coordinated much of that operation.

You're very welcome! w:

Answer to first question:

Violet Jessop- She was a stewardess onboard Britannic's sister, RMS Olympic when the Olympic and Hawke collision occurred. She was also a stewardess on the RMS Titanic when it sank. She therefore survived all three Olympic-class ship emergencies.

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Can you imagine? I'd be scared for life!


Second Question: I'll check my book tonight! w:

Wow... I didn't realize she was involved in the Hawke incident as well, that's downright errie!

Guess every ship that interacted with (or belonged to) the 'Olympic class' ships was somewhat prone to mishaps.

everyone know the Titanic story unles you live in a cave.

The Britannic (aka Gigantic) was sunk, as noted, in WW1.

In adition to the Hawke incident the Olympic also collided with the Nantucket Light Ship and cut her in half. The light ship lost four drowned, three were fatally injured and subsequently died, while only 3 survived.

Olympic also rammed and sunk the U-103 with all hands during WW1 when it tried to torpedo her. It's also rumored she sunk another U-Boat with her aft 6 inch guns during that same voyage but it was never confirmed by the Kriegsmarine. Lastly, Olympic was heroic in saving the lives of every person on the HMS. Audacious when it hit a mine and sunk.

Sadly, I cannot find ANY information on the ultimate fate of the New York which almost collided with Titanic when she was leaving Southhampton. Perhaps your book has some info? I'd be curious to find out if she was similarly 'jinxed' after her encounter with an 'Olympic Class' ship!

The Hawke was sunk in 1914 by a German u-boat loosing all but 49 of her crew compliment of 500... again, a bit creepy!

Poor Hawke looks worse for wear than the Stockholm after it's collision with the Andrea Doria!

I'd have found a new line of work, possibly after the Hawke incident, definately after Titanic! Brave women!

and thanks for checking on Lightoller when you get a chance! Much obliged :)

OK Ralf, here are the Swiss people on board the Titanic. Any of them from your town? This is hard!

There were 17 Passenger on the Titanic who have lived in Switzerland before they died or went to America! ( Bertha Lehmann, Lotzwil; Max Stähelin, Basel; Josef and Josefine Arnold-Franchi, Altdorf; Hedwig Margaritha Fröhlicher, Zürich; Maximilian Josef and Margaretha Fröhlicher-Stehli, Zürich; Aloisia Haas, Altdorf; Anton and Luise and Luise-Gretchen Kink-Heilmann, Zürich; Maria and Vinzenz Kink, Zürich; Alfons Simonius Blumer, Basel; Charles Duane Williams and Richard Norris Williams, Genf; Albert Wirz, Uster )

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Very good Job!!!!!! You are a really Titanic fan! but I am afraid: that's not the answer. I will give you the answer! but first I have to reread the chapter from our village cronicle...

have fun with answering the question.

Who was the richest Person on board?

The answer for you:

The Family Guggheim emigrated 1848 to Philadelphia from Lengnau, Switzerland and after the went to New York. Father Meyer Guggenheim made a big career with cuper and founded lots of factories. The Family Guggenheim got very rich. His aims were to control the whole mining in North America. Meyer Guggenheim had 7 sons and one died 1912 on board the Titanic. The Name and the answer is: Benjamin Guggenheim.

wikipedia about Guggenheim

cheers, ralf