TITANIC
THE ARTIFACT EXHIBITION


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Aft—Toward the back of the Ship
Bow—The front of the Ship
Bridge—The forward command center of the Ship.
Bulkhead—A large vertical partition separating sections of the ship.
Collapsible—A lifeboat with canvass sides.
Crow's Nest —A lookout platform on the Ship's mast.
Davits—Cranes that lowered Titanic's lifeboats.
Debris Field—The area on the seabed surrounding the wreck.
Forward—Toward the front of the Ship.
Hold—A storage area for cargo and baggage.
Hull—The outer skin of the Ship.
Maiden voyage—A vessel's first voyage.
Port—The left side of the Ship looking toward the bow.
Rivets—Steel bolts that held the hull plates together.
Starboard—The right side of the vessel looking toward the bow.
Stern—The rear of the vessel.
Submersible—The small vessel that can dive to the ocean floor.
It cost $7.5 million to build the Titanic in 1912 and carried a $5 million insurance policy. It would cost approximately $400 million to build the Ship today.
While serving on the Titanic, Chief Officer Henry T. Wilde wrote to his sister: "I still don't like this Ship. I have a queer feeling about it."
A first-class ticket for a parlor suite cost $4,350, which would be roughly $50,000 today.
Adhering to the rule of the sea: women and children first, a man listed as passenger Hoffman handed his two young sons over to strangers to insure their survival. He perished. The man was actually Michel Navratil who had kidnapped his sons during divorce proceedings. The children were eventually reunited with their mother in New York when she read of their plight in a newspaper that had dubbed them "The Titanic Orphans."
Only one first-class child perished: Loraine Allison, age 2, from Canada.
The Ship was as long as four city blocks and as wide as a four-lane highway.


QUICK FACTS
MAIDEN VOYAGE BEGINS APRIL 10, 1912
SINKING OCCURS APRIL 14-15, 1912
PASSENGERS/CREW SAVED—705
PASSENGERS/CREW LOST 1,523
RESCUE SHIP CARPATHIA
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