[website] How the Titanic Worked

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How the Titanic Worked - HowStuffWorks - I don't think it worked very well at all!

The article is mostly about the design of the ship.

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Link: Interactive Map: Titanic Crew [Historic Southampton]

 

This map aims to show the addresses of the Titanic crew members who either lived or lodged in Southampton immediately prior to the voyage. Please click on the markers for more information. A list of those represented, along with their addresses, can be found under this text.

 

Blue marker = Saved

 

Red marker = Lost

 

According to the British Board of Trade report, a total of 1,514 people died when Titanic sank on 15 April 1912. The same report stated that there were a total of 908 crew members on board, of which 696 died. There are 724 crew members represented on this map, of which 542 died and 178 survived. There are also four men who failed to join the ship included on the map, please see the notes at the bottom of the page for information on this. This does mean that the vast majority of the crew members who perished had a Southampton address prior to the voyage, and they represent over a third of the total number of people who sadly lost their lives on that fateful night.

 

It is true that not all of the men and women represented on this map were permanent residents of Southampton. You will find people staying in pubs, hotels, restaurants, and lodging houses. The White Star Line decided to move its main transatlantic service from Liverpool to Southampton in 1907 and this resulted in the construction of the White Star Dock at Southampton. It was a brand new dock and importantly it was large enough to accommodate the company’s three new Olympic-class liners: Olympic, Titanic, and Britannic. This is now called Ocean Dock and it can be seen on the map (Titanic sailed from Berth 44). Such was the need for regular employment, White Star Line’s move saw many families relocate permanently to Southampton from Liverpool and other cities and towns between 1907 and 1912. Being a major port town, the ships that called Southampton home drew heavily upon local men and women for the vast majority of their crew...