April 14, 1912 RMS Titanic Hits Iceberg

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[mowowie]

Yea I got to touch That giant piece of hull in Boston as well. I thought it was very cool. I never woulda thought I would touch the hull of one of the greatest shipwrecks of all time. Lost for 73 years in 2 1/2 miles deep of water.
I also bought a piece of Titanic coal for 10 bucks.

[Ticonderoga34]

The Apollo 13 accident occurred on an April 14:

As another thread pointed out, April 14th is the day that Lincoln was shot. Lots of bad stuff happening on this day in history.

[Buddy B]

Encyclopedia Titanica: Titanic Passenger and Crew Research ( Official Home Page )

[Tennessee_Bob]

True - that was a great movie - and I have to give the other movie some credit - the effects were amazing. I didn't care for the story a bit - but the effects...I think the most amazing scene in the newer movie was when the camera pulled back from the ship several miles and several thousand feet in the air as they were launching the starshells - and it gave you this amazing idea of the entire scale of it all.

[IronJack]

It was T.S. Eliot responding to the opening of The Canterbury Tales:

Maybe, but the title comes from Malory's Morte d'Artur or a poem of similar cast (titled "Waste Land") written in 1913 by one Madison Cawein. (At least according to the Norton Anthology).

I personally never found Eliot as fascinating as some have, although I have to concede that he is a master of metaphor.

[1FASTGLOCK45]

Alright guys,
Here is my question, I love the Flight Sim 2004 (Microsoft) with forced feedback joystick. I can't seem to find any kind of simulator (like the flight sim) where i can pilot a huge ship like a tanker, cruiser etc. Most sims are subs and old planes. Anyone recommend anything?

I'm also looking for a Sim that i can blow shi* up using modern aircraft and stuff. any recommendations appreciated.

[xp38]

Shouldn't this be in Ice Breaking News?

[spinestein]

[I'm also looking for a Sim that i can blow shi* up using modern aircraft and stuff. any recommendations appreciated.]



"Jane's F-15" is about as authentic as you can get.

"Jane's" also has games that where you can pilot subs and other big stuff.

If realistic scenery is what you want, get a copy of "Flight Unlimited 2" by "Eidos". The only scenery in the game is the SF Bay area, but it is ACCURATE and the game feel is smooth as silk.

[null and void]

See post # 11...

[spinestein]

She's even hotter at both the beginning and end of the movie when she's talking to the Bill Paxton character.

:^)

[FreedomCalls]

Actual messages:

12.17 a.m.
15 April 1912
R.M.S. Titanic to Any Ship:
"CQD CQD SOS Titanic Position 41.44 N  50.24 W. 
Require immediate assistance. 
Come at once. 
We struck an iceberg. 
Sinking".

12.40 a.m.
15 April 1912
R.M.S. Titanic to R.M.S. Carpathia:
"SOS Titanic sinking by the head. 
We are about all down. 
Sinking. . ." 

1.10 a.m.
15 April 1912
Titanic to MKC ('Olympic'), 
"We are in collision with berg. 
Sinking Head down. 
41.46 N. 50.14 W. 
Come soon as possible".

1.30 a.m.
15 April 1912
Titanic tells 'Olympic', 
"We are putting passengers off in small boats." 
"Women and children in boats, can not last much longer".

1.40 a.m.
15 April 1912
'Olympic' to Titanic, 
"Am lighting up all possible boilers as fast as (we) can".

2.15 a.m.
15 April 1912
The final wireless message sent from the Titanic:
R.M.S. Titanic to R.M.S. Carpathia:
"SOS SOS CQD CQD Titanic. 
We are sinking fast. 
Passengers are being put into boats. 
Titanic." 

2.20 a.m.
15 April 1912
'Virginian' to 'Olympic', 
"Have you heard anything about Titanic?" 
'Olympic' says, "No. Keeping strict watch, but hear nothing more from Titanic. 
No reply from her". 

3.28 a.m.
15 April 1912
'La Provence' to 'Celtic',
"Nobody has heard the Titanic for about 2 hours".

[Bear_in_RoseBear]

[Tunehead54]

Boy - that's uplifting - mind if I shoot myself? ;-)

[Empireoftheatom48]

I know you want to blow up planes but get SILENT HUNTER III, It is the best sim I have ever played. Just watch when you sink a ship. You follow it all the way to the bottom and see the boilers explode. It is really cool!!

[HitmanLV]

I got into a jam when me and my galpal went to see 'Finding Neverland' on opening day. Winslet is prominent in the cast, and over the course of the film mentions once or twice that she has a 'small chest cold.'

Well, I never pass up an opportunity to quote Neil 'Doc' Simon, so I nudged her when Winslet's character was coughing later in the film, and asked "She said she had a chest cold???" Galpal nodded. "Whew, looks like an epidemic to me!"

I got hit the the head for that one! ;-)

[null and void]

"If it's steel, it can sink"

Usually, but not always...

Meanwhile, the USS AARON WARD was fighting for her life.

Although she shot down many of the kamikazes, six of them penetrated her defenses to crash into her deck. Two of them were still carrying bombs. The action lasted less than an hour, she was settling into the sea, her steering was knocked out and she was without power.

It seemed she must break apart and sink, but her captain and crew had other plans. Most of her lifeboats were smashed, and the rest were needed for the wounded "just in case". The main deck, starboard side aft, was ankle-deep awash. The guns were powered by by hand. Fires raged on her deck from the gasoline of the kamikazes and exploding ammunition. Forty-two men were dead or dying. The log entry reads simply: "Ship refused to sink."

Story here

[spinestein]

Here's an old chestnut, but many younger people haven't heard it.

Tell your girlfriend that you will tell her a joke that is so funny her +!+$ will fall off. Then say "But I see you've already heard it".

Just make sure you have your exit strategy ready.

[SoCal Pubbie]

One slight correction. Though Lord Pirrie was the chairman of the ship building firm that constructed the Titanic, Thomas Andrews was the chief designer and the man largely responsible for its creation.

[SoCal Pubbie]

I forgot to add, he was on board and was the one who calculated how long the ship had before it went under. He went down with the ship.

[HitmanLV]

A classic never goes out of style!