A little Titanic fact.

You may have seen a picture of Titanic being launched or fitted out, but you look at the promenade and see it all the way open and go "That's Olympic, look at the open A Deck promenade!" Well, you are incorrect. A thing most people do not know is that Titanic had a all open promenade until February 1912. In February 1912, her promenade became half enclosed. So how could you tell the difference between the two ships before February 1912? Well, you would look at the size of the second class promenade on B Deck. If it was small, it was Titanic. If it was long, that was Olympic. However, Titanic did have a long 2nd class B Deck Promenade at the time of launch, but it was eventually made smaller in or around September 1911.

                                                               Olympic Being Launched

                                                               Titanic Being Launched

Also, if it was Olympic being launched she would have a light grey hull and Titanic would have a black hull. The reason Olympic's hull looks white is because of the sun, it makes light grey look white. The reason Olympic's hull was painted light grey was for photos. Her hull would later be painted black, like Titanic's.

Just Some Advice

Always look at the promenade on "Titanic" blueprints. I found this out the hard way. If your blueprints show the promenade open all the way, you have Olympic's blueprints. Yes, they gave you Olympic's blueprints and named it Titanic blueprints. This is happened to me just a few days ago. If your blueprints show the promenade half enclosed, no need to be sad! You have Titanic's blueprints!

Happy Birthday Nomadic!

On this day 103 years ago, the SS Nomadic was launched. The SS Nomadic was built as a tender for the White Star Line and her keel was laid down December 22, 1910. On April 25th, 1911 she was launched from Slipway No. 1 in Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast. On May 16th, 1911 she completed her sea trials. Then, on May 27th, 1911 she was delivered to the White Star Line. You may be going, "Ok, what's so cool about a tender ship?" Well, when Titanic was in Cherbourg on April 10th, 1912 Nomadic transferred 172 1st and second to the ill-fated RMS Titanic. Nomadic was designed to be as luxurious as could be for such a short journey. Although the journey to the awaiting liner may have only taken up 30 minutes, passengers would've loaded up to an hour or even two hours earlier. The Nomadic was powered by 2 compound steam engines and two single ended boilers, Nomadic had a working speed of 12 knots which was ideal for the environment she worked in. The best part about the Nomadic is that you get to still step aboard the ship and feel what it was like on the ship. In fact, you get to see all 4 decks! Now you may be going, where is the Nomadic? Well, she is located in Belfast, Ireland where Titanic was built. I am guessing you want to learn more, so here is the link to the Nomadic website: http://www.nomadicbelfast.com/. Happy Birthday Nomadic!

Heart of the Ocean Replica

You've probably seen many Heart of the Ocean replicas, but this one is special. This replica of the Heart of the Ocean is only 15 bucks. Yes, that's right, 15 bucks for a Heart of the Ocean replica. It also comes with a sparkling custom chain. Of course, if you are rich, you can get a crystal Heart of the Ocean for 90 dollars. Both of these make you look very rich and fancy though, so consider buying them. I am guessing you want to buy it, so here are the links:


15 Dollar Heart of the Ocean: http://www.titanicpigeonforge.com/cart_detail.php?sku=766802586349&i=11207&q=0&tf=.


90 Dollar Heart of the Ocean: http://www.titanicpigeonforge.com/cart_detail.php?sku=766802586356&i=11262&q=0&tf=.


Enjoy making yourself look fancy and rich!

In Memory Of Edward S. Kamuda

On April 13th, 2014 Edward S. Kamuda, Founder and President of the Titanic Historical Society, passed away after a long illness. He was 74. On July 7th, 1963, what would become the Titanic Historical Society was founded by Kamuda and 5 other men in Indian Orchard, a neighborhood of Springfield, Massachusetts. To find out more, click on this link: http://www.titanic1.org/people/edward-s-kamuda.html. May Edward S. Kamuda Rest In Peace. 

An Awesome Titanic Podcast

Titanic: Honor and Glory hosted a podcast on April 14th, 2014 in honor of the 102nd anniversary. I was there for the whole 3 hour and 24 minute podcast, and it was awesome. They talked about the game, answered some questions, and they discussed the ship. But best of all, is that they told us when something important or interesting happened in the sinking at the time it happened. They also had a chat box, where all the listeners could chat about the game, the sinking, and the ship. A lot of people listened to the podcast, but some people missed it or couldn't finish it. Well, Titanic: Honor and Glory now has their podcast available  on their website, and no downloading is required. I am guessing you want to listen to it, so here is the link: http://www.titanichg.com/archives/. Enjoy the podcast!

Accurate Blueprints of the Titanic

Yes, I know, you can buy Titanic blueprints at a Titanic Exhibit gift shop. They are pretty accurate, but the only problem is some of the words are really small or you can't find the specific room you are looking for. Well, a website named Encyclopedia Titanica provides very accurate blueprints. Plus, they are on the web and you don't need to buy it! Best of all, it provides a Zoom In/Zoom out button. Not only that, but it shows a Cutaway/Profile view of the ship! Im guessing you want it, so here's the link: http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-deckplans/profile.html. Enjoy the blueprints!