TITANIC SINKING - "A NIGHT TO REMEMBER" (1958) - 1 of 3

[wkehl2011]

And, how about the name - "Titanic" is the adjective for "Titan", and the Titans, in Greek mythology, were a class of great warriors that tried to overthrow Zeus, the "God of Gods". They emerged only second-best, however, as Zeus quickly destroyed them with all his power and might. So, with the Titanic - and also with Morgan Robertson's Titan, for that matter - the eventual outcome was no different. Thus the name choice also contributed to the disaster.

[dezboss]

This is without doubt the most superior version of the Titanic's story.

[AfricanNaziJew]

did this ship sink or something? :/

[rodblaine999]

on the whole i think this is better than the cameron version, it seems more fact based.

[wkehl2011]

@rodblaine999 I agree, actually - for instance, whether Murdoch really shot those two (I think) men dead and then himself is not known for sure. But then, it seems proven that she broke in two during the final plunge, and this may not have been known yet in '58.

[youlawmaster]

• The Unsinkable Sank

o The unsinkable Titanic sank, and more than half of her 2200 passengers died.

o The indestructible Titan also sank, more than half of her 2500 passengers drowning.

o Went down bow first, the Titan actually capsizing before it sank.

o The names being similar (Titanic = Titan + ic)

[youlawmaster]

• Struck an iceberg

o Moving too fast at 22½ knots the Titanic struck an iceberg on the starboard side on the night of April 14, 1912 in the North Atlantic 400 miles away from Newfoundland.

o Also on an April night, in the North Atlantic 400 miles from Newfoundland (Terranova), the Titan hit an iceberg while traveling at 25 knots, also on the starboard side.

[FillionDollarSmile]

@youlawmaster I heard the story of the Titan aswell... Its so Creepy that 14 years BEFORE Titanic sunk someone wrote a book about a boat called "Titan" and it Sank the EXACT same as Titanic give or take a few TINY details.. Same time, Place, Reason, Names are Similar etc... Creepy !

[youlawmaster]

• Lifeboats

o The Titanic carried only 16 lifeboats, plus 4 Engelhardt folding lifeboats, less than half the number required for her passenger capacity of 3000.

o The Titan carried "as few as the law allowed", 24 lifeboats, less than half needed for her 3000 capacity.

[youlawmaster]

Similarities between Titanic and Titan:

• Unsinkable

o The Titanic was the world's largest luxury liner (882 feet, displacing 53,000 tons), and was once described as being practically "unsinkable".

o The Titan was the largest craft afloat and the greatest of the works of men (800 feet, displacing 75,000 tons), and was considered "unsinkable".

[youlawmaster]

Although the novel (1898) was written before the Olympic-class Titanic had even been designed, there are some remarkable similarities between the fictional and real-life counterparts. Like the Titanic, the fictional ship sank in April in the North Atlantic, and there were not enough lifeboats for the passengers. There are also similarities between the size (800 ft long for Titan versus 882 ft 9 in long for the Titanic), speed (25 knots for Titan, 21 knots for Titanic) and life-saving equipment.