See inside the Titanic like NEVER before (2024)

It's the most famous ship in history, sank by an iceberg on its first and only voyage across the ocean.

But the scale and the glory of RMS Titanic can be admired once more, thanks to a detailed digital cross section of the stunning luxury liner.

Posted to YouTube by USanimator Jared Owen, it shows Titanic from every angle, exactly as it appeared just before it set sail from Southampton112 years ago.

The video may prove helpful toAustralian billionaire Clive Palmer, who has promised to recreate the famous shipat an estimated cost of £1 billion.

'Titanic II', to be ready by 2027, will closely mimic the original ship's specifications, while including modern 21st navigation and safety systems.

In the video, Titanic's offices,staterooms, storage compartments and more are all revealed in an incredible cross section

READ MORE:'Titanic II' to be built by 2027

The recreation will be a full working ship

<!- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/sciencetech/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_1 - ->

Advertisement

Owen – who has a YouTube channel of 3D animations showing how things work – describes the Titanic as 'still the most famous ship in history'.

'When they finished building the Titanic, it was the largest ship in the world,' he says in the video.

'The ship was designed and built over 100 years ago – that means no computers, no 3D design software.

'This was all designed by hand; to me that's incredible engineering and craftmanship.'

Owen relied on numerous sources, including National Geographic, the Encyclopedia Titanica reference site and the Titanic edition of the Haynes Manual book series.

He then used Blender, an open-source 3D content-creation programme, to recreate Titanic in digital form.

His video takes a look at all 10 of Titanic's decks, including the boat deck at the very top, which housed most of the ship's lifeboats.

The video takes a look at all 10 of Titanic's decks, from the boat deck at the very top, which housed most of the ship's lifeboats, to the 'tank top' deck at the bottom, which housed the engines and boiler rooms

The video reveals incredible details of Titanic's interior that are often missed, from second class accommodation (pink beds) to machinery in the ship's boughs

The grandest ship: RMS Titanic departing Southampton on April 10, 1912. She would never return from this maiden voyage. Her remains now lie on the seafloor about 350 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada

READ MORE:Titanic: The biggest mysteries surrounding the ill-fated liner

'The most appalling disaster in maritime history': Titanic is depicted among icebergs

<!- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/sciencetech/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_2 - ->

Advertisement

Part of the reason Titanic didn't have enough lifeboatswas designers didn't want to clutter the boat deck and obscure views of the Atlantic for first class passengers.

'As we all know, not having enough lifeboats was a very bad idea,' Owen says.

Immediately below the boat deck was A deck,also called the promenade deck, which was reserved exclusively for first class as well.

Running most of the full length of the entire ship, the promenade deck provided more outdoor space to take a stroll and enjoy the sea air.

Right at the very bottom was the 'tank top' deck, which housed engines and boiler rooms and was the first to become flooded when the ship hit the iceberg.

Owen also reveals some secrets of the ship's design, including a little-known fact about the fourth and final iconic black-tipped funnel.

'Only three of the funnels are used; the fourth one was added mainly for looks,' he says.

'The builders thought it might appear more powerful with a fourth one; however, this fourth funnel is still helpful for ventilation down below.'

Another interesting fact is that there were actually two grand staircases on the Titanic, both restricted to first class passengers.

The 'fore' grand staircase was nearer the front, between the first and second funnels, while the 'aft' grand staircase was nearer the back, between the third and fourth funnels.

On Titanic, the first three of the funnels emitted smoke from the burning of coal down below to power the ship. The fourth one was mainly for aesthetic reasons, although it did act as a minor ventilation system

The grand staircase nearer the front of Titanic (the 'fore' grand staircase) had the ornate carved oak wall panel with the clock at the centre. Pictured is the fore grand staircase of sister ship RMS Olympic, thought to be identical to the one on Titanic. No photos ofTitanic's grand staircases are known to exist

Pictured: The aft grand staircaseon the RMS Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, thought to be identical to Titanic's

Owned and operated by the White Star Line, the passenger vessel set sail on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on April 10, 1912. Pictured: Cafe Parisien on board Titanic

Constructed by Belfast-based shipbuilders Harland and Wolff between 1909 and 1912, the RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat of her time

READ MORE: Digital scans show Titanic wreck like never before

The ship's stern (the back) is a twisted mess of metal, after it hit the ocean floor still rotating in a counter-clockwise direction

<!- - ad: https://mads.dailymail.co.uk/v8/gb/sciencetech/none/article/other/mpu_factbox.html?id=mpu_factbox_3 - ->

Advertisement

By far, the bigger and grander of the two was the fore grand staircase, which features the ornate carved oak wall panel with the clock at the centre – where Jack and Rose meet in James Cameron's 1997 blockbuster film.

Right next to the fore grand staircase was the gym, which was stocked with state-of-the-art equipment for the time, such as a rowing machine andmechanical bicycles.

Titanic also featured luxuries such as squash courts, a Turkish bath, a gymnasium, a barber shop and also the first swimming pool on board a ship.

Owen reveals something that even many Titanic experts don't know – what the 'RMS' stands for in the ship's official prefix.

Titanic was a 'Royal MailSteamer' meaning it was legally commissioned by the British monarchy to transport letters and parcels.

Titanic had somewhere betweensix million and nine million items on board destined for New York,according to Smithsonian National Postal Museum.

Of course, all Titanic's mail was lost when the ship sank at about 2:20am on April 15, 1912 – about two hours and 40 minutes after iceberg impact.

The tragic sinking killed an estimated 1,517 of the 2,224 people on board – just over 700 of whom were third-class passengers.

Sinking of the Titanic: Lifeboats row away from the still lighted ship on April 15, 1912, as depicted in this British newspaper sketch

Titanic had been sailing smoothly for the majority of the journey's intended distance disaster struck. The wreck of Titanic now lies 350 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada

Titanic's remains now lie on the seafloor about 350 nautical miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada, around 12,500 feet deep.

However, the delicate wreck is deteriorating so rapidly underwater that it could disappear completely within the next 40 years.

Last June, aprivately-owned submersible called Titan, operated by US firm OceanGate,suffered a 'catastrophic implosion' on the way to visit the wreck.

The five men on board died instantly, includingOceanGateCEO Stockton Rush, who had described a deep sea trip aboard Titan as 'safer than crossing the street'.

Disaster in the Atlantic: How more than 1,500 lost their lives when the titanic sunk

The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.

More than 1,500 people died when the ship, which was carrying 2,224 passengers and crew, sank under the command of Captain Edward Smith.

Some of the wealthiest people in the world were on board, including property tycoon John Jacob Astor IV, great grandson of John Jacob Astor, founder of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Millionaire Benjamin Guggenheim, heir to his family's mining business, also perished, along with Isidor Straus, the German-born co-owner of Macy's department store, along with his loyal wife Ida.

The ship was the largest afloat at the time and was designed in such a way that it was meant to be 'unsinkable'.

It had an on-board gym, libraries, swimming pool and several restaurants and luxury first class cabins.

There were not enough lifeboats on board for all the passengers due to out-of-date maritime safety regulations.

After leaving Southampton on April 10, 1912, Titanic called at Cherbourg in France and Queenstown in Ireland before heading to New York.

On April 14, 1912, four days into the crossing, she hit an iceberg at 11:40pm ship's time.

James Moody was on night watch when the collision happened and took the call from the watchman, asking him 'What do you see?' The man responded: 'Iceberg, dead ahead.'

By 2.20am, with hundreds of people still on board, the ship plunged beneath the waves, taking many, including Moody, with it.

Despite repeated distress calls being sent out and flares launched from the decks, the first rescue ship, the RMS Carpathia, arrived nearly two hours later, pulling more than 700 people from the water.

It was not until 1985 that the wreck of the ship was discovered in two pieces on the ocean floor.

See inside the Titanic like NEVER before (2024)

FAQs

What was it like inside the Titanic? ›

The accommodation on Titanic was luxurious and spacious. In first class there were many new attractions such as squash courts, a Turkish bath, a gymnasium, a barber shop and also the first swimming pool on board a ship. Even the cheaper third class cabins were of a better standard than those on other liners.

Have we been inside the Titanic? ›

Fewer than 250 people in the world have visited the shipwreck at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean since its discovery in 1985. Among them is the film director James Cameron, who directed the 1997 movie Titanic. Eight-day Titanic diving tours for tourists conducted by OceanGate cost $250,000 per guest, the BBC reported.

Is there anything left inside the Titanic? ›

The bow is still recognisable with many preserved interiors, despite deterioration and damage sustained hitting the sea floor. In contrast, the stern is heavily damaged. A debris field around the wreck contains hundreds of thousands of items spilled from the ship as she sank.

Who is the richest person on the Titanic? ›

Astor was the richest passenger aboard the RMS Titanic and was thought to be among the richest people in the world at that time, with a net worth of roughly $87 million (equivalent to $2.75 billion in 2023) when he died. Rhinebeck, New York, U.S. New York City, U.S. William Backhouse Astor Jr.

What did Titanic bedrooms look like? ›

A maximum of 550 passengers could be accommodated. The rooms were fitted in enamel white with mahogany furniture. In second class, passengers slept in berths built into the walls of the cabins. At two to four berths per cabin, privacy was hard to come by, although passengers could close the curtain around their berth.

Why did it take 73 years to find the Titanic? ›

Efforts to locate and salvage the Titanic began almost immediately after it sank. But technical limitations—as well as the sheer vastness of the North Atlantic search area—made it extremely difficult.

Was the captain's body found on the Titanic? ›

A few minutes later Trimmer Samuel Hemming found the bridge apparently empty. Five minutes later, the ship disappeared beneath the ocean. Smith perished that night along with around 1,500 others, and his body was never recovered.

Are there photos of Titanic sinking? ›

There actually were several cameras on board, and som pictures of the final days of yhe,Titanic survived. But no body took a picture while the boat was sinking. Cameras back then were large, expensive, and hard to set up and operate.

Why are there no skeletons on Titanic? ›

"The issue you have to deal with is, at depths below about 3,000 feet (around 914 metres), you pass below what's called the calcium carbonate compensation depth," deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard explained to NPR back in 2009.

Are any Titanic survivors still alive? ›

There are no survivors of the Titanic alive today

Her name was Elizabeth Gladys 'Millvina' Dean, and she was just two months old when she boarded the Titanic with her family.

Who owns the Titanic wreck? ›

Titanic, Inc. (RMST) entered into an agreement with the Liverpool and London Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association in 1994. As a result of that agreement, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia recognized RMST as the exclusive salvor-in-possession of Titanic.

Where did all the bodies go when the Titanic sank? ›

150 Titanic victims are buried in Halifax. Of the 337 bodies recovered, 119 were buried at sea. 209 were brought back to Halifax. 59 were claimed by relatives and shipped to their home communities.

Are there photos of Inside the Titanic wreckage? ›

The Titanic has been extensively explored since the wreck was discovered in 1985. But it's so huge that in the gloom of the deep, cameras can only ever show us tantalizing snapshots of the decaying ship - never the whole thing. The new scan captures the wreck in its entirety, revealing a complete view of the Titanic.

How long did it take Titanic to hit the ocean floor? ›

Meanwhile, the bow had been coasting down at about 13 miles per hour (mph). At 2:29, the bow struck the bottom of the ocean. Falling nearly vertical at about 4 mph, the stern crashed into the ocean floor 27 minutes later.

What were the bathrooms like on the Titanic? ›

Bathtubs had their own folding wooden seats and were filled from below rather than from a tap above, to prevent steam and keep the noise down. The baths were sanitized by an attendant after every use. Titanic had an impressive ratio of private bathrooms to passengers, more than any other ship in 1912.

What was life like for passengers on the Titanic? ›

The facilities on Titanic far surpassed those of rival ships of that time. The first class passengers really dined in style. The dining room was the largest ever seen on a ship and a live orchestra played background music. The furniture and panelling was carved in fine detail in oak, mahogany and sycamore.

What was the Titanic like while sinking? ›

"The engines were quickly reversed and the ship was turned sharply—instead of making direct impact, Titanic seemed to graze along the side of the berg, sprinkling ice fragments on the forward deck." The TikTok clip showed what the people may have truly seen and heard as the ship split when it was sinking.

What did they find in the Titanic safe? ›

A safe and a satchel raised from the wreck of the Titanic were opened on live television Wednesday, yielding soggy bank notes, coins and jewelry, including a gold pendant with a small diamond and the inscription, “May This Be Your Lucky Star.”

References

Top Articles
Latest Posts
Recommended Articles
Article information

Author: Fr. Dewey Fisher

Last Updated:

Views: 6215

Rating: 4.1 / 5 (42 voted)

Reviews: 89% of readers found this page helpful

Author information

Name: Fr. Dewey Fisher

Birthday: 1993-03-26

Address: 917 Hyun Views, Rogahnmouth, KY 91013-8827

Phone: +5938540192553

Job: Administration Developer

Hobby: Embroidery, Horseback riding, Juggling, Urban exploration, Skiing, Cycling, Handball

Introduction: My name is Fr. Dewey Fisher, I am a powerful, open, faithful, combative, spotless, faithful, fair person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.