At 12:13 pm on 31 May 2011, exactly 100 years after Titanic rolled down her slipway, a single flare was fired over Belfast's docklands in commemoration. All boats in the area around the Harland and Wolff shipyard then sounded their horns and the assembled crowd applauded for exactly 62 seconds, the time it had originally taken for the liner to roll down the slipway in 1911.
Saturday, 1 October 2011
Erected Place of Titanic Victims
Monuments commemorating the Titanic and its victims have been erected in several locations.In Cobh (formerly known as Queenstown from 1849 to 1920), County Cork, Ireland a memorial to the Titanic stands in the town centre. Queenstown was the final port of call for the ill-fated liner as she set out across the Atlantic on 11 April 1912.In Southampton, England a memorial to the engineers of Titanic may be found in Andrews Park on Above Bar Street. Near the main memorial, on the corner of Cumberland Place and London Road, is the Titanic Musicians' Memorial to Wallace Hartley and the other musicians who continued playing as the ship went down. A memorial to the ship's five postal workers, which says "Steadfast in Peril" is held by Southampton Heritage Services.A significant percentage of Titanic's crew members were from Liverpool, including its six most senior engineers. The Memorial to the Engine Room Heroes of the Titanic stands at Pier Head in Liverpool City Centre close to the former White Star Line headquarters. A memorial plaque commemorating the ship's famed orchestra (which was formed in Liverpool and included Liverpudlian John Frederick Clarke) is located inside Philharmonic Hall on Hope Street. A memorial to the liner is also located on the grounds of City Hall in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Among a number of memorials in the United States are the Titanic Memorial in Washington, D.C. and a memorial to Ida Straus at Straus Park in Manhattan, New York. The Titanic Quarter in Belfast is planned to be completed by 15 April 2012, the 100th anniversary of the sinking of Titanic. The area will be regenerated and a signature memorial project unveiled to celebrate Titanic and her links with Belfast, where the ship was built..The cruise ship Balmoral, operated by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has been chartered by Miles Morgan Travel to follow the original route of Titanic, intending to stop over the point on the sea bed where she rests on 15 April 2012.
Here are some other artifacts that were recovered:
Ticket Stubs
Bars of Shops
Stemware
Letters From Passengers
Menus From The Last Meals Served On Board
Plaques Used As Signage On The Ship
Currency
Cooking and Dining Room Items Like Cutlery
Jewelry ( HEART OF THE OCEAN)
Clothing , like this pair of children`s shoes , a sad reminder of the tragedy :
Bars of Shops
Stemware
Letters From Passengers
Menus From The Last Meals Served On Board
Plaques Used As Signage On The Ship
Currency
Cooking and Dining Room Items Like Cutlery
Jewelry ( HEART OF THE OCEAN)
Clothing , like this pair of children`s shoes , a sad reminder of the tragedy :
Reading Glasses
A liquor Bottle
Smoking Tins
Wine Bottles
There have been several Titanic Exhibits with actual artifacts on display recovered from the historical ship. Every continent has boasted a viewing of the tragic story of the Titanic and millions of people from all over the world had the honor to witness these artifacts. Make sure to visit a Titanic exhibit when you have the chance, it's really worth your time.
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