What is so significant about the titanic and its tragedy?

Question

Well not the movie! But the real story.

Answer 1

The Titanic, at the time, was the largest passenger ship built. It was billed as the most luxerious ship as well. It had many safety features. Much was made of the fact that there were not enough life boats to save everyone -- and there weren't. Sadly, the Titanic had more than the number of lifeboats required by maritime officials at that time. The sinking of this ship was probably the largest impetus to change the outdated regulations regarding the number of lifeboats large ships have to carry.

The ship had a state-of-the art wireless, and while it wasn't the first entity to issue the new SOS, it was probably the most famous at that point, and what lauched SOS in replacing CQD world wide.


Another significance is the amount of lives lost, coupled with the fact that the Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable. It was designed, with "airtight" bulkheads, so that even if half of them flooded, the ship would still float. Unfortunately, the nature of the injury overwhelmed this safety measure.

The International Ice Patrol was created as a result of the sinking, and ships were ordered refitted and updated to meet new safety standards.

Answer 2

It's so significant because the promise of an "unsinkable" ship gave many people hope. The tragedy is that naming it unsinkable caused people to put too much faith in the ship. There were not enough lifeboats on the ship, just like in the movie, and over 2,000 people died in the freezing waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Only 6 were saved from the waters because people were too hung up on themselves to help others.

Answer 3

Darcy has the essence of the matter. It illustrated the futility of placing so much faith in the "state of the art." Also, the Titanic transmitted the first ever Distress Call using its "new" radio - without which, no ship would have been available to pick up any survivor and any actual witness to the disaster.

Answer 4

The shipyard history; and the famous and powerful people in the ship.

Also about the man who built the ship;
After the construction of Titanic, a
reporter asked him how safe the Titanic
would be. With an ironic tone he said:
"Not even God can sink it"

Answer 5

First Luxurious Passenger Ship..

Answer 6

the significance is that the titanic was called an 'unsinkable' ship and unfortunately it sank on its very first journey so all the boastful comments that were being given about its 'unsinkability' fell flat on its face.

Answer 7

First use of the wireless international distress signall SOS (save our souls, save our ship) which is ...---... (dot-dot-dot dash-dash-dash dot-dot-dot) in Morse code. Wihout that, many more people would have been lost.

Answer 8

The part where Jack dies, and was actually dead, yet hanging on frozen, but when he "slipped away" he sank...should have floated in theory.

Answer 9

nothing really except the loss of the innocent "ROSE"