Titanic measured 882′ at the waterline, with a weight of 46,328 tons. A plan of Mayflower does not exist, but contemporary ships of her size (a mere 180 tons) measured only 90-100′ in length (and less at the waterline).

The Colonists and the Natives often ate wild turkey, although it is not specifically mentioned in Edward Winslow’s eyewitness account of the First Thanksgiving. He said that four men went hunting and brought back large amounts of fowl – with waterfowl like ducks and geese being most likely from such a bountiful shoot.

It was a feast for a young crowd. A depiction of early settlers of the Plymouth Colony sharing a harvest Thanksgiving meal with members of the local Wampanoag tribe at the Plymouth Plantation.

Not only is Symphony of the Seas larger than Titanic, all of the Oasis Class cruise ships are larger than the Titanic in gross tonnage, as well as size. The Titanic measured in at 882 feet and 9 inches long, and weighed 46,328 gross tons.

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Modern cruise ships are, on average, 20% longer than the Titanic and twice as high. The average Royal Caribbean cruise ship is 325 meters long, 14 decks high and has a gross tonnage of 133,000. In comparison, the Titanic was only 269 meters long, 9 decks high, and had a gross tonnage of 46,000.

The RMS Titanic has been underwater for more than 100 years, lying about 600km (370 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

Symphony Of the Seas The 25th ship in Royal Caribbean’s fleet, Symphony of the Seas is currently the world’s largest cruise ship. The giant cruise ship has 228,081 gross registered tons, measures 238 feet tall and spans 1,188 feet long.

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The head baker of the Titanic spent two hours in frigid water and emerged with only swollen feet! It is believed that upwards of 1500 people died in the sinking of the Titanic. However, amongst the survivors was the ship’s head baker Charles Joughin. When he was rescued his only medical complaint was swollen feet.

After the Titanic sank, searchers recovered 340 bodies. Thus, of the roughly 1,500 people killed in the disaster, about 1,160 bodies remain lost.

Now, despite its depth on the sea floor, you can explore this ill-fated ship from the comfort of your home using Google Earth. Explore different parts of the ship, from prow to stern by simply searching for “Titanic” in the Google Earth search box.

Douglas Woolley

The 20 Scariest Google Street View Images

• The Murder Dock.
• Did Google Street View Kill a Donkey?
• This Abandoned Infant.
• A Broken Face.
• The Tiki Demon of Nancy, France.
• This Van on Fire.
• A Japanese Ghost Town.
• A Violent Arrest.

Only 193 of the 643 souls believed aboard were saved, mainly by swimming two miles to the shore. Some drowned even as they reached the rocky shoreline, and many others were eaten by sharks.

On Thursday, January 15, 1998 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-8, Ryan Dutcher wrote: > No sharks did not eat Titanic passengers.

He was the richest passenger on-board the Titanic.

• SURVIVED: Archibald Gracie IV, historian and author.
• DIED: W.T. Stead, investigative journalist.
• SURVIVED: Noël Leslie, countess and philanthropist.
• DIED: Thomas Andrews, architect of the Titanic.
• SURVIVED: The Unsinkable Molly Brown.
• DIED: John Thayer, railroad executive.

Five days after the passenger ship the Titanic sank, the crew of the rescue ship Mackay-Bennett pulled the body of a fair-haired, roughly 2-year-old boy out of the Atlantic Ocean on April 21, 1912.