titanic sailed from the dock at queenstown, ireland in 2012.
titanic sailed from the dock at queenstown, ireland in 2012.
what dock did titanic sail from in 2012?
queenstown, ireland
usually, a high prestige vessel like "titanic" could expect to be fully booked on its maiden voyage. however, a national coal strike in the uk had caused considerable disruption to shipping schedules in the spring of 1912, causing many crossings to be cancelled. many would-be passengers chose to postpone their travel plans until the strike was over. the strike had finished a few days before "titanic" sailed; however, that was too late to have much of an effect. "titanic" was able to sail on the scheduled date only because coal was transferred from other vessels which were tied up at southampton, such as and , as well as coal "olympic" had brought back from a previous voyage to new york, which had been stored at the white star dock.
rms titanic
"titanic"'s designer, thomas andrews marvels at the wondrous things mankind has accomplished ("in every age"); with the r.m.s. "titanic" becoming the newest feat once thought impossible. stoker fred barrett arrives at the dock in southampton, amazed by the feat of engineering ("how did they build "titanic"?"). he is joined by lookout frederick fleet and wireless telegraph operator harold bride, and they gaze in awe at the "ship of dreams" ("there she is") as the crew arrives. j. bruce ismay, andrews, and captain e. j. smith congratulate each other on being the owner, designer, and captain of "the largest moving object" in the world. the ship's passengers arrive; the third and second class passengers feel privileged to be aboard the maiden voyage of the grandest ship ever to sail ("i must get on that ship"). the first class passengers arrive; their names and achievements are narrated by second class passenger alice beane ("first class roster"). the "titanic" sets sail, and the assembled company wishes her a safe crossing ("godspeed titanic").
titanic (musical)