RMS Titanic headed for the French port of Cherbourg, a journey of . The weather was windy, very fine but cold and overcast. Because Cherbourg lacked docking facilities for a ship the size of "Titanic", tenders had to be used to transfer passengers from shore to ship. The White Star Line operated two at Cherbourg, the and the . Both had been designed specifically as tenders for the "Olympic"-class liners and were launched shortly after "Titanic". ("Nomadic" is today the only White Star Line ship still afloat.) Four hours after "Titanic" left Southampton, she arrived at Cherbourg and was met by the
The Legend of the Titanic The Legend of the Titanic The Legend of the Titanic (, ) is a 1999 Italian animated film directed by Orlando Corradi and Kim J. Ok. The film is a very loose adaptation of the RMS "Titanic" sinking and featured several fantasy elements such as anthropomorphic animals. "The Legend of the Titanic" was followed by a 2004 sequel titled "Tentacolino". In modern-day New York City an old mouse named Conners tells his grandchildren the supposedly "true" story of RMS "Titanic". In April 1912, Conners was a young sailor mouse on "Titanic"s maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. He is