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True and False: Titanic History (Page 19)
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What was Titanic? R.M.S Titanic (aka Royal Mail Steamer/Steamship) Titanic was an ocean liner that sailed from April 10th 1912 at Southampton, England to what was intended to be New York City, but sank on April 14/15th 1912. She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was intended to be part of a trio of sister ships for White Star Line. Myth #19: Signal Flares the Wrong Color? The story goes that Californian didn't get involved with Titanic because the signal flares were the wrong color. However, things were a bit more muddled than that. 1. At the time, procedures for what signal flares were supposed to mean were rather vague. 2. The Californian likely couldn't have been able to make out what Titanic's flares were for in the first place. 3. The wreck's debris field includes several colored flares still in place and without photos it's impossible to tell which ones were used at the time. 4. Generally stories like these are often made up on the spot with little-to-no info on how it came about. Sources https://titanichistoricalsociety.org/when-is-a-rocket-called-a-distress-signal-or-just-a-flash-in-the-sky/ https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-distress-signals.html |