The RMS Titanic was once the largest ship in history, but its tragic demise after hitting an iceberg during its maiden voyage remains one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. To gain a better understanding of the ship’s design and construction, American graphic designer Jared Owen has created a detailed simulation image of the Titanic’s cross-section.
The video reveals how the ship looked before it collided with the iceberg and sank to the bottom of the sea. The cross-section shows that the Titanic was designed to be luxurious and grand, with multiple decks and amenities for passengers. The ship had 10 decks in total, including deck A, which was reserved for first-class guests. This deck provided outdoor space for strolling and enjoying sea views, while below it were cargo hold floors containing engines and boiler rooms.
Owen used Blender, an open source 3D content creation program, to recreate the Titanic in digital form. He also relied on various sources such as National Geographic, Encyclopedia Titanica, and Haynes series to gather information about the ship’s design and construction. One interesting detail that Owen revealed is that although only three chimneys were used onboard, a fourth chimney was added purely for decorative purposes. However, it proved useful for downward ventilation as well.
Despite being commissioned by the British royal family to transport letters and packages (hence its name “RMS”), only 6-9 million pieces of mail were carried on its journey to New York. Tragically, all mail was lost when the ship sank on April 15th, 1912 about 2 hours and 40 minutes after hitting an iceberg. The accident resulted in the deaths of over 700 third-class passengers along with around 800 crew members out of a total of 2224 people on board. Today, what remains of Titanic lies on seabed about 648 km off Newfoundland at a depth of approximately 3810m but is rapidly decomposing underwater due to corrosion caused by saltwater exposure.
Overall, Owen’s detailed simulation image offers valuable insights into one of history’s most famous ships that will continue to fascinate generations to come.
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