No, the body of Thomas Andrews, the designer of the Titanic, was never recovered after the ship sank on April 15, 1912. He was last seen in the first-class smoking room or on the boat deck, and it is believed he went down with the ship.
His body was never recovered. Newspaper accounts of the disaster labelled Andrews a hero. Mary Sloan, a stewardess on board Titanic later wrote in a letter: "Mr. Andrews met his fate like a true hero, realising the great danger, and gave up his life to save the women and children of the Titanic.
No, the youngest person on the Titanic, Millvina Dean, is not still alive; she was the last survivor and passed away in 2009 at the age of 97, making her the final living link to the historic ship. Born in February 1912, she was only nine weeks old when the ship sank, and she died on May 31, 2009, the same day the Titanic was launched.
Thomas Andrews Jr.
(7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was a British businessman and shipbuilder, who was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Ireland.
Today in Titanic History: On this day in 2009, Millvina Dean, the youngest passenger to survive the sinking of the RMS Titanic in April of 1912, passed away at the age of 97. She was also the last known living Titanic survivor. She was two weeks old when she sailed on Titanic.
Captain's last words The ship's captain Edward Smith went down with his vessel and his last words were poignant. He said: "Well boys, you've done your duty and done it well. I ask no more of you. I release you.
No, there are no skeletons left on the Titanic; the flesh was consumed by scavengers, and the bones dissolved in the deep, cold, corrosive seawater, leaving behind only items like shoes and clothing as poignant reminders. The deep ocean's chemistry, specifically being undersaturated with calcium carbonate (the main component of bones) below a certain depth, causes them to dissolve relatively quickly after the soft tissues are gone.
First-class berths started at 30 pounds, or $150. Those who purchased a first-class suite paid 105,000 pounds, or over $130,000. By today's prices, first-class berths would cost $4,591, second-class tickets would be $1,834, and third-class tickets would be $1,071.
Yes, a 7-year-old, Eva Hart, famously survived the Titanic with her mother, while her father perished; she became a prominent survivor, known for her vivid accounts and criticism of the insufficient lifeboats, and lived to be 91, passing away in 1996. She was a second-class passenger who, along with her mother, escaped in Lifeboat 14, a traumatic experience that shaped her life and later advocacy for maritime safety.
When the Titanic struck the iceberg it was travelling at around 22.5 knots - very close to its top speed of 23 knots. If it hadn't been going so fast, it could have had more time to avoid the iceberg and the force of impact would not have been as great.
Post-political career
Since his retirement from politics, Andrews has been establishing a consultant business with links to China, including working for Fortescue Metals.
Several famous and wealthy individuals missed the Titanic's maiden voyage, including banking titan J.P. Morgan, chocolate magnate Milton Hershey, steel tycoon Henry Clay Frick, inventor Guglielmo Marconi, and Vanderbilt heir Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, often due to last-minute business, illness (like Frick's wife's sprained ankle), or changing travel plans, with some having tickets transferred to others who then sailed, like J. Bruce Ismay.
In the end, the U.S. investigation faulted the British Board of Trade, “to whose laxity of regulation and hasty inspection the world is largely indebted for this awful fatality.” Other contributing causes were also noted, including the failure of Captain Smith to slow the Titanic after receiving ice warnings.
Yes, Titanic survivors and victims' families received compensation, but it was a small fraction of what was initially claimed, resulting from lawsuits against the White Star Line that settled for a mere $664,000 in 1916, far below the $16 million sought, with survivors also receiving aid from relief funds like the Titanic Relief Fund, although payments were often restricted by class and eligibility.
No, there are no Titanic survivors still alive today; the last survivor, Millvina Dean, who was an infant during the 1912 disaster, died in 2009 at the age of 97. She was the youngest person aboard and lived to be the longest-living survivor, passing away in England where the ship had departed.
Yes, the USS Arizona is still the final resting place for the remains of over 900 sailors and Marines who died in the December 7, 1941 attack, with the ship treated as a sacred gravesite and the memorial built over it, though some bodies were recovered or later identified through DNA testing, while the majority remain entombed within the wreck.
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