Appendix, Steinar's Introduction to RMS Titanic.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Alvin
- In 1973 the steel hull on Alvin were replaced with a much stronger in titan. This increased the operative depth from 6.500 feet to 13.000 feet. Compared to a conventional submarine, Alvin looks rather peculiar in her shape, but all the sophisticated gadgets had to be placed on board. When you are in a submarine you need equipment that can tell you how things 'look' outside. Alvin have tree windows! The space inside is considerable less than usual. Here is some of the most sophisticated equipment ever found within underwater-technology, placed. And the gadget they have placed outside is no less advanced. Here is also a 'garage' for another underwater-vessel, Jason Jr. Jason Jr. was the ROV that they had for exploring inside and around Titanic, places which Alvin couldn't reach.
- ARGO
- underwater survey-system
- Britannic
- This was the last of the White Star Line's gigantic ships. She was launched in February 1914, but she never came in to commercial traffic because of the WW1. She was first called 'Gigantic', but they soon left this name. White Star Line had big plans for her after the war. She was to be even more luxurious and more secure than her sisters. But destiny wanted different, during a routine voyage as hospital ship from Salonika in Greece, she was hit by a torpedo (some people says it was a mine) and sank during 55 minutes.
- Dr. Robert D. Ballard
- The man who found the RMS Titanic. He is a Senior scientist at the Department of Applied Physics and Engineering at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts, USA. He is also the founder of the JASON Project.
- CQD
- Morse code (Come Quick, Danger) used by ships in distress during the first years after the arrival of the wireless. It was later replaced by SOS.
- The Clown-gang
- got their name because of their peculiar ideas; once the marched in a row around the control room at 4 AM whistling the Dwarf-song from "Snowhite and the seven dwarfs": "Hey-Ho, Hey-Ho, "
- Crash-gang
- got their name after the one accident with ARGO, but the crew was very peaceful and they never did anything later to justify that name.
- The Harris-heroes
- were named after Stu Harris, ARGO's technical wizard. But they called themselves 'The Silent Lord Guards' where their 'lordship' was the result of that the almost silent Jean-Louis and the peevish Earl was the two that got the most out of the searching with ARGO.
- Harland & Wolff
- Shipyard in Belfast who built Titanic, Olympic and Britannic
- Knorr
- WHOI's ship, owned by the U.S. Navy.
- Le Suroit
- a french sciens-ship who participated in the first of two phases that led to the finding of RMS Titanic.
- Jean-Louis Michel
- a french scientist, leader of the French searchteam.
- Olympic
- The first of White Star Line's three sisterships. Launched 20. oktober 1910. She was then the worlds biggest ship (until Titanic came and dissapeared). She had less luxury than Titanic, but was the best among the other ships. Olympic had a peaceful life, except a few episodes. She survived WW1 and ended up as scrap-iron, in 1935.
- RMS
- these are the letters for Royal Mail Steamer.
- ROV
- stands for Remotely Operated Vessel.
- SAR
- short for Sonar Aqustique Remorque, a very accurate side-seeking sonar. The sound-waves that is sent out into the water, is returned to be developed so it can be viewed as pictures, This technology is developed by the French.
- SOS
- international distress signal sent in morsecode. The letters is not 'Save Our Ship'. The signal was chosen because it was easy recognizable in morsecode; 3 short-3 long-3 short.
- Smith, Edward J., Captain
- RMS Titanic's first and last captain. In 1907 he stated:
When anyone asks me how I can best describe my experience in nearly forty years at sea, I merely say, uneventful. Of course there have been winter gales, and storms and fog and the like. But in all my experience, I have never been in any accident ... or any sort worth speaking about. I have seen but one vessel in distress in all my years at sea. I never saw a wreck and never have been wrecked nor was I ever in any predicament that threatened to end in disaster of any sort.
- White Star Line
- who owned the Olympic, Titanic and Britannic. Well, who owned what might be somewhat confusing, since the shipyard Harland & Wolff helped Thomas Henry Ismay with the buying and getting the shipyard back in business.
