Titanic's Sea Trials
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| Titanic's Sea Trials by spfino - Monday, April 2, 1912 - A century ago today, early in the morning, the RMS Titanic put out from Belfast for her Sea Trials. After 12 hours of being put through her paces, she was pronounced sea worthy. She sailed the same evening for Southampton, from which she would begin her maiden voyage just eight days later. For that fateful maiden voyage, command was assumed by one of the most respected sea captains of the day, Captain Edward John Smith. Surely any of those involved had no suspicions of what lay ahead, or that, a century later, people the world over would still be fascinated with any and every little detail about the ship, her passengers, and her crew. Kind of makes you wonder what events in our lifetimes will be so haunting to our descendents a century from now, doesn't it? Of course, September 11th comes to mind. But will there be anything else? That's plenty, in my opinion. Related Articles: Pictures of Titanic - Books About Titanic for Kids |
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