The Sinking of the RMS Titanic: Part Two - Building the Titanic

January 1909: RMS Republic collided with another ship in dense fog. A forty-foot gash tore open her hull. Fifteen hundred people were aboard. But the ship stayed afloat for thirty-nine hours. Wireless brought rescue. Passengers were transferred safely. Only six people died.The newspapers called it the "Miracle of Wireless."White Star Line learned a lesson: modern ships don't just sink. Watertight compartments keep them afloat. Wireless brings help. You don't need lifeboats for everyone—just enough to ferry passengers to rescue ships.It made perfect sense. It was based on real experience.And it would kill fifteen hundred people.This is Episode 2 of a ten-part series exploring the Titanic disaster from conception to legacy—not just what happened, but why it happened, and what it reveals about hubris, inequality, and how disasters are built one reasonable decision at a time.Paid subscribers on Substack get the full 70-minute episode featuring:Thomas Andrews and his obsessive notebook—the designer who knew every rivetThe engineering revolution: 46,000 horsepower, 600 tons of coal per day, 176 firemen in 100-degree heatLife in first, second, and third class—luxury, comfort, and adequateThe three sister ships and their vastly different fatesWhat really could have been done differently, and why it wasn't Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.