Our story
The Unsinkable Titanic is a small, independent shop with one mission: to keep the real story of 1912 alive – with original designs you can actually wear. Here is why, in four short chapters.
Chapter I
More than a hundred years later, the Titanic still fascinates millions of people. Yet most of what they know comes from films and myths. We design tees, hoodies and sweatshirts around the real ship – her design, her crew and her passengers – so the true story keeps travelling: on the street, on the train, in the coffee line.
Chapter II
The Titanic comes with a lot of legends. Some are pure fiction, some are surprisingly true. Guess first, then see the answer.
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Titanic’s fourth funnel was a dummy.
Only three funnels carried smoke from the boilers. The fourth was used for ventilation – and made the ship look even more powerful.
2 of 5
The famous photo of Titanic’s giant propellers in dry dock shows Titanic.
That much-shared photo almost certainly shows her near-identical older sister Olympic in Belfast. Many pictures labelled “Titanic” actually show Olympic.
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The lookouts had no binoculars on the night of the collision.
The binoculars for the crow’s nest were missing. Officer David Blair, who left the crew just before the voyage, is said to have kept the key to their locker. Lookout Frederick Fleet later said binoculars might have helped.
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Titanic carried more lifeboats than the law required.
The rules of the time were based on a ship’s size, not on the number of people on board. Titanic carried 20 boats – more than required – but they had room for only about 1,178 of the roughly 2,200 people on board.
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Titanic sent the first SOS in history.
SOS became the international distress signal in 1908 and had been used before. Titanic’s wireless operators first sent the older call CQD and then SOS.
Five cards. Tap your guess.
Chapter III
Real people, real courage. Each of them sets a standard we try to live up to.
Arthur Rostron
Captain of RMS Carpathia
Raced his ship through the ice in the dark to reach the lifeboats and picked up more than 700 survivors. Our standard for delivery: printed in the USA, so your order rarely crosses a border.
Violet Jessop
Stewardess
Survived the Olympic collision in 1911, the Titanic in 1912 and the sinking of Britannic in 1916. Our standard for quality: premium cotton that is built to last.
Frederick Fleet
Lookout
Spotted the iceberg from the crow’s nest, rang the bell three times and called the bridge. Our standard for quality control: damaged or misprinted? Free replacement or refund within 30 days.
Harold Bride
Junior wireless operator
Kept sending distress calls with senior operator Jack Phillips almost to the end, then survived on an upturned lifeboat. Our standard for service: we reply within 1–2 business days.
Margaret Brown
First-class passenger
Helped row lifeboat No. 6 and later raised money for survivors who had lost everything. Our standard for customer care: we help until it is sorted.
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Chapter IV
When the news broke in April 1912, newspapers around the world printed it – and many got it wrong. Some early headlines even reported that every passenger had been saved.
We take the story seriously. Our designs are based on the real history, the facts on our product pages are checked, and we never use scenes, characters or quotes from the films. We are an independent shop, not connected to any film studio, shipping line or museum.
Spotted a mistake anyway? Write to us and we will fix it.
Facts first.
The Unsinkable Titanic team
Or write to TitanicService@web.de
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