The Titanic In The Floor

The ship was explored by manned and unmanned.

The titanic in the floor.

2 37 mi about 370 miles 600 km south southeast off the coast of newfoundland it lies in two main pieces about a third of a mile 600 m apart. The bow is still recognisable with many preserved interiors despite deterioration and damage sustained hitting the sea floor. Britannic was originally to be called gigantic and was to be over 1 000 feet 300 m long. Ultimately the ship sunk in the early morning hours of april 15 1912 hitt.

The rms titanic was visited by divers for the first time in 14 years and the ship that was once a picture of luxury was found in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean floor and ravaged. Seventy three years after it sank to the north atlantic ocean floor a joint u s french expedition locates the wreck of the rms titanic the sunken liner was about 400 miles east of newfoundland. The name titanic derives from the titans of greek mythology built in belfast ireland in the united kingdom of great britain and ireland as it was then known the rms titanic was the second of the three olympic class ocean liners the first was the rms olympic and the third was the hmhs britannic. On september 1 1985 a joint u s french expedition located the wreck of the titanic lying on the ocean floor at a depth of about 13 000 feet.

The steam liner sank to a depth of more than 12 000.