The White Star Line | Linen Tea Towel | Titanic | Olympic | From Ireland | Irishteatowels.Com

March 16, 2012 - PRLog -- The RMS Titanic was an Olympic-class passenger liner owned by the White Star Line and was built at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. At the time of her construction, she was the largest passenger steamship in the world.

Shortly before midnight on 14 April 1912, four days into the ship's maiden voyage, Titanic struck an iceberg and sank two hours and forty minutes later, early on 15 April 1912. The sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. The high casualty rate was due in part to the fact that, although complying with the regulations of the time, the ship did not carry enough lifeboats for everyone aboard. The ship had a total lifeboat capacity of 1,178 people, although her maximum capacity was 3,547. A disproportionate number of men died due to the women and children first protocol that was followed.

The Titanic was designed by some of the most experienced engineers, and used some of the most advanced technologies available at the time. It was popularly believed to have been unsinkable. It was a great shock to many that, despite the extensive safety features, the Titanic sank. The frenzy on the part of the media about Titanic's famous victims, the legends about the sinking, the resulting changes to maritime law, and the discovery of the wreck have contributed to the continuing interest in, and notoriety of, the Titanic.

This beautiful red tea towel with White Star Line details -  

" Olympic " & " Titanic " and a black and white image of the Titanic Cruise Ship inset on left.

Cover of White Star Line's promotional booklet, May 1911.

Copyright - National Museums Northern Ireland.

Collection Harland & Wolff, Ulster Folk & Transport Museum.

Size : 19" x 29".

The White Star Line Olympic & Titanic Linen Tea Towel is available from the Irish Tea Towels website at http://www.irishteatowels.com

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