Secrets of the Titanic

Secrets of the Titanic is a documentary, made and filmed over 1985, 1986, and 1987. Produced by the National Geographic Society, it was a National Geographic Video exclusive, narrated by Martin Sheen, written and produced by Nicolas Noxon consisting of historical photos and footage of the massive steamer being built and launched, the discovery and exploration by Dr. Robert Ballard, and a look inside the wreck, not only the ship itself, but the human story and sinking theories.

Background

At the time, young undersea explorer Bob Ballard develops the technology and the U.S. Navy sponsors an expedition. The date is September 1, 1985, the search has been going on for 56 days when Argo's camera shows wreckage, then one of Titanic's massive boilers. Then it follows Ballard in his exploration the next year, along with Martin Bowen, the pilot of the undersea robot, ROV Jason Jr., which was mounted in a "garage" on the front of the DSV Alvin.

RMS Titanic

RMS Titanic

Sinking

Deck officers

Edward J. Smith (Captain)
Henry T. Wilde (Chief Officer)
William M. Murdoch (First Officer)
Charles H. Lightoller (Second Officer)
Herbert J. Pitman (Third Officer)
Joseph G. Boxhall (Fourth Officer)
Harold G. Lowe (Fifth Officer)
James P. Moody (Sixth Officer)

Notable crew members

Notable passengers

Monuments, memorials

General	Memorials and monuments to the RMS Titanic victims

Australia	Bandstand (Ballarat)

United Kingdom	Engine Room Heroes (Liverpool) Engineers (Southampton) Musicians (Southampton) Titanic (Belfast) Orchestra (Liverpool)

United States	Straus Park (New York City) Titanic (New York City) Titanic (Washington, D.C.) Butt-Millet Memorial Fountain (Washington, D.C.)

Books, films etc.

List of films about the RMS Titanic
Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan (1898)
A Night to Remember (book)
Saved from the Titanic (1912)
In Nacht und Eis (1912)
Atlantic (1929)
Titanic (1943)
Titanic (1953)
A Night to Remember (1958)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964)
S.O.S. Titanic (1979)
Raise the Titanic (1980)
Titanic (1996)
No Greater Love (1996)
Titanic (1997)
Titanic (musical, 1997)
The Legend of the Titanic (1999)
"A Flight to Remember" (Futurama) (1999)
Titanic: The Legend Goes On (2000)
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003)
"Voyage of the Damned" (Doctor Who) (2007)
Titanic II (2010)
Titanic (2012)
Titanic: Blood and Steel (2012)

Museums, exhibitions

SeaCity Museum (Southampton)
Titanic Belfast
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic (Halifax)

Places

Encyclopedia Titanica
Halomonas titanicae
Women and children first
"My Heart Will Go On"
RMS Olympic
HMHS Britannic
Secrets of the Titanic (documentary)
Replica Titanic
Titanic II

Categories

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Secrets of the Titanic