By a testimony by the Titanic's Junior wireless operator, Harold Bride, it is believed that the Titanic's band played until the ship sank. No one in the band survived. He also stated that the last song he heard them play was "Songe d'Automne". You can hear a re-creation of what the band may have sounded like on the right...
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The Titanic - Facts
882 feet, 9 inches - The length of the Titanic (294 yards, almost the length of a football field)
9 - The number of decks lettered from A to G
840 - Number of rooms ( First class: 416, Standard class: 162, Third class: 262)
23 - Top speed of Titanic in knots ( 1 knot = 1.15 miles )
15 - Weight of each anchor in tons (there were 2 anchors)
3 - The number of years it took to build the Titanic
3,000 - Number of men employed in the construction of the Titanic
8 - Number of construction workers killed
20 - The number of horses needed to transport the main anchor
14,000 - Number of gallons of drinking water used every 24 hours
400 - Number of miles from land when the iceberg was struck
160 - minutes it took for the Titanic to sink after striking iceberg (2 hours, 40 minutes)
220 to 245 feet - Estimated length of the gash caused by the collision with iceberg
400 tons - The approximate amount of water per minute pouring in Titanic after collision
28.4 - Temperature of water
15-24 minutes - Maximum life expectancy of victims in the water
2.3 miles - Approximate depth of where the wreck of the Titanic lies
74 - The number of years after the Titanic sinking before it was rediscovered
9 - The number of decks lettered from A to G
840 - Number of rooms ( First class: 416, Standard class: 162, Third class: 262)
23 - Top speed of Titanic in knots ( 1 knot = 1.15 miles )
15 - Weight of each anchor in tons (there were 2 anchors)
3 - The number of years it took to build the Titanic
3,000 - Number of men employed in the construction of the Titanic
8 - Number of construction workers killed
20 - The number of horses needed to transport the main anchor
14,000 - Number of gallons of drinking water used every 24 hours
400 - Number of miles from land when the iceberg was struck
160 - minutes it took for the Titanic to sink after striking iceberg (2 hours, 40 minutes)
220 to 245 feet - Estimated length of the gash caused by the collision with iceberg
400 tons - The approximate amount of water per minute pouring in Titanic after collision
28.4 - Temperature of water
15-24 minutes - Maximum life expectancy of victims in the water
2.3 miles - Approximate depth of where the wreck of the Titanic lies
74 - The number of years after the Titanic sinking before it was rediscovered