Titanic's INCREDIBLE 'Big Piece' - Design Secrets

[@ethanol1586]

I remember seeing the big piece in person in Las Vegas and it was mind boggling. It was surreal to see an actual piece of the Titanic and hard to believe it was part of the actual ship. Truly an incredible experience

[@Cruz474]

I can't remember many times my breath was taken away, but I do know of atleast one time. It was when I walked into that room..My lungs spasmed and I gasped like an old lady!!

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

That's what the best historic artifacts do, they have a power to pull you back to their own time even if it's only for a moment or two. If you let them.

[@markcantemail8018]

@@Cruz474 They had a Display from the World Trade Ctr at the N Y State Museum in Albany . Various artifacts and a big chunk O Fire Truck and the stories behind the Items on Display , a lot to try and take in at Once . I was looking at part of a Big Beefed up Axle and looked at the Fire Truck and said no way would they need a Part that big on A Rescue vehicle . Then it Happened I realized it was part of the Landing Gear from a Jet . And yes a Lung Spasm is the perfect description . I was prepared to view a sad display but seeing the Landing gear really nailed me .

[@MIKES0029]

The exhibit at the Luxor in Vegas is more popular than ever, just this past June I waited over 3 hours to get inside the exhibit!

[@Rainshadowable]

I remember seeing it too. My eyes welled up with tears. Too see something that has been a huge part of my life in person moved me beyond words

[@reenabearkitty]

It is totally worth the money and effort to see The Big Piece at Luxor in Las Vegas. I couldn’t stop staring at it. It is most likely the closest most of us will get to the ship.

[@matthewboylez34]

I touched it...🤫 Don't worry, there's so much shellac on that thing that everyone could touch it and it not get damaged.

[@fireball2275]

@@matthewboylez34 also its a fuck off lump of metal, i dont think you could damage it if you tried

[@matthewspindler14]

When the big piece was in Chicago one of the exhibit security guards standing at the piece saw how enamored I was with it and told me I could touch it. I think that happened to a lot of people. It was awesome to be able to touch the side of Titanic.

[@ctg6734]

That's pretty damn cool, actually getting to touch the Titanic.

[@buffalokay]

I was happy just to dip my feet into the Atlantic On vacation as a kid. I remember shouting excitedly to my mom “I’m touching the water that the titanic is in”. I was 9. And obsessed with the titanic 😅

[@mellowyellow5152]

I supposed you would want to touch the remains of the World Trade Center, or Paradise CA - what you forget is that ALL THREE WERE CRIMES SCENES OF MASS MURDER, STEALING OF WEALTH, FRAUD, AND MORE!

[@ctg6734]

​@@mellowyellow5152 It's about making a connection to a tragedy, and in a way, to the victims who were lost on those terrible occasions as well. It would be like visiting the beach at Normandy to pay homage to those who gave their lives on D-day.

[@guodzillakaiju5683]

I remember how cold it felt...I also stared at those windows for a long time, trying to imagine who might have stared out those very windows as the ship sank.

[@GavinCook194]

Mike, the quality of these videos just seems to get better and better with each one. Always brightens my day to see you've uploaded!

[@jackryan5936]

Thanks boss

[@williamdixon1992]

He does an excellent job. I look forward to his videos!

[@ams2796]

I was in Dallas where one of Lusitania's propellers is. Saw it and was amazed. A week later I got stuck in Las Vegas on a delayed/canceled layover so I went to go see the Titanic plate. Pretty haunting to see actual pieces from Lusitania and Titanic within a week of each other.

[@akirawolf9896]

That's crazy, I bet you were absolutely speechless at seeing both pieces of legendary ships.

[@Kaboomboo]

Where in Dallas is the propeller? I live in Dallas.

[@benjaminfrederichs6334]

I got to see the big piece first in February of 1999 at the Union Depot in St. Paul, MN. Also got to hear them blow the whistle for the first time in public since 1912. I got to see the big piece again in 2011 at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul, MN. Both times it was part of the Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. Hope to see it again someday! Great videos, keep up the great work!

[@Ansonius77]

the Big Piece is in 2 pieces now......one part is in Vegas and the other is in Orlando, FL

[@ctg6734]

I was there in St. Paul at that time as well. We were standing in line to see the big piece but had to duck out because they were about to sound the whistle, and I didn't want to miss it. I'm just disappointed we didn't go back to see the rest of the exhibit when we had the chance.

[@gregoryvschmidt]

I’ve been told but no verification that C 79 was occupied by Walter O Douglas and his wife, from Deephaven, Mn who had gone to France ( possibly on their honeymoon) to purchase furnishings for their home in Deephaven which is modeled as a French chateau. Still in existence

[@gregoryvschmidt]

Correction it’s Walter Donald Douglas. They were booked in C86

[@johneckert1365]

10 or so years ago there was a Titanic exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Still kicking myself in the ass that I didn't go see it

[@georgekalafatis7286]

As a mechanic myself I work with metal and steel all day I can look at that piece and just appreciate the hard work those men pounding all those rivets on both sides those are real men

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

THIS DRAWING of Titanic's 'Big Piece' is featured in the FABULOUS NEW BOOK from the authors of 'On a Sea of Glass'. 'Recreating Titanic and her Sisters' tells the history of the Olympic-class ships in one volume that is absolutely packed full of exciting art and other recreations that bring the ships to life as never before. Get your copy today! atlanticliners.com/recreatingtitanic/ VIDEO AMENDMENTS; Some minor points I wanted to address/correct as pointed out by helpful viewers; - Titanic's hull plating ranged from .60 of an inch to 1 inch thick depending on its location on the hull - Only the top-most plate strake was known as the 'Sheer Strake'. The rest were merely 'Strakes', although depending on naming conventions and location on the hull some were referred to as the Garboard, Bottom, Lower, Bilge, Topside, or Upper strakes.

[@gavdawiziscool]

I've seen a few videos in The Big Piece before but none had ever explained why the piece is made the way it is. Thanks Mike for another brilliant insight!

[@neonnoodle1169]

Totally agree. I’ve been hearing about this piece since it’s recovery, but Mike…what an awesome job totally explaining what we’re looking at even down to the paint. Love your channel!

[@zahirsookoor2673]

I consider myself a Titanic buff and I've learned so much in this vid. Well presented, detailed photos and explanations and the writing is crisp, sharp and conveys the emotion of disbelief, sorrow and wonderment (of what could have been) regarding the the ill-fated ship. Well done

[@SaturnMist09]

You just keep knockig it out of the park, Mike! Well done and just flat out amazing!

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

Too kind Saturn, thanks!

[@Wanamaker1946]

Dear Mike, Your mention of Red lead oxide paint was how I discerned your accuracy on everything. It was also called Tinner’s Red. Tin was also coated and the lead oxide was applied as a paint, but also amalgamated to the tin and locking the tin from water vapor..preventing the cancer of rust. Tinner’s had many tasks. One major part of their Trade was standing and flat seem roofs. This application was also used on ships. There was alsoWhite Lead used in household paint. This made for a furniture finish on architectural woodwork in the finer homes and on ocean liners. The old based “enamels” containing white lead could be finely brushed and then honed with fine Emery cloth, and buffed to a reflective gloss that felt like French polish. Lead is safe when contained in an hard substance. It’s when it breaks down that it becomes an issue. This honed finish can also be attained today with our new enamels, but not the lasting effect. One can still acquire red and white lead oxide used in restoration of paintings, and still used on bridges to prevent rust. Lead sheathing is still used in Britain for roofs and having a shelf life of 200 years.

[@SadieP]

i would love to see an entire video showcasing the different style staterooms aboard the titanic!

[@jamieblanche3963]

That would be so cool.

[@TheStarkiller501]

Am I the only one rather bothered by what they've trimmed and washed off of the piece? A bit of the interior paneling, horsehair and cork insulation, a whole hunk of the piece... Does anyone know if any of that was preserved or just discarded

[@godblessamerica7048]

I saw the big piece and all the artifacts at the Titanic Exhibit in St. Paul, Minnesota back in February 1999. Our friends gifted us tickets. It was expected that two thousand would witness the first public blowing of a set of Titanic’s whistles that was recovered from the ocean floor in 1993, but it was estimated that over 10 thousand crowded the streets to witness history. After 87 years the voice of Titanic was once again heard. There was such an awesome response from the crowd that they blew them a second time. That was a once-in-a-lifetime experience since they stated that the whistles would never be blown again. It was so awesome to witness history.

[@manners-maketh]

Mike, I never knew any of this beyond seeing (and actually touching !) the big piece in Boston as a kid many years ago. Thank you for sharing this. Looking forward to the rest of the videos and especially the livestream later this week. You're the best!

[@KoolDog570]

That's where I saw the Big Piece as well, Boston 😊 Mike - this was totally fascinating, & if you could do a video showing how the interiors were assembled (staterooms, private promenade deck for the parlour suites, the lounge & smoking room, etc) that would be a work of art fully described. Excellent job on this!

[@BigOldBoats]

Fantastic as always. Loving this Titanic series!

[@jackrose1814]

Why would they pressure wash off authentic pieces of the interior?

[@aircraftcarrierwo-class]

The Big Piece was displayed at an exhibit at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle when I was in high school; got to see it in person. I still have the commemorative coin I bought as a keepsake. Seeing the Big Piece in person somewhat helped me understand the sheer scale of this ship more than all the pictures and comparisons.

[@SpaceAntlers]

I saw it when it came to Seattle too! Though I was much younger. I remember seeing the Big Piece displayed, and also a set of dinner plates arranged in a box with sand, to show the way they were found laying stacked in rows and half buried in the seafloor. I felt like a key part of my brain came online if that makes sense, fully gaining the awareness that the items in front of me were the same ones in the old photographs of the ship, and in the recovery footage. I could trace in my mind the journey of these objects from their place on the ship, to the seafloor, back up to the world and to where they lay in front of me. Truly amazing. I'd love to see an exhibit again.

[@kaferine]

Yes, I saw this exhibit as a kid! We were given tickets with names of actual passengers on them.

[@aircraftcarrierwo-class]

@@kaferine I still have the commemorative coin. Was a very cool exhibit.

[@roadweary5252]

Amazing production as always, Mike! You never fail to disappoint 👍

[@ayjanu]

One slight correction, if I may (though my sources on this are limited); from what I've heard, the reason why they cut the smaller piece off of the Big Piece, wasn't just so it could be displayed better; one of the concerns that they had, was that it was creaking under the strain of its own weight, and so they decided that the best way to relieve that strain, was to cut the smaller piece off. This is a fantastic video, though - great job! One of my bucket-list goals is to visit the artifact exhibition in Las Vegas...and while I'm sure the entire experience would be life-changing for me, encountering this section of the hull - from a ship I've studied exhaustively in my younger years, from THE R.M.S. Titanic - this would be my personal highlight of the entire trip.

[@brianpacos4072]

If this is correct, I'm glad you mentioned it. I'm disappointed they didn't leave it exactly as it was, but if this is true that makes sense. Shame they pressure washed literal history off of it though.

[@GIguy]

This has always bothered me, but not for the reason he would think. Even though I was born in the late 60s here in Toronto, I lost 17 of 25 family members that were on board that ship. I never met any of them obviously, and pardon the pun, but blood is thicker than water, I feel love for them, and every time I come upon an article about the ship, a small part of me is ripped away, and I can’t explain it. But what I do know is that that rack is sacred ground, the final resting place for 1500 people, and it upsets me so much that they insisted upon pillaging the site and bringing things up to make money. I understand peoples curiosity, I get that, but people have to remember that for thousands of us, it’s not just a shipwreck, it’s a burial place. How would you like it if someone went to the graveyard and started digging up the remains of your loved ones and started picking articles of clothing and jewellery from them? there’s a museum in Halifax, where most of my mother side of the family is from, and where the survivors of the wreck settled in, that actually has pieces that we positively identified as personal effects from our loved ones that they refused to give back. Granted, this was long before I was born, and the fight was over a long time ago to get those items back, nevertheless, it bothers the hell out of me, and I weep for the 17 members that died in absolute terror. We have passed along their written testimony from generation to generation, so that none of us forget. It was so chaotic when the ship was going down, everybody got separated, and they all just assumed that they made it to the lifeboats. It wasn’t until they were all safely aboard. The Carpathia was that they realized 17 members were dead. We do know they were all travelling in second class, they were leaving Ireland permanently, selling everything they had, booking passage on the titanic to join their family in Halifax, to start a new life in Canada, but only seven manage to survive, I am a direct descendant of them, so as you can imagine, this affects me a much deeper than most people. The only thing I ask is for respect for the dead, be at 4 km under the ocean surface, or 4 feet under the ground in a graveyard, it is still sacred ground, and I really wish people would stop using it as a tourist destination just to make a quick buck. Every time I’m in Halifax, I go to the cemetery and visit the family, the only thing we have were some personal effects, only one of the bodies was ever recovered, but we buried whatever we could apparently, and have a small section in the cemetery, where are the titanic victims were laid to rest. Every time I go there, the moment I walk into the cemetery I can’t explain it, tears begin to stream out of my cheeks, and I’m over, come with immense sorrow and pain. It’s almost as though I can hear them crying out for help, in the last moments of their lives as the ship slipped beneath the waves with many of them trapped inside. I’ve had nightmares about it all my life, so again, I’m begging people, please be respectful, and remember it’s of more than just a shipwreck, thank you.

[@ChickVicious237]

She looks so great animated! Another great video, Mike. Lots of obvious details I never would have considered. Well done!

[@LostShipMate]

Its a tombstone, viewed by a bunch of drunken tourist in Las Vegas . . . .

[@TH3SH4P3-MY3RS]

SO would You rather let it abandoned in the bottom of the ocean, rotting and being eaten by microorganisms?

[@LostShipMate]

@@TH3SH4P3-MY3RS What do we gain from it? A tourist attraction for a bunch of idiots? The blueprints for the Titanic still exist, we know how it was built and with what methods. The only thing we get from exhuming relics from Titanic is money from idiots that wan to view a piece of the James Cameron movie. I would rather see the Titanic rot that become another tourist trap. At least there is a quite beauty on the ocean floor.

[@johneckert1365]

You can't call every piece of the ship or it's contents a "tombstone". Pick one and let it go. It's like when the Native Americans don't like a certain construction or infrastructure project, the pull thier "sacred burial grounds" bullshit and turn the whole project into a shitshow.

[@A.Netizen.Since.2010]

..This channel is a gem of KZbin...An amazing. .amazing channel it is...Every single production is stuffed with real & solid knowledge/informations...It's truly helpful for all the Titanic enthusiasts & the other ships' researchers/historians...You & your team's hardworks are unprecedented... . 👌🏼👏🏼👍🏼💙🙏🏼

[@momohanakai2430]

wow that was amazing. also you showed that the "big piece" is between the 3rd and 4th funnel and in the museum it shows it's between the 2nd and 3rd is that a mistake on your part or them? 14:00 and 4:48.

[@arimaixa3412]

Cool catch on that.

[@OceanlinerDesigns]

That's actually a mistake on behalf of the museum. C-79 and C-81 are in line with the engine room casing, and the layout and spacing of C-Deck portholes on the Big Piece can only have come from those staterooms between funnels 3 and 4. I had never noticed that the museum got it wrong, good catch! ~Mike

[@trevorholmes8635]

I want to say a massive Thank You for all of the outstanding work you've done, both in your art/renderings and in your videos. I've loved Titanic and her story for about 14 years. As well as many of the Ocean Liners of last century. Your work has allowed me to see, understand, and fall even more in love with these ships in new ways, and for that, I am truly grateful. I look forward to what you release next and thanks again for sharing your creations with us!

[@wayneantoniazzi2706]

Great video Mike! I learned some things about Titanic's construction I didn't know, and you know what they say: "It's a wasted day if you don't learn something new!" Just a personal observation. We've got a book published not long after the Titanic sunk, purchased in a used bookstore in New Jersey several years before Bob Ballard discovered the wreck. and there are witness statements in it saying the ship broke in two before sinking. Those witness observations were dismissed at the time, but when the wreck was discovered in two pieces all we could say was "Wow! Those witnesses were right!" That 1912 "Memorial Edition, The Sinking Of The Titanic" occupies a place of honor on our Titanic bookshelf.

[@elim7228]

In my world, when first hand witnesses are dismissed, someone is trying hard to hide something. It's incredible for a committee that sits in a warm room eating and drinking coffee, to "dismiss" witness accounts as "unrealistic". There's way more about Titanic that we will never know.

[@AndyHappyGuy]

I noticed the funnels moving independently of the superstructure, giving the illusion of depth. Nice work!

[@tweezee]

We might as well raise her, before she lost for good. Clearly mankind can't let go of her.

[@terranrepublic7023]

"was cut off to make it easier to display" That shows how little they cared about preserving history and how much about just making a few more bucks from the deal. Unlike those yelling "grave robbers", I'm all for bringing up as many Titanic artifacts as we can before the whole ship totally corrodes and vanishes from history, but this is not how a conservator would treat a historic relic, it's as horrid and disrespectful as cutting off the heads of an ancient Egyptian statue or Buddha statue from their original settings to "make it easier to display". And displayed in Las Vegas? Yeah that place just creams academic excellence of the studies of human history lol

[@fredhannum4015]

I worked at the same Shipyard as my Grandmother did in WWII, (Todd Shipyards, San Pedro CA.)and my great Uncle; David Smith was a Captain for the White Star Steamship Lines in the 1920s and 1930s .

[@edwardianlinersdead7864]

I really wish we could unwind history...I'm glad that it's possible to remember titanic as she was 110 years ago

[@robbycarlson1636]

An experience I will never forget having been into the Titanic since I was 8yrs old, unusual for someone who had never had any experience with ships or the sea living in San Antonio Texas. After the big piece had been brought up my sister informed me that a friend of her husband's was reconditioning a piece of the Titanic, after learning it was in a warehouse in Houston me a good friend of mine and my sister drove to Houston, I had to see and touch this piece of the Titanic, we could not tell anyone it was here when I walked in and saw it I was speechless I immediately had to walk up to it hanging from massive chains I looked at my friend reached out and put my hand on it, I froze for a few minutes I looked at my sister and my friend and said it's cold and wet which it was how I don't know but all I could think of was this must be how it felt that night. I went on to study it in detail put my finger through holes missing rivets I took numerous photos one very special one I still have, I climbed up on back side and peered out the porthole and said no one has looked out this porthole since 1912 they took my picture....I have and it's my real Titanic connection. I just wanted to share that. Lastly to tell you your drawings are fantastic!

[@mitchrich6]

Amazing. I was so crazy about it that I wanted to spend an unimaginable sum to dive down. Some years ago the Russians ran some dives I believe.

[@jamesmcgrath2995]

I can't believe the amount of further damage the "recovery" did to the Big Piece. Cutting it up and blasting paneling off?!

[@ctg6734]

Not to mention I think they dropped it when recovering it from the seafloor and broke a large section off.

[@paulgibson193]

This is all I could think about during the video. Pressure washing off wood panel remnants and chopping it up so it would be easier to show off? It sounds like something an 18th century colonial aristocrat would do…

[@johneckert1365]

They must've had a reason. Like maybe the fragile wood wouldn't have survived in open air, or something like that? Regardless, at least it up here on the surface now for us to enjoy, rather than becoming an orange rust stain on the ocean floor in the middle of the North Atlantic.

[@Nikkk6969]

Right, wonder if there was still a little paint on it?

[@kilianortmann9979]

The treatment of the Big Piece feels eerily similar to the early days of "modern" Egyptology. Collecting as many artifacts as possible, ripping them out of context and preparing them for display to make some quick money.

[@kentslocum]

I hate the fact that the Big Piece had to "survive" poor handling by the recovery team, in addition to the sinking. It would have been so cool to see some of the brass piping, wood paneling, and horsehair insulation (albeit in poor condition) still attached, instead of being pressure washed off.

[@TeamPaidToDrive]

These videos are History Channel quality! Outstanding effort!

[@brownwrench]

The whole process of recovering the Big Piece is a story in itself that I have watched. Baloons of diesel fuel for lift bags...losing one...dropping the piece near the surface, etc

[@itsjohndell]

First I want to compliment you on the documentary research and quality of this video, I've just subbed and I predict bigger things for you in the Film World. James Cameron took a huge gamble on showing the ship breaking in the 1997 film as the conventional wisdom was that she went down in tact and broke after sinking. In pitching what would be the most expensive picture ever made at the time his pitch is legendary "It's going to cost nearly 200 million, everybody dies and there's no hope for a sequel!" He got the money.

[@Alfmanist]

Absolutely love how accurate you've got the propellers (as well as everything else of course). Another great video.

[@jacobredfield1386]

Seeing the Big Piece is both fascinating and haunting... You're looking at a "small" part of a giant tomb.

[@Nasuto1702]

I will probably never gey to see this in person, so thank god we have youtube

[@bubblesdevere6923]

If i wasn't already i'm pretty much guaranteed to start crying the moment Titanic starts to split in the 97 movie. The visual devastation mixed with the choir gets me every time.

[@RealBelisariusCawl]

It’s just a shame, in my inexpert opinion, that they couldn’t take a bit more care in preservation while recovering this relic. Regardless, it’s remarkable and wonderful that we have this at all.

[@brycetomecek5065]

I recall seeing the big piece when I was young before it was in Vegas, and it still stays with me. I knew a large amount about it but this taught me more. I honestly think they should include video this in the exhibit, it is that good.

[@kdfulton3152]

What a beautiful art old ship building was. It’s quite beautiful to watch the symphony of welding and riveting come together in strength.

[@mikesdogs6275]

An amazing and informative video as always, Mike. As other comments stated, I also was is awe when I experienced the Titanic exhibit at the Luxor in Vegas. Your work is outstanding. I have a video idea.. perhaps a time-lapse of you drawing one of your illustrations. That would be great to see!

[@Roche_Furman]

Some duct tape and bondo and the Titanic will look good as new!

[@REACHJ]

These room interiors look better than modern ships today.

[@Nikkk6969]

The whole ship does in my opinion

[@BD12]

I'd appreciate it if someone with a LIDAR iPhone would go and scan the thing because I'm not going there any time soon

[@tommcgee2584]

Great video, I was there in 1996 when they tried to bring up the Big Piece the first time. Thanks for putting this together.

[@penprop01]

This is a great video. Sam with Historic Travels does a great job on the recovery.

[@mustangs-marketing]

I've seen the Big Peice in Las Vegas. The whole exhibit is great, but nothing prepares you for it, knowing that you are literally looking at metal that was forged over 100 years ago, and the glass is still intact.

[@BestEachDay]

I saw that piece on display once. It was an indescribable experience being so close to something that was actually part of that real disaster. There is something that touches the soul. This video was amazing. I learned so much. It was filled with interesting facts and a real learning experience. Thank you.

[@rgatesoit]

I have yet to see the the big piece in person, but I can imagine it gives the same sense as the small piece in Orlando, FL. It was a very surreal and sobering experience.

[@TheHylianBatman]

Now, wait a minute. You mean to tell me that there were remnants of Titanic's interior on the Big Piece, and they were just washed away? Unbelievable! Was there a reason, or was it just oversight? I'd always wondered what all those extra rivets were, and the octagonal pieces on the hull. I'd seen them, of course, but had no idea what they were for. I still think it's remarkable that the ship broke up so badly, and yet, we managed to lift up a piece of it. I kinda wish we could lift more, but that's a whole issue I'm unsure of feeling about. Thanks for this wonderfully informative video. It taught me, a guy who knows a lot about Titanic, something I didn't know. Keep up the work, I love your videos.

[@gildedbear5355]

I would imagine that the remnants of the interior cork insulation and wood paneling was so degraded that it wasn't worth saving on its own and that it needed to be removed so that they could access and assess the underlying steel to remove any rust and perform any preservation measures that were needed.

[@TheHylianBatman]

@@gildedbear5355 Eh, that's fair for removing it. Though, like the piece that was cut off, I would've kept it elsewhere. Or at least photographed it or something.

[@gildedbear5355]

@@TheHylianBatman yeah, should have been documented just as it came out of the water. It's possible it was as we're just two people on the internet that just watched a youtube video on it 8D

[@TheHylianBatman]

@@gildedbear5355 Yeah, I haven't done any deep diving on it. It's possible the footage of the raising did catch it.

[@CaptainDayne]

Alge and barnacles! All over it. The reason for pressure washing.

[@rayjames6096]

I prefer the Georgian style decor, that looks nice. I would like my whole house to be like that, the other room was good too tho.

[@tag723]

Mike Brady, thank you for such amazing work. I learned things that I had always wondered about here, but never knew. I can't imagine the level of work you go through to put these together. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and research with us all.

[@randomrazr]

damn man u stepped up ur animations. its cool u can combine ur drawins with the animations

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

I swear your animations just keep getting better and better! Nice job man!

[@flink85]

Just came home from Titanic: The Artifact Exhibitio in Stockholm and touched this piece about 1hour ago. It's unreal. Seeing hundreds of videos, watching movies and tv-series about the Titanic is one thing but this was something else. Humbled and in awe of what those poor people had to go through.

[@jrodnj]

Wow. I recently discovered this channel. You've brought alive a topic that has fascinated me since childhood and found new ways to share information on different details. Excellent job

[@randomrazr]

i remember hearing rumors of a group of people wanted to raise the wireless room (or parts of it?) from the ship before the entire wreck collaspes on itself. Think that will still happen?

[@kingoftape]

I saw it a few months ago when I visited Las Vegas. The exhibit in general was well presented and reasonably priced, with a slew of artifacts and reconstructed interiors. Having said that I learned a lot more from this video as to the nature of and purpose of the ‘big piece’ from this video. It’s made me even more glad to have had the chance to see the piece.

[@edjopago1]

Amazing video!!!! Looking forward to the next two Mike!!!

[@johnnyh537]

Everything about this ship is fascinating. Going down to see it in a sub would be so creepy. Slowly but surely breaking through the darkness to see the bow silently lying there.

[@steamerbv]

The raising of the big piece actually took two attempts. The first attempt ended with the piece breaking free. Local headlines announced "Titanic sinks, again". But the second attempt was finally a

[@LDD911]

I've seen the D Deck part of The Big Piece in Orlando several times. It's humbling to see what nature and physics can do. Truly jaw-dropping.

[@ianstewartorr8455]

Very interesting and informative thanks greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@DC11961]

Another amazing video, Mike. Have been waiting for it since I saw the trailer and it did not disappoint. I’ll also echo everyone’s sentiments in talking about how your vids just keep getting better and better and I can’t wait for the other two videos in this series as well as what else you’ll put out. Fantastic job!

[@bradwalton3977]

Thanks for making sense of that huge slab of metal.

[@loganwalker4268]

0:39 has to be a hunting rifle from fortnite

[@Togajets]

I’ve re watched 10 times, I can’t unhear it

[@Jack_The_Ripper_Here]

I visted a museum in Halifax Canada and they had pieces from The Titanic and wood from inside the ship. It was an empty museum, nobody around, all those pieces were right there next to me and i touched everything. They weren't behind a glass or with a rope in front of them, they were right there. Wood from the grand stair case.

[@matt379]

I don't understand how could anyone downvote his videos. They are all edited perfectly, the writing is excellent, they are both informative and entertaining. Thanks for spiking my interest in naval history Mike!

[@Randyronald999]

There jealous

[@Ccyawn123]

Their great great great grandads worked for Cunard

[@tripwire3992]

how horrible it must have been to watch the ship split in half as you know there are still human beings aboard

[@mleeriley3977]

This is one of the most fascinating videos I have ever seen regarding this beautiful vessel. I draw closer to this ship every year and this was very well done. You are to be commended.

[@TheJames2929]

Spectacular bro I have been there a couple of times and seen it in the Luxor hotel and casino absolutely breathtaking

[@joeelmore2728]

It is fantastic they were able to bring it to the surface so millions can experience what Titanic really was constructed like.

[@nikerailfanningttm9046]

Imagine being one of the survivors in the water only to have the 25,000 tons of metal and steel crashing down on you. *MAJOR “HOLY SHIT” moment*

[@thatguy.mp7950]

Ive wondered for so long why those plates (doublers) ever existed, and why ships plans had two "walls" (plating and then actual wood panneling). This helps immensely with how I go on designing ships. Thanks mate!

[@cassidywest5539]

Thank you for this. I am obsessed with Titanic. I find even the most boring and trivial information very exciting.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

11:47 OMG. Now I understand, rather ironically, why my mom's bedroom and much of the furniture in the livingroom looked the way they did. Louis XV!! I thought her furniture was awful, sort of a blonde-ish ornately carved furniture...I was more Teutonic or dark Germanic style....she also preferred Mediterranean furniture and colors for the house as we started moviing things around....*sigh*

[@willhw926]

I've been interested in the story of the Titanic for about twenty years now, and I have to say your video was very informative and very well done, and I learned new things about Titanic I hadn't known before.

[@1940limited]

I became fascinated with the Titanic and all ocean liners, in 1958 when my father took me to see "A Night To Remember," then a new movie just released. I dreamed of finding the wreck someday and was so happy when it finally happened. When I saw the movie, the ship was already on the ocean floor for 46 years.

[@TheModelBoatGuy]

Great video as always, I managed to miss this one when it was first published! It’s always fascinating to start to understand just how these ships were constructed and how individual problems dealt with. I always find it a bit sad that of all places in the world, the big piece is displayed in Las Vagas. Absolutely no connection to the Titanic, her building or her destination. And miles from the sea! It always seems a bit out of character. But oh well!

[@cassini4751]

The opening is utterly chilling

[@CammieRacing]

The big piece should absolutely be returned to it's home in Belfast...or at the very least...New York. Feels so wrong for it to be in Las Vegas...

[@DasMoose9001]

I remember immediately after it was raised it was exhibited in Boston and my grandmother took me out of school to view it. I was glued to Titanic from a very young age and still don't know how or why. I appreciate seeing this piece of history and tragedy, having grown up in a maritime family it kept the reality of safety close.

[@AverageAlien]

wait why do american get it, if the titanic is a british ship

[@DasMoose9001]

@@AverageAlien That's a fantastic question Of which I cannot answer, I wouldn't even know where to guess. She lays 400 miles off the coast of Canada, in international waters, and was discovered by an American expedition. I can't even begin to comprehend how that would all work

[@Tiffany.1970]

I'm amazed at the wealth of knowledge you have on the Royal mail steamer R. M. S TITANIC MY PARTNER LOVES ALL ABOUT TITANIC AND HER HISTORY ON HOW SHE WAS BUILT BACK IN 1912 ERA

[@buckduane1991]

I saw the the big piece about a month after it was first publicly displayed… me, my mom, and my now ex-step-father were given a name on our ticket of a passenger, and only at the very end were we given a chance to see if “we” had survived or not. My mom was a second class survivor, my ex-step father was a third class victim, but ironically I don’t recall what mine was. All I recall is that it was a kid the same age as me, and afterwards I started seeing the raising of artifacts in a different light… I had to be between 9 and 11 years old, so this had to be between 2000 and 2002. Again, I don’t recall the exact date, only that the exhibit was only a month old and that it is now no longer at that casino. We had what looked like a billy club with a series of numbers, and we pressed the number corresponding with a display and held the speaker on one end to our ear. Touching the big piece was obviously discouraged, since the oils in our skin would damage it over time… but someone there, I don’t recall who, made an exception for me. Why? I don’t know their logic, only that years later my mom said that something I had said struck them despite my age, so they had gone away for 20 minutes and made a phone call. Next thing I knew, I was behind the display. I thought that red strip was rust, but now watching your video, you say it’s actually a remnant of primer that has survived? And that other pieces were washed right off of it by a power washer? I just can’t fathom that… I wish Robert Ballard had known the consequences of refusing to file a salvage title, he did so believing it would protect the wreck. Instead, it flung the door wide open for the guy behind him to file for salvage rights and start doing exactly what Ballard had worked to avoid: looting. He learned from that mistake, and filed a claim on Bismarck when he found it, and as owner he was then able to apply for protection status, resulting in the current recognized protection it now has as a war grave. I was that weird kid that always somehow understood things a decade or more beyond my ears, seeing things before me struck me, and then those five seconds after my hand was wiped by whatever that stuff was those two had that I touched the piece… I felt it. Every emotion. I heard the screaming in my head. It changed my childhood obsession in those few seconds. Again, I don’t know what I said that led to that experience. I’m 33 now, and I still experience such feelings when I touch things, even just walking through the cab of UP 4006 or the hollowed out tank car at the Transportation Museum. For our understanding of events, the big piece is a boon of information. But the overall scope of how and why we have it, so ultimately a guy can make money off of the tragedy, it has rubbed me raw on the inside ever since that moment. When in your latest videos you’ve discussed the emotional state and probably unsung hero status of the wrongly condemned J. Bruce Ismay, I feel every bit of emotion he must surely have felt. In a way, you bring back those emotions I felt. You’re a kindred soul in that sense, as I hear the emotions I feel in your voice as you record. Will you ever read this, Mr. Brady? Probably not… will others read it and call me a liar for claiming “I touched the big piece?” That’s nothing new to me the last 20 odd years, my classmates in school and even their parents and my teacher started that up just a month later. I did. My parents were there. Two people from the exhibit, one wearing the floor uniform and one wearing a suit that probably cost more than my first entire year of paychecks after high school stood just behind me. And I did it. That’s all I need, and I don’t care if others want to scoff. I just wish there was something we could do for Mr. Ismay who in the dark of that night heard the screaming, and then the silence… and despite the agony and weight he felt of those lost souls, would be crucified by the media even king after his death and portrayed as a mustache twirling villain. Even Captain Smith cast in a light as a villain of vanity, when he was clearly no such thing, and went so far as to call for lifeboats on the port to circle to starboard to pick up more passengers… only to have officers in said boats ignore him outright or go around then realize they’d by flipped by people diving in from the opened doors. And then the actions of a certain officer who truly was a villain (that I will refer to as “Dark Terribler” since there is nothing “light” or similar sounding or spelling about his soul and I prefer not to utter or write) that night, and despite that would not only survive, but in WWI would gun down surrendering German sailors-but some of the actions of would instead be portrayed by Cameron as having been done by another officer who in reality saved lives and tries to save more with a collapsible even as the ship sank under him… and did not survive. The big piece changed my life… and it carries more than just weight, some remaining primer, and a bath fixture in its cold metal… it still carries the emotions of that dark, colder night. Never stop what you’re doing, Mike. Empress of Ireland, Titanic, Easterland… thank you for not letting them be forgotten. Atlantic, Arctic, and more are still out there, though…

[@historyarmyproductions]

I saw the peice years ago, I even touched it. I'm really glad to have learnt more about it now, thanks to you. :)

[@C-130-Hercules]

I touched Titanic. I got there early with nobody was around and I walked right up to the big piece and I couldn't help but reach out my hand and touch it for a full minute or longer. They should have a section where you are allowed to touch it. I could see fingerprints where other people touched it. I'll never forget how strange it felt to touch something that was at the bottom of the ocean and never supposed to return.

[@CraigJukes]

My great great great uncle was a Stoker on Titanic, He survived after watching his best friend die, They climbed out non-functional funnel. We have a Museum in West End, Southampton. If you want some more history, give me a message. We are Southampton Born and Bred.

[@jdlacroix1328]

Just found this channel and loving the vids!

[@Myuutantobasuta]

Also I think I saw this piece when it toured the US as a kid, when I saw it they still couldn't take it out of a water tank

[@ocean8608]

Haven’t even watched it fully but it seems like a great video!

[@peterlewis7292]

Interesting and a well presented video, however one thing that I personally find distressing is the fact so many souls were lost, yes it is of interest to find the ships last resting place but I'm very sorry items should be left alone, how would folk react if items of WW 2 battleships be recovered from their resting place, fortunately they are listed as a war grave, shouldn't RMS Titanic be given a similar respect?

[@judydenver5362]

Mike! What an amazing video! I was wondering, though, why alot of folks talk about the Titanic, as if it was the only biggest ship. Weren't the other 2 sister ships-Olympic, (MY favorite), and Britannia, nearly identical? This, unfortunately was very confusing for me, for years, as I just recently, learned of the other 2's existence! Because of the talk of the Titanic being the "biggest", the "unsinkable", etc. etc., and never any mention of the other 2, I didn't even know about them!!!! It's been so enlightening to learn of the other 2, and like I said, I favor The Olympic, because she has a long illustrious safe, career, except for a couple of scrapes, she was always wonderful, and supported lives, and saved lives, even, during the war. It's sad she doesn't get more honor, and respect, except as reference for photos for how Titanic looked. (sad). Also, di you know that a third HUGE piece, the middle piece of the Titanic was found??? A bit far off from the other 2 pieces, but is the middle piece, that would have had this "big piece", attached, I think. This middle pies has engines, and the base of the smokestacks, from the middle!

[@DK-gy7ll]

Titanic was a few thousand tons heavier than Olympic when she was completed, making her the largest ship afloat at the time. Following the Titanic's loss the Olympic was upgraded and strengthened, and she ended up being significantly heavier than the Titanic had been. Of course over time even larger ships were built, making the point moot as to which was bigger. It's a shame the Olympic wasn't preserved as a museum ship, as she ultimately would've become a huge tourist draw. Unfortunately at the time she was scrapped in the 1930s nobody was geeking out about the Titanic, and she was just another old ship that needed to be disposed of.

[@SirConethefirst]

I think the big piece should be somewhere else. The Titanic building in Belfast, Northern Ireland should be home to it, as it is where the titanic was built. Las vegas has no history with the Titanic and, this needs to bw talked about.

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

This is important to me. Thank you for bringing back to life a part of that ship.

[@nozyspy4967]

Can you imagine archaeologists cutting an ancient statue in half to 'make it easier to display'... Also, of all places for this piece of history to end up, in a hotel in Las Vegas is very ignominious.

[@_baller]

Too bad the ship didn't have crumple zones to take the damage without it leaking in