Titanic's First Class Lounge: 1912 to 2024

[@TitanicHG]

Note! After this was uploaded, THG researcher Gio Castro, the brilliant genius, found more examples of similar Olympic/Titanic-type lounge clocks. So we now believe Mars and Minerva (not Venus as stated in the video) were represented on the clock and date calendar! Apologies if there are any other small mistakes (or terrible French.) Congrats again to the RMS Titanic, Inc Titanic 2024 Expedition and THG Research Teams!

[@matthewdewinkeleer3384]

-Matt DeWinkeleer.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@martinb6461]

Congratulations on your involvement on the expedition team who succeeded to discover the Diana statue at the wreckside 🏅

[@arnaudbouret5562]

There is indeed terrible French, but your apology is accepted 😁

[@agds91078]

You did an amazing job explaining and telling us so much about this magnificent ship ❤

[@Gregm-l9r]

Thank you so much for bringing Titanics' first class lounge to life once again in 401. The room was a masterpiece at sea .

[@jus10lewissr]

0:27 I will never get over how insanely realistic Project 401 is. It just blows me away. The THG guys have given us a truly remarkable gift.

[@KoolDog570]

If they haven't already, with the most recent expedition to the wreck, somebody should've scooped Diana up off the ocean floor.....she deserves to join the other artifacts in preserving the memory of the great ship and, most importantly, those who sailed on her......

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Star trek

[@erpfanatic6586]

I say leave it be. No reason to disturb her final resting place. Soon she'll be gone, with only photos and her story to carry on. And as she fades at last back into the Earth that bore her name, so too will the souls that couldn't escape the wrath of the frigid North Atlantic that night, free to roam the energies of the universe once again.

[@rogerhuffmanjr.7695]

​@@erpfanatic6586many people including myself think that that does a disservice to the legacy of the people aboard Titanic, the people who built and served on titanic, and recovering those artifacts while we still can will allow future generations to see her legacy and her craftsmanship. It doesn't belong to any particular person so it is completely legitimate to recover it.

[@rogerhuffmanjr.7695]

I hope they recover as many artifacts as they can while there is still time. A few exceptions in my opinion should be the shoes of course and anything that is directly attached to the ship. I know many people disagree with this and I understand, I used to feel that way myself, but in my opinion it is the best way to preserve the legacies of, not only those who were lost on Titanic, but an entire industry dedicated to the service and the craftsmanship of a magnificent bygone era.

[@KoolDog570]

@@rogerhuffmanjr.7695 I agree on the shoes....those truly are a memorial marker. As for objects inside the ship, I say grab it all before it's lost in the wreckage. Anything/everything from the Marconi Room and I'd try to find a way to even get the fireplace mantle - the whole thing, clock attached - from C55 Strauss suite..... Let's get the Ismay fireplace from B52 while we're at it. A few bedframes, Edith Russell's vanity from A11....you get the idea.

[@Bryzerse]

This is crazy timing, I was just visiting the White Swan about 5 days ago

[@sallykohorst8803]

Beautiful ship, thanks for telling us about that amazing room. Hey they found that Diane statue on the floor of the bottom of the ocean in August and hope to bring it to the surface. Wow Diane will be beautiful in an attraction for people.

[@FAMEROB]

exploring the titanic wreck under water in a sub would be a cool game

[@budgiemama7698]

Titanic vr is about the closest you will get

[@FAMEROB]

@@budgiemama7698 wow nice, just looked it up, pretty cool

[@GeezerVR]

It already exists

[@thinmanpaul]

@@budgiemama7698 would be cool if they updated and used the latest 3D scans of the wreck. For added authenticity and realism

[@JELmusic]

There is also a game on Steam called "subROV: Underwater Discoveries" which will soon have Titanic included. I don't think Titanic will be quite as detailed as in "Titanic VR" though, but we won't know until it's included of course.

[@danielkarmy4893]

I'm looking forward to this! Also fancying a bit of Titanic-era writing style, so here goes! It was a great pleasure to read of Mr Penca's consultation for the BBC article, the other day, on Titanic's railing having collapsed since the last visit - although I must say I was perhaps a bit more surprised than I ought to have been, to see the photograph showing the huge gap where it had once been. These things bring home the fact that she is going, I feel; something it can be all too easy to forget, as we adventure through time, to a happier time, when she lived. I thought she had a heavy list to starboard in the 2024 photo, compared with that from 2010 when she appeared upright, although that might have just been the photo being taken at a different angle. Reading the article, examining the photos, I felt a sudden twinge of grief. Her beauty remains just about perceptible, but the dark has overcome. I have never felt more keenly the fact that she is a grave. That is why I, like Mr Penca and a great many others, feel it is of paramount importance to recover whatever can be recovered - so that even when her skeleton is all that remains of her earthly existence, her name, and those of all who sail eternally with her, may truly live forever.

[@taymur0804]

I just love the amount of carful detail your team as recreated for this game, absolute amazing

[@mrgage]

They should rescue the statuette asap.

[@sallykohorst8803]

Yes they sure want to as i learned sept. 1st that Diane should be brought up. That is so amazing to find that.

[@ianloeb1672]

@GregorSamsa-f3mjust stop with the Muh Dead card it’s old now what should be done is collect as much stuff that can be saved and put it into a museum if we don’t it will be lost forever

[@CreepingDeath98]

@GregorSamsa-f3m tell that to the Pyramids. You want to see a circus and amusement park? Go to Giza. I don't see you crying about the stolen mummies and artefacts from inside there.

[@L.Smith.]

They said they are hoping to bring that up.its mad after all this time they manage to find that. The debris has obviously shifted

[@kabura8742]

I believe the statue should be one of the items recovered from the site, it's in good condition and doesn't look like it would be that difficult to excavate from the mud

[@kabura8742]

@GregorSamsa-f3m: That's fine by me, if it holds historical value and it is to be preserved in a museum for the benefit of future generations then by all means go ahead and take whatever you like it's not like I'll have any use for it. On the contrary, it'll help keep my memory alive :/

[@ryanprocunier8538]

​@GregorSamsa-f3m I nvr heard a more ridiculous statement in my life! These objects should be gathered up specifically to remember the lost lives. Preserve the memory in a museum for far more ppl to see and pay respects rather then buried in sand.

[@kabura8742]

@GregorSamsa-f3m First off if it were a place that no one owns, just a tragic spot that my great great grandfather just happened to die from unfortunate circumstance then no I would still not my mind since millions of people have died in ancient cities that have been dug up and had personal artifacts put on display. It’s not like they’re going in there to directly target someone, it’s all fair game since none of it involve human remains. It is all being displayed with respect, remembrance, and education. Secondly no I don’t care if the person ends up making money from that bc it’s fair, if they’re taking the time and trouble to dig up historical artifacts then they deserve to get paid since there is a difference between grave robbing and being an archaeologist in your respective field which is a profession not a criminal act. So to answer your question, I’m still fine with it bc it’s all about the intent behind the recuperation of artifacts which is what separates it all from mere grave robbing with no laws and procedures. I would much prefer it to be remembered and displayed for as much as time permits rather then for it to be lost to the sands of time

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Titanic

[@JesusLovesYou-nd1rz]

Nice to see some shots of Olympic's interiors in Alnwick, they give the best and most genuine idea of what Titanic looked like and what Britannic was meant to look like (had she been fitted out in the way intended as a passenger liner).

[@raflamar4146]

Like the propellers, the statue has remained in perfect condition as its made of bronze. And will likely remain that way as the rest of the wreck sight deteriorates

[@trevorblue4531]

Don't forget the funnel bronze whistles, 1 of which was reassembled & actually sounded again!

[@emmabauer1906]

This is the first time I've learned about the White Swan Hotel having interiors from the Olympic lounge. It's good they saved that from scrapping.

[@Richardsonprincess00]

Either you enjoy tea or sweets pastries or playing games even reading books or writing letters at the first class lounge is worth it.

[@alainagall442]

I've been a casual Titanic buff for quite a while, but my interest has rekindled thanks to outstanding channels like yours. (I found you via Oceanliner Designs.) Thanks for sharing your expertise with all of us!

[@tedcharter4804]

I've always been shocked that Diana wasn't one of the first things brought up by Titanic Inc. I actually have a small replica of it on my bookshelf sitting right next to my Titanic books.

[@JKS62B50]

Honored to be part of THG amazing team...

[@Marios-zx7zg]

Incredible video i like it when they explain what happened to a room during the break up/sinking

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Titanic

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

One of my favorite rooms onboard. 😊

[@fmyoung]

12:41 I think the collapse of that wall is illustrated really well in the film "A Night to Remember" Btw the soundtrack composer of it was alive for only ten more days after Robert Ballard's expedition found the Titanic's wreck. His name was William Alwyn and he died on September 11 1985.

[@clairefunnell8481]

Beautiful. So much work went into that lounge. Too bad it got destroyed just like the smoking room.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Rayrard]

I know in 1986 there was a corner of the lounge still in the bow section with the raised roof still there. I wonder if any of the stained glass windows stayed on the forward part of the room before the decks all collapsed later.

[@1987VCRProductions]

There was probably more of the lounge intact prior to 1986 since the ship broke at the back of the room and the upper decks might have been able to support it before they started to decay. The decks are gradually pancaking from the aft where she broke and is progressing forward. Titanic’s gym was still intact in 1986 with the roof yet to cave in.

[@Rayrard]

@@1987VCRProductions It's sad to think the rooms that Cameron visited like the reception room and D deck landing might be gone already. The collsapsing is basically right at the staircase and maybe the heavy pillars there will delay the pancaking for some time. However even the Grand Staircase pillars look like of flimsey

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

If it’s the corner that I think you’re talking about, I suspect it’s not really part of the lounge, but it was the alcove corner where the reading and writing room is. And that’s also one of the reasons why that room has always fascinated me just because of that little sliver..

[@puterboy2]

I wish they would bring up the statuette.

[@nager1997]

Me too before it’s lost

[@ryanjones5133]

They have. With the latest expedition.

[@Vlad-1986]

@@nager1997 It wouldn't. It's made of Bronze. The statue could be buried for 2000 years and will be intact. I also have 0 doubts they will rescue it... my fear is that it could go to and be hoarded into a private collection instead of a museum.

[@davidgatti7109]

I hope not! to then be paraded from museum to exhibition in a commercial manner... or worse, end up in Las Vegas like the piece of hull

[@Garsons-oq4lh]

​@@ryanjones5133They haven't raised it yet!

[@nager1997]

The lounge is one of my favourite spaces and it frustrated me that initially I couldn’t go in as the demo crashed but thankfully once I upgraded to a strong gaming laptop and a new and improved demo bam I walked in and it didn’t crash. 2:17 It’s the Jack and Rose panel. That’s had the internet divided for the last 27 years. On the subject of survival. 😂 also it was based on a very real piece of debris found floating in the ocean after the disaster. Which to me I find surprising that more wasn’t found since the room was smashed to bits when the ship broke up during the sinking. 3:56 I’ve always thought this was a clever design idea, to hide the vents behind the decor. 4:08 yes the fireplace. Will project 401 fix the glitch on the vases? As they seem to me to be a bit off model. With graphics lines running through them. On another note. I guess it’s no coincidence that Gio yesterday posted pictures of the lounge during the break up. Is it? (There is so much detail in this room the craftsmanship is amazing and insane.

[@roadweary5252]

Great video! I Never get tired of watching these

[@Luka2000_]

What happened to both Titanic and Britannic is just sad. We could have had beautiful three ships in the 20s and early 30s but in the end only one had a great career...

[@Luka2000_]

@GregorSamsa-f3m honestly that really dosent matter because many lives wouldnt have been lost. I mean would you rather make a ship famous or save 1530 people?

[@Napp28]

Being that the Fireplace Mantel was on the forward end of the lounge and the statue anchored to it; It's absolutely insane that it somehow was ripped from the marble mantel and found its way into the debris field. The Bow of the Titanic sank like a stone when filled with water, what forces were at work which propelled this statue in the opposite direction of the sinking bow?

[@Napp28]

@GregorSamsa-f3m no need to be condescending. Lol .. but thanks for your reply. Look at the blueprints; the fireplace was at the forward end of the lounge (still intact) when it hit the ocean floor *because when full of water the bow sank like a stone due to gravity!* It went NOSE DOWN .. yet the statue was out in the debris field .. hence; what FORCES PROPELLED IT out of the (intact) bow section? Same can be asked about the D-Deck candelabra ...

[@TitanicHorseRacingLover]

"Ive splashed my drink.' "STewared!!!" - Card player in "A Night to remember (1958) after the ship strikes the Iceberg

[@ButtonBashOfficial]

Saw you on BBC news James!

[@thecarnew5334]

I can’t wait for this game.

[@JohnBristol97]

3:02 pretty sure everyone likes not being cold!

[@fmyoung]

All this reminds me of that story that there was this painting in the Titanic's 1st-class smoking room "Approach to the New World" That was the one in the Olympic (also in the 1st-class smoking room) the one in the Titanic was "Plymouth Harbour" Both paintings are by Norman Wilkinson who is credited with the invention of dazzle painting in 1917

[@stevecollins6858]

Wonder if the implosion on that mini sub shook the railing off. I know nothing about implosions btw before i get shot down for lack of knowledge.

[@joplin8433]

Wasn't the submersible like 200 feet off the starboard bow when it imploded?

[@stevecollins6858]

@@joplin8433 well that's only 60m away. And the railing fell forward off the port bow down to the floor. So a force of water from the starboard bow outward could push it forward? I am just wondering. Not claiming anything.

[@lisasharf1442]

@@joplin8433farther than that. It was about 500 yards off the starboard bow.

[@fmyoung]

tyvm for this upload

[@fmyoung]

There's many scenes here from that awesome 1958 production of William MacQuitty's "A Night to Remember" (based on Walter Lord's book of the same name from three years earlier 1955)

[@brettcannon74]

Bring it up! It's too important and iconic

[@joshprado4353]

Great video !

[@donovandelaney3171]

I predict that it will be another decade before this Titanic game comes out.

[@jasonnabors1231]

Is the footage of the Diana in the debris field from the most recent expedition in 2024? I would think so as clear as it is. The last time it was filmed was 1986?

[@bwaybaby2010]

They have just confirmed they will be salvaging Diana of Versailles. The recent, marked deteriorating state of the wreck is making them rethink their salvage policy.

[@andy86i]

Sad to see the bow railing has started to fall off

[@lisasharf1442]

Agree. We’ll never have that iconic view again.

[@arena2menace]

can't wait

[@BD12]

I'm a sentimental fool because I still love the simplified lounge in AOOT.

[@TomSnyder-gx5ru]

So sad to think that all this craftmanship was totally destroyed during the sinking, as it was located where the ship broke in half between the 2nd/3rd funnels!😞

[@RollaArtis]

The 'musical scrolls (presumably meaning pianola rolls) are in fact a set of pan pipes...

[@matthewdewinkeleer3384]

There are many different carvings not mentioned nor shown. Different types of musical scrolls/sheet music (complete with notes on them) wind, sting, and percussion instruments, are all over the lounge (even on the ceiling.)

[@JF-gw8dh]

the doe is still attached! it looked broken away from the angle we got the first time they found it

[@alexistouss40]

Fun fact : the piece of wood is also the same piece in the movie, the piece which saved Rose

[@trevorblue4531]

And it's the door frame, not a door, as so many think!

[@alexistouss40]

@@trevorblue4531 Yes exactly ! Makes me mad everytime ! It doesn't even look like a door !

[@lisasharf1442]

@@alexistouss40imagine how James Cameron must feel, after almost 27 years of trying to explain it…🙄

[@oufukubinta]

Amazing how long varnished mahogany can stay in impeccable condition (outside of water)

[@mike.4277]

Very nice 💯💯💯

[@ct6852]

Wild the statue hasn't been completely buried yet. After all those years? Is there no way to dig it out completely?

[@HamzaAydogdu-fq1yx]

I respectfully commemorate all 1,514 souls who passed away without being able to achieve their dreams. (Hamza Aydoğdu) Twelve-year Titanic fan

[@gustavobarletto9156]

wow amazing

[@johnnydao8056]

Your videos are amazing anytime I use your Videos I will Credit you

[@randomdynamics]

Sad to see the iconic bow railing fell off 😢😢😢

[@FernandoRodriguez-ds5ri]

This article pulls me in

[@fmyoung]

I hear the gamblers on early-20th-c. liners were politely called "sportsmen"

[@Spook1234-e8i]

I have always admired the lounge and first class smoking room also of course the forward grand staircase. But never very impressed with the first class dining room, but to be fair and considering the size of the room there was only so much that could be done with it. Ive seen pics of the statue before and assumed it had already been recovered but looking at it I wonder if the left arm was broken off or just imbeded, also I don't recall in the movie the prop being that tall.

[@filmfan-8934]

Where is the Lounge break up artwork at 12:13 from? I’ve never seen this before? Artist?

[@benjaminthomas332]

I really hope the game will come out on consoles someday after it releases

[@VinnyS9143101982]

I never knew that one panel was saved immediately.

[@fmyoung]

I have heard on a few other docs that the interior designs in the Titanic and Olympic were not really innovative; Ken Marschall even goes as far as to say that they were "quite pedestrian". They were based on those of older ships and were elaborated on so they were according to one of the narrators "evolutionary, not revolutionary". I still like the interiors of both ships though

[@srmparadigm]

I wonder what the tune is at 1:50 ?

[@croheritage3d177]

Is it a certain fact or just an assumption that lights were shut off in the last hour of sinking? It must have been quite difficult for passengers to walk through A deck!

[@Lelyndgamer]

The crew in the engine room tried to keep the lights on as long as possible, most likely until the engine room started filling with water and was flooded, then the power most likely short circuited and shut down.

[@croheritage3d177]

@@Lelyndgamer I understand that, but in this video is stated a possibility that a steward switched the lights off in the corridors and lounge. I find it somehow unlikely because it would be difficult for people to navigate inside A Deck because the lounge with it's corridors was connection spot between grand staircase and aft staircase.

[@Lelyndgamer]

@GregorSamsa-f3m what do you mean ai written? What I said was almost certainly correct because up until the stern started flooding, the crew did their best to keep the lights and power on as long as they could.

[@croheritage3d177]

@GregorSamsa-f3m I beg your pardon?

[@bibliotecadoeric9546]

This artifact should be recovered, it makes no sense left there in the ocean mudd

[@antispindr8613]

So you do not understand the idea of the dead being left to Rest In Peace?

[@artycharr]

HEY THEY FOUND HER!

[@chucky6299]

Get it!!!

[@KrystyneY]

What is the Diana statue made of? Why hasn't it decayed?

[@lisasharf1442]

It’s bronze.

[@HiramSpringer]

All that fancy wood work gone. A lot labor lost went into this ship!😢

[@ifsplem]

What’s the music playing at 15.06?

[@blueorange6026]

That's another version of Nearer My God To Thee. The English/British version, I believe.

[@Quasihamster]

Well good thing the choices would differ by the next time you boarded a White Star steamer. After all, you might have read every single book they had already on the last voyage!

[@_historical_fashion_7567]

What's the name of the song on 5:43?

[@AnnyD86]

Warum wird die Statue nicht hoch geholt?

[@cyan1616]

The saddest part is that so many rich people survived.

[@Themoonstitanic]

Titanic was such a beauty…💜

[@zesty2023]

I hope not. I don't agree with other people, we should save as many artifacts as we're able to. It makes no sense to me not to save what we can since there's no saving the Titanic herself.

[@maximoburen8066]

Who says the gambling tables were not used for having coffee or snacks, I mean the tables in the D-Deck Reception area had the same size, I guess the lounge was used pretty well. Maybe it is just a false claim by the Cunard agent who travelled on board of the Olympic.

[@6luebanisters]

That's just so sad to see

[@romusicxs]

lol Sabrina Stan casually here

[@Karl.Jayce-DE]

At least now we know where our donated money for the "game" went to.. disgrace

[@theluigipage]

13:39

[@History401]

❤

[@antispindr8613]

Given the respect many people are paying to this ship, should it not be left to Rest in Peace?

[@richparsons4205]

Um. It’s “exemplary”, not “exempulary”. Just being helpful. 😁

[@kathryneast6919]

All that work……gone

[@blacktornado5212]

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[@poggle_Galaxy]

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[@FitzGeraldDuncan-p7i]

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[@davidhusband5022]

why am i getting a recommendation for gaming on this vid? im 50 years old, why would i be interested in kids video games???

[@skepticalbadger]

It's not for kids, genius. Millions of adults, many of them older than you, play video games.

[@davidhusband5022]

@@skepticalbadger lol what????

[@ReallifeBambiDeerattheFarm1]

I think that Titanic and the things associated with her should remain right where she lays as the final resting place for the souls lost that night.

[@michaelangelo784]

Nice presentation but learn how to pronounce the French word. No such English word as teared. Torn is what you want.

[@skepticalbadger]

He also says "exemplarary"...