Top 5 Titanic Artifacts that Must Be Saved - TU

[@NeoEndymnion]

That little white crab being such a nice tour guide.

[@Hagen838]

At the depth of Titanic, pressure is about 5,600 PSI. That's a strong little guy!

[@avishalom2000lm]

They must keep sticking in there for scale.

[@DorothyVivian]

Imagine the sheer engineering required to get one of the single ended boilers back up here, it would be incredible.

[@TransitTechLA]

Not quite. We’ve raised entire subs before

[@MaxwellGroh]

Doable for a venture with a return, or interested enough party. Even at that depth

[@kdot8340]

Not really..they pulled up Stockton Mush wreckage..you must not be someone who thinks.

[@ELITE-xn3sh]

Mate the wreck of the titan ( in pieces) would be almost 8-9 tons , the boiler is 91

[@asa90064]

@@kdot8340 thats not the same, you have any idea of how big and heavy those things are?

[@blammers]

That little white crab has stories to tell.

[@BPJJohn]

Money! 🦀

[@sirbasilflapjack671]

He's photobombing all the pictures.

[@juancarloscuaocastellanos8813]

"These people have been coming here since 1985. Not even a "Hello"... just shooting their movies and taking their photos. Damm paparazzis!" 😠

[@graeschuster4952]

They must be swarming the wreck - to show up in each photo.

[@oriontaylor]

His name is Edgar. He likes to be on camera.

[@johnkrogman4708]

When it was first discovered, I was among those that believed nothing from Titanic should have been preserved. In the late 90's, I went to the Titanic exhibit in Las Vegas (then at the Rio). Seeing those artifacts changed my attitude completely. It made Titanic 'real' and created a strong personal connection to the tragedy and the victims. That experience changed my view completely.

[@KramSacul]

Greed

[@michaelyounger4497]

Shortly after the sinking numerous ships from Nova Scotia and Newfoundland went to the site to recover the deceased, (many of whom are buried in Halifax NS). As the crews were working out there, numerous bits of wreckage were picked up, practicality being a part of life, things like furniture or wood panels became parts of their homes. As time has passed, many of these items, as well as personal items from the unidentified or unclaimed bodies have found their way to the Maritime Museum in Halifax. Seeing their collection made the Titanic story and that of her passengers and crew real, relevant and meaningful. I support responsible recovery and conservation efforts for the Titanic.

[@glynisforbes-bloomfield3325]

Anything to do with Titanic makes my heart cry 😭 All the loss. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻🇬🇧🫶

[@JuanPabloCanales]

The Marconi's Telegraph, for sure!

[@salvatore2770]

For an italian museum maybe, directly in his fatherland

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

I sincerely doubt anything could be recovered.

[@timmythomas4273]

All of the Titanic artifacts should be brought up and preserved. For Historical purposes ❤ Titanic should Never be forgotten

[@N8Harris99]

I somehow didn’t know the RMST Orlando exhibition had the smaller portion of the big piece. We live close enough to the exhibition that we drove there, and upon arrival I had to use the restroom (it’s a part of the story.) One of the employees in the souvenir shop directed me to the door in the back, which lead out into the exhibit and the bathrooms down that same hall. I walked through this door and took maybe 10 or so steps and there it was on my right. The smaller big piece of Titanic. I was finally seeing a fragment of the very same ship that has captured my imagination since I was 7 years old. Full body chills, even now writing this. It took my breath away, and to non Titanic people that would probably seem so silly because to them that would sound so needlessly dramatic, but I think my fellow Titanic folks would understand how I was feeling in that moment. That was an extremely powerful experience, one I will carry with me forever.

[@pelnapkins4379]

I had the pleasure to see it too, and I fully agree with you.

[@BrennanBarrier]

I completely understand that feeling. I had it too, when I saw the piece at The Luxor in Vegas

[@brober]

Hope you went up and gave it a smack. I did.

[@FreddyFazbear.20]

I understand I'm also a titanic person and I'm gonna go to the exhibition soon so I hope I'm able to see it

[@redbaron3344]

I 100% agree with you on the music discs!!!

[@Seabasstien]

Great List. Titanic is such an important history. The artifacts are impressive but seeing her Harland and Wolf birthplace in Belfast and her tender the Nomadic is what made me feel connected to what has always been a fascinating story. Save up it's worth the trip

[@theevilplaguedoctor6464]

I hope Diana is rescued, I thought she was brought up when they found her.

[@jesperhammarlund300]

they plan to go out there this year in the summer and do just that

[@jagmark10]

the 78rpm shellac records could be a goldmine. they were often made in very low numbers, let's say 1,000 or even lower. imagine if they found a new song from one of them, crazy! they are very fragile so saving them would be a real challenge. i'd say they should build a hard case with slots (soft inside) for each record or something like that. a bag would destroy them. the records in the picture look like 12", not 10". i think they weight around 250g each.

[@pipeorganest]

Find the A deck or aft B deck staircase cherubs. They are “the” personification of the Olympic class liners. They should be priority as yet to discover & recover, as well as what all has been mentioned here.

[@asa90064]

they already had, at least some of them: "The central newel post at the base of the staircase had a bronze cherub holding an illuminated torch. Smaller replica cherubs likely graced either end of the B and C-Deck levels. The base of the cherub that once graced the forward A deck landing has been recovered, as has one of the smaller cherubs that stood on the flanking newel posts of the aft staircase on C deck."

[@peterwilding3515]

The lid of a large jar is in fact an oil lamp shade !

[@taijuan5087]

I clearly remember the world-wide media sensation when Dr. Ballard discovered the Titanic (yes - I'm that old). Before that, I had never given Titanic a second thought. But when I got Ballard's book as a gift one Christmas - it completely engrossed me and has ever since. In the beginning, and for many years after, I agreed with Ballard's notion that nothing should ever be removed from the wreck or even debris field. However, in more recent years, as the wreck's progressive deterioration has become more and more apparent, I flipped on that. I visited a traveling Titanic exhibit and was permitted to touch a giant section of steel hull plate that had been raised. That, along with seeing actual Titanic dinnerware, cookware and other artifacts, I was overcome with emotion. I realized then that the best way to preserve the Titanic's tragic legacy would be to bring as many artifacts up as possible to display publicly.

[@galesal1109]

We need to bring up as much as possible

[@robertwalker951]

Why ??????

[@tturi2]

​@@robertwalker951as long as it doesn't damage the hull anymore itself (except for the Marconi wireless) it should come up, especially the camera that will have images of the voyage

[@TBauer-s8b]

You guy's are amazing! Your work is outstanding in all respects. I have been in love with the Titanic since 1972, Yup I remember the date . I remember telling people about Titanic and they would say What was that! Not anymore. My Titanic collection pieces are my most prized possessions. In the 80's Before she was discovered, I found an old postcard collection that spanned about 60 years in chronological order from date mailed. I saved the one from April 17th 1912 where the sender referenced the Titanic Tragedy. What I feel for this ship I simply can not put into words. It is an emotion that is indescribable. Thank you again for all of your work and dedication. It's Priceless!

[@BigDT.BigDenny]

Thank you Matthew for posting this. Please keep making and posting these TITANIC UNIVERSITY videos to keep interest going and challenging our knowledge of the Titanic and the people associated with her.

[@jus10lewissr]

I'm okay with artifacts being brought up and kept on permanent public display in exhibits and such, as long as you don't cause damage to the actual structure in order to acquire them, but I am 100% against them being sold in auctions to private buyers. No civilian, no matter how rich and privileged they may be, should ever be able to own artifacts brought up from that site. It actually took me a while to support removing anything at all, but I will never support a single item being auctioned off to private buyers.

[@Mandarintoenail1]

What about that diamond heart necklace that the heartless old lady who murdered Leonardo Decaprio threw back into the sea? 😏 (I actually agree with your stance, just couldn’t pass on the joke)

[@Eduardo-uo7qs]

I agree with you! You are right. Congratulations Rio-Brazil

[@metallicarabbit]

i agree

[@trevorhaddox6884]

"It belongs in a museum!" - Indiana Jones

[@mattdavis2212]

I am a collector of Relics and specifically the Titanic. I’ve bought many different pieces including coal and a large chunk of the anchor and a section of railing from the bow for my private viewing study room. What’s the problem with buying this? I have the money for it and it’s just rotting on the floor of the Ocean. It’s not like it’s hurting anyone.

[@michaellynes3540]

As long as the Titanic items that were salvaged are put in a museum, I’m okay with salvaging the Titanic.

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

Exactly. None of these things should ever be sold into private hands.

[@pghcoyote]

Most likely, the phonograph records were ones commercially available. The paper labels are gone, but the matrix numbers stamped into the shellac could be read if salvaged. Recordings or physical examples of these discs probably exist, so the time and expense to recreate the grooves wouldn't be necessary. I had never seen these shown before, so thank you!

[@theforgottenone687]

That could be a good idea but I fear that they are to damaged to listen to I mean 113 years of sitting in the bottom of the ocean perhaps one day

[@pghcoyote]

@@theforgottenone687 I'm saying that if they're not a one-of-a-kind recordings, other examples probably exist that could be played, if you knew the titles from the matrix numbers. It's most likely that they were commercially available records, produced by the thousands, if not more, and that other copies still exist.

[@ericalbany]

@@theforgottenone687 They are stacked face to face, it is very possible that some audio material can be recovered.

[@joplin8433]

@@pghcoyote I can't believe that those shellac records survived considering how brittle they are.

[@Crazyguy_123MC]

Id still love to see them recovered. Its possible some might have lost music on them. Even if they don't we can at least get insight into what other music people on board may have enjoyed.

[@Crazyguy_123MC]

I really want the Diana statue to be recovered. She was one thing I really wanted to be found again and id love to see her in person. Id even love to own a replica because I love that type of art. That music id love to see recovered and scanned so we can hear what the music that person liked. Its even possible those could be the only surviving copies of whatever is on them. I too feel like the historical significance of these items is too great to let them rot away. I feel like we should recover what we can before its too late and I feel like these items recovered should be in places available to the public. I feel like replicas of some artifacts should be made so that people can hold and hear a piece of history. We should do these things so the memory of the disaster lasts forever. We today are long distanced from the disaster in time but also so close when we can see and hear what those people aboard her did over 110 years ago.

[@gruppenfuhrer45]

I totally agree with you, raise um for history sake.

[@Lighting_Desk]

The level of dedication to this project is staggering. It's about preservation of history, the stories they tell and the importance of the role they played. Especially given the bow railing beginning to fall. I fear that time is rubning out to save anything from the wreck as it begins to deteriorate rapidly. Recent wreck footage was heartbreaking, but the work being done by yourselves and titanic Inc is a shining light in the cold icy darkness. Togeather may we all keep the story alive as well as the history of all who were lost so that something so horrific will necer happen again.

[@PhalosSouthpawsBastelstube]

For the records, if you go through a long and careful procedure of cleaning, you might be able to play these on a modern record player with a lighter pickup needle. The shellac of which these records are made won't get damaged by the seawater or mud that easily in the next few hundred years.

[@Crazyguy_123MC]

It would be too risky to play these originals but I could see them being scanned and replicas being pressed using modern materials so we can hear them.

[@PhalosSouthpawsBastelstube]

@@Crazyguy_123MC As a museal restorer myself I don't see it as much of a problem with the right equipment. Just like they did with Titanic's whistles. If prepared properly, it's possible for a couple of times for documentation.

[@athenathegreatandpowerful6365]

It's not like Victrola's, with the correct needle, aren't still in working order.

[@red.aries1444]

The standard for 78 rpm was set in 1912, therefore these disc don't need to follow this standard. And even if you could set any rpm speed at a modern record player, in the early times there have been several systems how the groove was cut/pressed into these records. Therefore even if the material is still stable you first have to clearly identify which kind of records they are. And then it is very likely that you can find the already digitized recordings from the same company. It's unlikely that there is a completly unique record, which isn't available anymore today, down there on the bottom of the ocean.

[@adrianghandtchi1562]

Something I personally really want to see getting raised, part of the aft dome. Especially what parts of the center chandelier that was still there to be pulled up.

[@AmazingKevinWClark]

The rockets are an acceptable thing to recover because we can actually put the controversy around it to rest for good. Recovering it has real value and not just disturbing the wreck for treasure value.

[@paulorchard7960]

It would have to be treated as ordinance and treated appropriately!

[@maicon.93]

thank you so much for all the work... I love these historical content videos!

[@drunksquirrel2051]

I really think they need to raise one of the boilers to the surface, it would be an incredible way to keep Titanic and her lessons alive and for people to really experience how big she was

[@SezFrancis1]

I would love to see a boiler being brought up too. But, I would love to see a camera raised. There is a camera somewhere that belonged to Second-Class passenger Albert Caldwell. Albert brought a camera and coins from Thailand onto the ship. His great-niece believes that the camera might be in the wreck with some film with pictures including those of the boiler rooms and a selfie with a fireman/trimmer. The film would likely be destroyed but Albert later said that his wish was to recover them if they find the Titanic.

[@tturi2]

100% that should be recovered if it's intact

[@SezFrancis1]

@@tturi2 I agree, yes. It would be an amazing discovery!

[@Ravaloxianthunderbird]

What about the handrail that fell off this year from the bow? Now that it's no longer attached

[@timonsolus]

I say bring up one of Titanic's anchors - after it falls off the ship's bow.

[@bluekewne]

It's buried in the ocean floor; it'd be a challenge at that depth (can't even bring up the OceanGate sub wreck & that happened just last year)

[@tturi2]

​@@bluekewnethey recovered nearly all of it

[@ChriChri-f7v]

​​@@bluekewnenot buried but far too heavy!!!!

[@lifeonmakeup6458]

The bathtub!🛁

[@BrettsHistoryClub]

I've rewatched the TU videos over and over again! White Star Line made AMAZING ships (love all of their designs).

[@____tyrael_______3437]

I would like to see that telemotor from the bridge in the museum... the "first witness" of the disaster should be preserved

[@phoenix123392]

what do you want them to do. rip it off, sorry but they cannot do that. it as to fall off first, its made of solid bronce

[@phoenix123392]

i do understand what you are saying thou, i truely do. yes they have to bring up more save the titanic, if that makes sense

[@James-kd5oe]

I honestly think one or more boilers should try to be brought up. And maybe the large bow anchor that is on top of the ship.

[@bluekewne]

I'm all for saving whatever artifacts we can from the wreck, at the same time understand it's also a grave. On one hand I totally understand leaving it untouched in respect, but on the other hand over time it will decay to a point where it's unrecognizable (or completely break apart entirely)

[@Ro6entX]

After visiting the titanic museum in Las Vegas little over a year ago, which is awesome and of course bittersweet, I for one agree that those five mention on this list should be recovered, or at very least the statue and boiler. But sadly as of right now, whoever does it regularly has no plans to recover more artifacts any time soon if at all.

[@herbanomics5198]

Yes, bring up all of it for educating everyone interested.

[@E46Knight]

As a HUGE fan of the Titanic, I’m intrigued with some of the artifacts retrieved (respectfully) around her. I wish Titanic’s sister, the Olympic, wasn’t dismantled after her service. After everything the Olympic survived/encountered… she should’ve been docked, maintained and boarded by the public as a “Tribute” to her fallen twin, Titanic. Perhaps then, there wouldn’t be a massive need/want to visit Titanic’s “gravesite.”

[@timonsolus]

She would have ended up like the SS United States.

[@KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain]

They could have even remodeled her to look like Titanic. Easier than building a new titanic just to be a museum.

[@timonsolus]

@ : Olympic already looked like Titanic - they were sister ships.

[@KCKingdomCreateGreatTrekAgain]

@@timonsolus There were differences between the two. Especially the profile given titanic’s slightly different layout.

[@umpquarover]

Fantastic as ever!

[@jacobcreel3483]

It'd be so cool if those records were recovered and recreated.

[@Caledon91]

I think there is a reasonable middle ground that can me made in the whole "historical preservation vs. grave robbing" debate. If the artifacts are taken up with the most delicate care possible and preserved, then have them be placed in a respectable museum for anyone interested in Titanic to see. Don't sell them to private collectors and don't parade them in some traveling circus or some Vegas "Titanic Experience" between a McDonald's and a Burlesque show. Make sure the museum is not for profit and any admission fees made go towards maintaining the museum and the artifacts themselves. I personally feel that saving these artifacts are helping keep the memories of those perished alive and can be done with the utmost respect. And naturally (I'm not sure how many are still around today) but if a passenger's personal item is identified and there are living descendants still around who might want it, give them the chance to claim the item if they choose.

[@parryyotter]

There are no living Titanic passengers. The last one died about 15 years ago. Vegas is actually a good exhibit location. It’s where I saw the exhibit for the first time. It’s a place a lot of people visit and that makes it accessible. It was all very tasteful and respectful.

[@CultgentlemanJack]

Thank you for your comment I totally agree with everything you said. Especially the tacky location of the titanic museum in lass Vegas. And giving the chance for the victims families to make a claim on very personal items such as jewellery cloths etc..nothing infuriates me more then titanic inc selling off items in a Cash grab to uber rich collectors for there own personal collections..the items should be given to museums around the world that are dedicated to keeping the memory of the victims alive but the lessons learnt from the tragedy.

[@Caledon91]

@@parryyotter I know no survivors are still alive. That's why I said "living descendants" as in next of kin or younger relatives. Children, grand children, great-grandchildren, etc.

[@peteroverall3058]

Put them in the Woolhouse museum Southampton

[@justinbarion2269]

The Titanic Museum is inside of the Luxor Casino in Las Vegas, and it costs like 60 US dollars for a ticket.

[@julieputney4317]

Thank you for this fantastic video, THG!

[@bigstars2]

The should save as many items as possible, other wise it will all perished with time.

[@laurencebois5119]

The boiler will be the most difficult seeing as its weight has likely sunk it into the seabed. They will probably need a team of ROVs to excavate the site while weight-balancing the boiler with flotation bags. They can't just rip it out the seabed, the last thing they want is for it to have an uncontrolled ascent.

[@E46Knight]

I agree. However, the boiler being embedded into the seabed isn’t the most challenging issue. The ocean’s floor is soft. The challenge of lifting the boiler resides in the weight of the actual boiler… WITH the weight of the water INSIDE of it.

[@JMVX]

It’s likely still loaded with coal and ash too unless this stuff fell out during the descent. But absolutely if it can be done safely it should be done.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

Titanic 2

[@BakingWithBob]

I really enjoyed this video. Thanks for the great research and information 😊

[@kimross9435]

I think the Diana statuette is an obvious item to retrieve and it probably will be. I saw the Titanic exhibition at the Luxor in Vegas and I was blown away by how big the big piece actually is.

[@doctorwhofan6340]

These objects would be great to see up close and personal but like im torn between as you mentioned these things being raised and preserved and them being left as they are where they are as a sorta graveyard so this is a neat video and definitely has me interested for sure!

[@danielhurley7047]

IMO, recovering artifacts from the Titanic is no different than the opening of King Tut's tomb. We learn so much from these objects, the stories they tell.

[@Vinylglove]

Good job dude.. I want as mandy artifacts as possible to be saved

[@victorcontreras3368]

A big item that represents part of the actual ship and its size is a must...like the boiler that is what brought great joy to the crew that searched for the ship.

[@turnipgirl11]

I would most love to see personal items and baggage from passengers. I disagree that it's grave robbing. It's actually a way to learn about the lives of these people and letting them be remembered; not forgotten at the bottom of the ocean.

[@shaynewheeler9249]

😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@williamharris8367]

How do you feel about returning the personal effects to the descendents (if applicable) of the individual to whom they belonged?

[@VernWatson-bd8yk]

That would be cool to hear what's on those old records.

[@3UZFE]

The rocket's would be an interesting one but given they contain a degraded explosive material, they'd have to be cleaned out due to the explosive/fire risk, this potentially would ruin their authenticity. They're probably extremely delicate too, and may not even survive that process. Arguably that artifact would be best left in the position they fell where they will likely stay in a similar state of preservation for longer.

[@micahwoodard]

Fascinating! I sure hope these artifacts get raised before it's too late. That'd be such a wasteful shame!

[@alaeniasharpe8881]

That trunk with the discs and books - that's a definite for me. We almost always loose music compositions from times gone by, unless, in the modern era, we record them and make moves to preserve them. The same with the voices of those gone by - I don't remember my grandmother's voice, imagine if those are like lectures of a scientist who was discussing his theories... please bring it up.

[@Marrianne415]

I am on the fence when it comes to salvaging artifacts, but I would still love to see a boiler if they were to find a way to raise one (Alternatively if we are going wholely unrealistic, I would love to be able to see one of the reciricating engines...)

[@glennjohnson4064]

Agreed, I believe to recover those items is an honor to those that losttheir lives. I believe it all needs to be recovered before it's all gone and lost along with the souls lost forever

[@Brian--jonas]

I agree with you fully. it's not grave robbery it's honouring those who died by discovering the things that could tell their stories. Also, I agree with other artefacts that should be recovered from the bottom that need to be saved like the statute and rockets, etcetera. Please, please save what they can. While they can, every piece has a story that needs to be told it's not about the money that these could bring it's about the history that can be saved and put into a museum for our children an others alike too learn from and honour those lost

[@LJM153]

Nice video!!! I believe and always have believed EVERYTHING that can be brought up from the Titanic should absolutely be brought up! Amazing history just rotting away at the bottom of the sea is a waste! Like some others have said NOT for selling in auction but for public display. The only way they might make a profit should be for admission to museums to see them!

[@CoffeeandAdderall]

I think it’s ok to salvage parts of the ship, just not passenger belongings. I feel that’s a reasonable line to draw.

[@user-cc1mq3qo6o]

Agree 100%

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Nice selection, I like them all except for the boiler. Those were 91.5 tons each, or approximately 183,000 pounds. I don't know if the technology exists to pull one of them up from 2.5 miles today. Where to hook up to it and whether it would crumble are also big problems.

[@toddhenson5570]

Bodies are long gone, ship is rapidly melting, LOOT THAT SITE! (for history). Get the salvageable things into museums for history and for people to enjoy.

[@OFCbigduke613]

There should be no joy. Only reverence and respect. But I get your point

[@tturi2]

​@@OFCbigduke613true, but just like Anzac day is a day for remembrance, its also a day to enjoy

[@RogueSith07]

Good too see you guys uploading haven't checked in on the project in months, hope everything is going too plan!!

[@bonniejeancampbell3851]

Love to learn about the Titanic

[@OzzieBo]

I think it’s okay taking bits of wreckage as long as they aren’t part of the main wreckage, Ie, bow and stern.

[@marywilson4103]

I saw the exhibit in Pittsburgh . The thing that moved me most,and caused great sadness in.me, were the children's marbles.

[@donniemontoya9300]

To quote Indiana Jones "It belongs in a museum!" Salvage as much as possible as long as it's kept out of the hands of personal collectors and auctions.

[@dsma2023]

Personal collections and auctions are the reason museums exist. In fact, museums are just a grouping of private people who are collectors who have loosely joined together to collect. There is no difference.

[@joaocabral3541]

Keep up your good work!

[@SDJ992-q9t]

When I was a kid, I wanted one of those propellers brought up, but I know now it’s impossible. But I would like to see the forward hatch cover retrieved if possible! 😊

[@RG-Models86]

Solid list 👍. Definitely, the recovery of the remaining rockets would be beneficial as it would indeed put to rest the controversy over their colour on the night of the disaster. Recovery of one of the single ended boilers would be difficult and expensive but not impossible, I think. Perhaps we owe it to P. H Nargeolet to at least attempt it. 🙂

[@joes9954]

It would be amazing if it was practical to bring up, but the section of the engine still standing upright at the stern would be an incredible exhibit.

[@stephengrummitt9079]

i think recover what can find in the debris is a good idea value and interest will always be huge plus it preserves it didn't know unused rockets were there that's amazing

[@Tilnaor]

The Diana Statuette is likely made of bronze, which means probably the longest lasting item of the entire wrecksite. Bronze, not corroding, nor melting, and apparently marine bacteria don't eat that either. It would be a nice touch to see at an exhibition but I think it has even more impact staying as pristine as before while the whole ship slowly deterioriating... The rockets mostly made of brass, but already show corrosion. The rocket box has historic value and also somehow aesthetically pleasing because of the brass surface so I think it's worth to salvage before eroding to unrecognizable. The boiler is huuuge. And not just huge but heavy. I understand the parallel of Titanic with size, but not 100% agree on that. The sentimental value is obvious, however I thought something easier salvagable and more unique detached part of the ship like the cover of the #1 Hatch would have as big impact as the boiler with way less effort (read: cost). Letters... a full intact word on the plank is just something hard to believe that still exists after more than a 100 years. Small, delicate, easy - how it's not recovered already? The music records however ... I never even dared to think about things like that remained. It would be an eerie addition to any exhibit playing the _exact_ music from the ship. I would feel like seeing a ghost somehow. Very close touching experience. Too close. Part of me really want it, part of me simply find it unearthly disturbing.

[@GillyWhitfootHaysend]

Did they ever salvage the Grand Staircase Cherub?

[@ericalbany]

It could as likely be zinc alloy with a bronze finish.

[@Tilnaor]

@@GillyWhitfootHaysend They salvaged one cherub from the GSC, I think from C Deck. The big cherub from A Deck was never been found only its baseplate, that's been already recoverered.

[@AnthonyCoffer]

I totally agree with everything you said as far as artifacts being recovered, those artifacts would be very nice to have except the boiler would be so costly to bring up plus where are you? Gonna keep it at cause you can’t just transported to every museum it would have to be in one stationary museum And that’s where it would have to stay but my personal artifacts that I would like to see is one of the funnels some of the railing.

[@shawnlittle3091]

I truly think these other artifacts should be Up to the surface and in museums 1. The remaining Tele motor on the bridge where the plaques are 2. Titanic’s bow anchors perhaps along with A piece of cut metal with Titanic’s name on it 3. One of the propellers

[@joseph-h1u]

I first would like to thank you all at Titanic: Honor and Glory for all of the magnificent work you are doing. I really wish you would make a video game where the player was the 1st officer and the challenge is to see if there was an order he could have given to avert the horrible ending. By using the model you have as well as the order hard to starboard and full speed astern, and achieving the damage to the first 5 compartments and slightly into the 6th, you would have nailed the proper distance the ship was from the berg. This is when the bell would ring, not at 11:40, but sometime around there to prevent cheating. With this accomplished, the player could then try different orders, such as hard to starboard, (engines left full ahead), hard to port, hard to starboard stop port, hard to port stop starboard, stop engines full astern, and any and all others. This ofcourse would not help the victims of the disaster, nor would it be an attempt to apply blame. Rather, it would be to see if W.M. Murdoch had e chance to save her, himself and all the others. You see with the technology we have here today, this can be discovered.

[@rodrigorosatoalves]

I believe as much as possible should be salvaged from the wreck. Leaving all those pieces of history get slowly buried in mud and eaten away by bacteria makes as much sense to me as leaving a modern plane wreck get buried by nature in a jungle.

[@danieldmyers]

I’d love to see the main 1st class lounge chandelier raised and restored

[@Ravege98]

No one has a problem with pharaoh’s bodies being put on display, poked and prodded to see what they died of, etc. People wringing their hands over inanimate objects being saved that would otherwise be destroyed is silliness.

[@davidgatti7109]

Many people actually have a problem with this. There’s a double standard where our dead are granted perfect eternal rest, but the dead from ancient civilizations can be dissected, displayed, and exploited for tourism in the name of science and history. A dead person deserves peace. Tombs, from all eras, should be left undisturbed, and the argument of knowledge or archaeology should not be accepted.

[@KramSacul]

Yeah, how dare people have hearts and morals.

[@justinbarion2269]

Yeah, how dare we study ancient cultures to understand the human race. We should study ships from the 1900s!

[@antispindr8613]

Sorry, but why are people pushing the line that this all about saving history, then the truth is that there are millions to be made from grave-robbing?

[@molybdomancer195]

Most of the temporary exhibitions I have been to at the British Museum have a warning sign if human remains are on display.

[@CaptainQ2607]

I think they should recover more artifacts, as long as they are treated with the respect they deserve ❤

[@3UZFE]

There are certainly lots of interesting smaller things that could and arguably should be recovered. The boiler would be a tricky one for sure, even if they got it to the surface the 57 ton weight would dwarf the 'big piece' and then treating / stabilizing all the metal surfaces would be arguably too much of a task, think of the internal square footage that would be almost impossible to access. It would also have to have a singular display location as the weight would prevent it from easily be moved around, unless it was done at great cost. Though, it would be an incredible piece to see in person.

[@Angelgreat]

What about the marconi radio?

[@Dhamp]

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam would be my top pick! This book is said to be still in the stern section, above the propellers and may still be in good condition due to the leather.

[@timmythomas4273]

I love everything about the TITANIC ⚓️🛶😢❤️

[@antispindr8613]

So you respect the ship and believe that it should now Rest in Peace?

[@mlg1783]

I'd also like to hear stories from anyone alive that took voyages on the RMS Olympic. Just to hear about their experiences.

[@chriskidwell7518]

The cherub that was at the base on the Grand Staircase😊

[@MeMeDaVinci]

I saw the Big Piece, among other things that are an exhibition many years ago. Considering that the Titanic was such a monumental disaster when it occurred I do believe that whatever can be brought up should be brought up. Any and all research that can be done to help improve safety of travel and passengers on ships, airplanes, and trains usually it's time from some kind of disaster. Sad but true, but yet it's how progress moves forward.

[@jonathanc.gillespie4897]

If you can raise a boiler, raise a propeller, since making more than 20 knots through multiple ice warnings while binoculars were accidentally locked away was definitely a factor.

[@tubetube7025]

As much as i've always respected the people who want to keep it a grave.........in reality we need to save everything we can before it is too late. No if's, butts or anything. It will be done.

[@merafirewing6591]

I think even the dead would want their story to be preserved and not forgotten.

[@tubetube7025]

@@merafirewing6591 I think so too.

[@MysteriousBlue7]

I Don’t respect them I think they’re idiots tbh

[@MJanovicable]

A grave with no bodies.

[@eroero830]

Tomb Raider IV: Deep sea diver edition.

[@agentM1991]

In my humble opinion. The Titanic and the artifacts around it should be left where they are. It is a gravesite where 1500 people was lost during the night of the sinking.

[@christopherlaycock5993]

It would almost be like scalping the ship as it’s one of the most recognised things on the wreck but I’d really like to see the bow anchor crane lifted before the structure holding it in place, fails.

[@jaynekranc8607]

Things that were part of the ship should be saved if possible. I've been to four Titanic exhibitions and I feel a bit differently about personal items, though. I'd hate to be looking at items and hear someone say, "Hey, there's great-grandma's watchamacallit!"

[@RCALivingStereo]

Myself I think all these artifacts should be brought up and preserved, once they are gone they are gone forever. I’ve always been a preservationist

[@cat-a-tonic150]

Nice.

[@carlrudd1858]

Time is always running out, so to speak. Those things belonged to people and in a sense, they still do.

[@RaymondSharrocks-lw6mt]

I seen the ships bell .... that Gladstone bag ... the big pic