0
The origin of the name Titanic came from the 'Titans,' who are powerful giants from Greek-Roman legends. The word 'Titanic' means,
- Having great stature or enormous strength; huge or colossal
- Of enormous scope, power, or influence.
Read more: Why_was_the_Titanic_named_Titanic
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Wiki User
∙ 15y agoEvery ship has a name. That ship was christened the Titanic because it was designed to be the greatest ship ever built. "Titan" refers to a race of deities in ancient Greek mythology.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What was the name of the ship that heard the titanic distress call?
It is documented that the Titanic's distress call was picked up by The Mount temple, Frankfurt, Carpathia, Prinz Adalbert and the Titanic's sister ship the Olympic. The ship that responded (was nearest) was the Carpathia, and this picked up the survivors.
What is ship to ship call?
Today, ship-to-ship communication could be through internet or simply the telephone (or skype or other means) but in the time of Titanic, messages were sent either by wireless telegraph, or if in sight by Morse lamp, or even by rockets (eight of which were launched from Titanic).
Was the titanic the biggest ship in britain?
Titanic, in her time, was the largest ship in the world.
What was the Titanic's nickname?
The Unsinkable, the last word in luxury, the ship of dreams the millionaire's ship, and the wonder ship titanic
What was the name of the other ship built alongside the titanic?
The ship is known as R.M.S. Olympic. The Olympic was Titanic's sister ship.
Why did they call the ship that sank in Jan 2012 the second Titanic?
The called the Costa Concordia, the ship that sank in late January, the second Titanic because it was the most devastating shipwreck since the Titanic.
What did they call the Titanic?
its called the titanic becasue Titanic means big and tough and its undescructable. its called the titanic becasue Titanic means big and tough and its undescructable.
Why did they call the Titanic the unskinable ship?
they called the titanic the unsinkable ship because they had put many features on the ship to prevent it from sinking but obviously it didn't work xD
Who decided to call the ship titanic?
me cus i smert ad i tree ya
What was the name of the ship that heard the titanic distress call?
It is documented that the Titanic's distress call was picked up by The Mount temple, Frankfurt, Carpathia, Prinz Adalbert and the Titanic's sister ship the Olympic. The ship that responded (was nearest) was the Carpathia, and this picked up the survivors.
Who was the first to get out the Titanic?
First class women @children. Elizabeth Walton Allen was the first Titanic survivor to board the Carpathia after this ship responded to the Titanic's SOS call.
Is titanic was the biggest ship?
Titanic was the largest ship in 1912.
After the Titanic sank who saved them?
a ship called the carpathia it rescued 706 survivors. the carpathia was 58 miles from the titanic when it sent the destress call
What was the name of the ship closer to the Titanic?
The ship closer to the titanic was the Californian
Is the smallest ship the Titanic?
Titanic was the largest ship of its kind when it was built
What is ship to ship call?
Today, ship-to-ship communication could be through internet or simply the telephone (or skype or other means) but in the time of Titanic, messages were sent either by wireless telegraph, or if in sight by Morse lamp, or even by rockets (eight of which were launched from Titanic).
Why did people call the titanic the unsinkable ship?
they called it that because back in its day it was an amazingly advanced ship and the designers declared it unsinkable themselves
