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Titanic Voices

Titanicvoices book coverIn the early hours of April 15th 1912, the newest flagship of the White Star Line sank, with great loss of life after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.

'Titanic Voices' takes you back to that time, reliving those momentous events through first hand accounts of those that were actually there. Using many previously unpublished photographs, letters and oral histories, this book traces how the town of Southampton, its people and the Titanic have been inextricably linked from even before the ship was built, up to the present day. Current edition features DVD recordings of authentic voices and rare film footage.

How to buy a copy of Titanic Voices
You can buy the new edition of ’Titanic Voices' at the Maritime Museum. You can also purchase by post, by calling 023 8083 2705 11am to 4 pm 7 days a week. We can take payment by credit or debit card, postage and packing will be added to the cost of the book. Titanic Voices is £25.00 (plus postage and packing if to be delivered by post).

Extracts from the book 'Titanic Voices'

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Huge gantries under which the Olympic and Titanic were built.

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First class Smoking Room; Olympic. (Southampton City Heritage collections)

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Titanic's surviving officers. Charles Lightoller lived at Netley, near Southampton. (Southampton City Heritage collection)

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Three poster bed in £870 apartment on the Titanic. (Harland and Wolf)

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