False Facts About The Titanic You Always Thought Were True

The story of the Titanic has been told and re-told so many times on film and in books that the legend has blended with the facts. A lot of things that made for a good story in the 1997 film (and countless others) were simply just that -- a good story. There are all kinds of stories about Captain Smith that paint him as incompetent or ignorant, but there is no real basis in truth for any of them, and those are just a few of the many Titanic urban legends that have popped up over the years. Let's take a look at some false facts about the Titanic that you always thought were true.