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devonsawas · 2 months

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TITANIC | 1997 ↳ Directed by James Cameron

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rmstitanics · 2 months

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“J. BRUCE ISMAY died on the night of 14-15 April 1912, and died again in his bedroom twenty-five years later. He was mired in the moment of his jump; his life was defined by a decision he made in an instant. Other survivors of the Titanic were able, in varying degrees, to pick themselves up and move on, but Ismay was not. His was now a posthumous existence.” — Frances Wilson, How to Survive the Titanic: or, The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay

Although the societal consequences wrought upon Ismay by his survival of the Titanic - namely the destruction of his reputation and career — are well known, few pause to consider the mental and emotional impact suffered by the man himself in the wake of this infamous maritime tragedy. Ismay returned home to Liverpool an understandably " sea-changed " man, and was never quite able to return to the individual he once had been. A newspaper headline dubbed him " The Most Talked of Man in All the World", but J. Bruce Ismay also became the loneliest man in the world. His sleep was plagued by nightmares that “woke the house”. The damage to his reputation forced Ismay into a life of " being rather than doing ", resulting in a near-crippling anxiety about the future. Ironically, his family remained oblivious to an extent regarding this; in their eyes, Ismay was shouldering the blame with the stoicism and firm resolve of a soldier. It was only in later years that the younger generation of Ismays realized the sheer devastation that Bruce experienced during his life — his granddaughter Evelyn later admitted that " my grandfather Ismay was a corpse himself. "

#bruce ismay #titanic edit #rms titanic #j bruce ismay #titanic 1997 #james cameron titanic #history edit #historyblr #* rms titanic #* callie’s content

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b-a-n-a-n-a-ss · 1 year

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Thomas Andrews x reader - Protective

Summary: Thomas has always been protective of his love. But one day Bruce Ismay and Caledon Hockley threaten her and Thomas doesn’t like that. (Reader is 18-21) (Bruce is 42 and Caledon is 32)

Warnings: small cursing, threats to reader, protective Thomas

(This was another request! Thank you so much for requesting this!!💙💙)

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I walked out of my state room, dressed in one of my favorite gowns. I was walking down to the lobby to meet Thomas so the two of us could go to dinner with our friends. I saw Thomas standing at the bottom of the stairs and walked to him, kissing him on the cheek as a greeting.

“You always look so beautiful my love.” Thomas whispered to me as I wrapped my hand around his bicep and he walked me to the dining room. We saw our friends slowly filling the table and joined them. Thomas pulled out my chair for me, gently pushing me in before sitting down beside me. I was now in between Thomas and Bruce Ismay. The other residents at the table were Margret brown, Ruth, rose, Caledon, and a few others and their wives.

The dinner went as usual, polite conversation and drinking wine. Then dinner was over. Thomas and me walked out of the dining room and to the deck of the boat. We sat on a bench beside each other and looked out into the glistening water. I laid my head on Thomas’ shoulder and he kissed it.

“You are so talented Thomas. Building this ship and letting me come with you.” I praised him. He slide his arm around my waist and gently ran his fingers on my side, sending shivers through my body.

“Thank you love, I love you y/n.” He said with a smile.

“I love you too Thomas.” We we’re about to kiss when the captain of the ship interrupted us.

“I’m sorry to intrude but we need your assistance in the kitchen please Mr.Andrews.” The captain said. Thomas nodded and sadly got up. He kissed my head once more and bid goodbye to me. I frowned as I watched him walk away. I loved spending time with him. But of course as the building and owner of the ship, he had duties to attend to.

I kept looking out at the water, but then I heard heavy footsteps behind me. I turned around slightly and saw Caledon with Bruce.

“Hello y/n, you look like a diamond this evening.” Bruce said as him and Caledon moved to stand in front of me.

“Oh uh, thank you.” I said politely. The two men had always made me uncomfortable, ever since I met them.

“Care to come to my stateroom this evening? I’m sure Thomas wouldn’t mind.” Bruce said as he sat beside me and moved closer to my body. I moved away from him as far as I could and my breath started to quicken.

“No sir, I’m engaged to Thomas. I cannot go with you.” I told him. Bruce scowled and Caledon pulled out a small hand gun. I sucked in a breath and my eyes stayed glued to the gun that was pointed at me.

“Go with Bruce, or you’ll be shot. Give him what he wants.” Caledon said. I shook my head and tried to get up but Bruce caught my wrist and pulled me back down to him.

“Do not try and run. We can do this the easy way or the hard way.” He sneered as he started to kiss my neck. I whimpered and tried to fight against the men. But it was no use. I was nothing compared to them in strength.

“That’s more like it.” Bruce said. He started to touch my thigh and move his hand higher. I tried to squirm but Caledon pressed the gun against my head. This was it. I was going to be taken advantage of or killed. And there was nothing I could do to stop it.

“Hey let go of her!” I heard Thomas yell. I looked over and saw him quickly coming towards me and the two men. Bruce's eyes went wide then an idea popped into his head. Caledon was glancing at Bruce, trying to figure out their next move.

"Oh Mr. Andrews thank god you're here. You see Y/n was trying to kiss me and seduce me. I was trying to stop her but she wouldn't stop." Bruce said. I felt sick to my stomach. I hate this man.

"Very good try Mr. Ismay. I saw what happened. You were trying to kiss her. and I know my y/n she wouldn't betray me so. Now leave and go to your rooms before I call ship security. And never look in y/n's direction again." Thomas said. Bruce went pale and he nodded before he scurried away with Caledon behind him.

Thomas turned towards me and engulfed me in a tight hug. I relaxed against his chest and wrapped my arms around his waist. He rocked the two of us lightly and kissed my head before resting his cheek on my head.

"thank you Thomas. I didn't know what to do." I said.

"Y/n you don't need to thank me. I didn't mind, they shouldn't have done that and those two are cowards. All that's important is that you're safe and well. I still will call the officers and have them take care of the two but for now it's just you and me." Thomas told me.

"Thomas Caledon threatened me. They both did. They had a hand gun and they said that if I didn't give Mr. Ismay what he wanted that they would shoot me. Thomas I was so scared, I was certain I was going to be raped or die." I cried gently into Thomas' chest. Thomas pet my hair and cradled my body.

"I'm so sorry y/n. Let us go have a nice warm bath together then we can lay in bed. How does that sound?" He offered.

"I would like that."

"well then lets go, forget about them. They do not deserve to know your name. You are so precious and wonderful. You're my world y/n"

Thomas kissed me then took my hand and walked me to our state room. We had the bath then just laid in each others arms and fell asleep.

#x reader #the titanic #thomas andrews #fanfic #fanfiction #x y/n #fluff #reader insert #angst #y/n #thomas andrews titanic #thomas andrews x reader #Bruce ismay #caledon hockley

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oscarwetnwilde · 5 months

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James Wilby as Bruce Ismay in Julian Fellowes' Titanic miniseries in 2012.

#James Wilby #Titanic #Titanic 2012 #Titanic Miniseries #Julian Fellowes #Bruce Ismay #RMS Titanic #Episode 2

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titanic-officers · 1 month

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Bride: *opening presents on Christmas morning* "I hope it's a puppy!"

Ismay: "You say that every year, Mr Bride. You know you can't have a dog in the wireless room."

Ismay, to Phillips: "So what did you get him, Mr Phillips?"

Bride: *gasps*

Phillips: "A puppy."

#titanic #titanic officers #harold bride #bruce ismay #jack phillips #incorrect quotes #funny

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frankidacre · 3 months

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Unironically sometimes I just get in the feels™️ over Bruce Ismay and cry my eyes out

#he deserves better #titanic #bruce ismay #joseph bruce ismay #history

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abcmuushroom · 2 months

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I like the idea of an ismay-lowe rivalry, but I especially like the idea of a ONE SIDED ismay-lowe rivalry. like lowe's chewing ismay out and ismay's just like "ok, geez, I'll go over there, good luck with this lifeboat though" and he doesn't think anything more of it. but you bet lowe's losing sleep, fuming over ismay's existence

(disclaimer: not really based on real life ofc)

#harold lowe #bruce ismay #titanic officers #titanic tweets #james moody #titanic

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ditdotdashed · 1 year

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Anyways I am J. Bruce Ismay's #1 fan!!

#titanic #rms titanic #history #history memes #historical figures #I do not tolerate slander of this awesome scrimblo #bruce ismay #white star line #blorbo from my shows

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oh-yes-i-did-not · 1 year

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I have stopped being surprised by finding out that a historically villanized person was actually just personally hated by William Randolph Hearst.

#bruce ismay

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ismaydefender · 1 year

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Hi-ho fellow sailors! Welcome to my blog.

This page is dedicated to discussion about J Bruce Ismay and his role in the sinking of the Titanic.

One thing you should expect to see on here is me having friendly discussions (arguments) with folk who hate him for random or stupid reasons.

Mr. Ismay wasn't perfect, but he wasn't nearly as bad as some people would like to think

#bruce ismay #titanic #history

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if-not-now-tell-me-when · 10 months

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listen-to-the-inner-walrus · 10 months

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not really enjoying tumblrs trend of comparing Thomas Andrews to Stockton Rush 😒Could you share how the two differ despite the fact they died by their own creations?

ive been trying to figure out how to tackle this ask for a few days now because theres so much to disentangle, but disentangle i will.

see, this comparison relies on common misinformation and misconceptions about titanic. its a ship thats been romanticised and mythologised for decades, and every portrayal of it from william randolph hearts yellow newspaper coverage to robin gardiners conspiracy theory to jim camerons film.

what im gonna list to disentangle this whole thing is by no means an exhaustive list of titanic misconceptions, only those relevant to this topic

-titanic was a cruise ship - titanic was an ocean liner not a cruise ship (ive detailed the differences in a different ask here)

-titanic was a brand new unique ship never seen before - not true, ocean liners had existed for decades. theres debate about which was the first, but many agree that its the ss great western which launched in 1843. titanic wasnt even the first launched in her class; that honour goes to the rms olympic.

-it was built with substandard materials and cut corners - this is one of those where theres potentially some truth, but its been misrepresented. theres some evidence that the rivets werent the best made, but the board of trade cleared the ship and she was built with the same materials and basically the same design as her sister ship, rms olympic which sailed for 24 years under the nickname "old reliable" and literally rammed a u-boat during ww1 when she was requisitioned as a troop ship. ultimately, the builders were not blamed in the wreck inquiry and the materials used were not substandard.

-it was built as said above due to the choices of j bruce ismay - yeah so this one obviously ties into the above. theres a lot of unreliable sources who seem to believe ismay oversaw the entire design and every cut corner was due to money. this simply isnt true and isnt how this sort of thing worked. white star had a contract with harland and wolff wherein they would build the ship agreed upon and when it was finished, it would be presented to white star and undergo sea trials, and during that time, white star could reject the ship if they considered it substandard. this is what happened to the ss city of rome. unles. the design itself was to be changed a la britannic after titanic sank (improving safety measures), white star could not interfere. ismay could not force them to use different materials.

-it was all ismays fault - okay, i could go on about this for a long time, but this ask isnt about ismay. the gist of it is that history has blamed ismay due to the influence of william randolph hearst (yeah, the guy from newsies and supported hitler) who hated ismay and blamed him entirely. actual evidence shows ismay helped a lot of people during the sinking itself.

-titanic was badly designed - ive kinda gone over this a little already, but again, titanic was not badly built. she was practically identical to olympic which was a fantastic ship. in the design, no risks were taken. most of the designs were enlarged versions of parts of previous successful ships. she was considered the safest ship on the sea. four of her water-tight compartments could be breached without her sinking which was a big fucking deal.

-thomas andrews was the sole designer - there was actually a team of designers that included andrews. he didnt even draw up the original plans; that was alexander carlisle.

-titanic sinking was a unique situation - yeah nah, boats sank a lot around that time. literally two years after, there was a similar disaster with the rms empress of ireland which goes entirely forgotten nowadays. in the same decade, you also had the sinking of lusitania in 1915, principe de asturias in 1916, volturno in 1913 and even thrown in princess sophia in 1918.

-the sinking was actually caused by a coal bunker fire - this is simply horseshit and im sure im gonna end up having to explain and debunk that one too

-the crew were taking unnecessary risks to win the blue riband - this myth is widespread because of the movie, but titanic was not trying to beat the record of the fastest ship from southampton to new york (thats what the blue riband) is; she physically couldnt. it was held by mauretania at that point with a record of 26.06 knots/48.26 km/hr. titanics top speed was 23 knots. white star as a line never focussed on speed and ismay never told the captain to speed up.

-she was "unsinkable" - this is a little harder to disentangle. the claim itself was "practically unsinkable", but the context of that was to do with how safe titanic was as mentioned above. also, the idea of an unsinkable ship was not quite to white star or harland and wolff; most of the shipping industry believed it.

-almost everything youve heard about the life boats - okay so here you need to throw out your preconceptions of what a life boat is because our modern conception does not match that from the early 1900s. to not get into all the details of life boat philosophy at the time (if you do wanna know, just send me an ask lmao), the main purpose of life boats at this time was ferrying passengers to a rescue ship. that was it. this attitude was informed by both the wrecks of the ss valencia and ss clallam, as well as the miraculous rescue of the rms republic. titanic did not have enough life boats for everyone because it was never expected for the passengers to be alone in the life boats for hours; it was not a design flaw, it was a feature.

-that fucking stupid ship swap myth and the idea that the crew were trying to sink the ship - i dont even want to get into why this is bullshit, plus ive also debunked it in another ask

i highlight all of the above to emphasise the fact that titanic was not a badly built ship. she was designed well, built well and sailed well. many experts agree that the way that she hit the iceberg was the only way she could have sank.

this is not the case with titan and stockton rush. in a previous post, ive gone over the design of the titan, the flaws in it and what experts in the field believe, so im not gonna go over it again, but rest assured, the titan imploded because of rush's actions and decisions.

titanic did not sink because of thomas andrews. its due to his design that anyone survived the titanic because she stayed afloat for over two hours which allowed the crew to launch all the life boats. thomas andrews himself helped many survivors during the sinking and evacuation.

he also was not a rich man using a gravesite as tourism; nepotism was certainly involved in his career but he spent ten years working his way up in the company, helping with the design of countless ships. he was mostly regarded as a good man who worked hard and recognised the hard work of others.

its honestly ludicrous to compare them because the disasters themselves are simply not comparable. the titanic did not sink because of the folly of rich men cutting corners; titan did.

thomas andrews, for any faults he had, knew what he was doing and built a good ship that was unlucky. almost every other ship he helped design didnt sink or if they did, most of them were due to ww1.

its just such a ridiculous comparison, and thats all it is. without the misconceptions and misinformation about titanic, the comparison simply falls apart. its built on a foundation that fundamentally misunderstands the titanic disaster.

if you want to talk about shipwrecks caused by stupid decisions made by rich men, go look up the last incarnation of hms captain or the gunilda or the fucking vasa if you want, you can literally go see that one. but dont besmirch the memory of a guy who, by all acounts, died a hero helping other survive.

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seekerofblades · 5 months

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"My heart will go on..."

#I drew a picture of Strickler and Barbara doing the Titanic pose on a boat. :D #This idea was in my head for a long time and I'm glad to finally get it done!#This was a quick drawing and I probably could have done better...#Fun fact; Strickler's voice actor (Jonathan Hyde) played Bruce Ismay in the Titanic (1997) movie. That guy who wanted the ship to go faster.#If the picture looks a bit fuzzy; tap on it and it will look sharper.#Fanart that I made #tales of arcadia #trollhunters #walter strickler #waltolomew stricklander #stricklander #barbara lake #stricklake

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rmstitanics · 11 months

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──── MR. ISMAY IN THE YELLOW PRESS

❝ By Tuesday 16 April, the whole world knew who J. Bruce Ismay was. [ … ] The most serious accusation against Ismay was that he put profit before lives, dictating the ship’s speed to the Captain in order to get to New York in record time. ❞

- How to Survive the Sinking of the Titanic

#titanic 1997 #rms titanic #titanicedit #titanic movie #j. bruce ismay #* titanic #historyedit #cancel culture #james cameron titanic #rose dewitt bukater #jack dawson #cal hockley #* callie’s content #* rms titanic

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oscarwetnwilde · 6 months

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James Wilby + Historical Portrayals: .2nd Lt. Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (Regeneration) .King George VI (Bertie & Elizabeth) .George Boscawen, 3rd Viscount Falmouth (Poldark) .Bruce Ismay (Titanic) .Ofonius Tigellinus (Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire: Nero) .Edward Russell Thomas (De-Lovely) .John Denby Wheater (The Great Train Robbery) .Brendan Bracken (Churchill's Secret) .Lord Howard Staunton (The Chess Game/La Partie d'echecs) .Herbert Spencer (George Eliot: A Scandalous Life) .Leofric, Earl of Mercia (Lady Godiva) .Judge Carl Aarvold (The Duke) .Charles Lightoller (Words Of The Titanic) .Helmuth James von Moltke (Witness Against Hitler) .Lord Louis Mountbatten (The Last Days of The Raj)

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titanic-officers · 3 months

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Andrews: "Mr Ismay? What are you doing?"

Ismay: *standing on a chair* "It's my ship, so I can stand wherever I want."

Andrews: ......

Ismay: ......

Andrews: "Where's the spider?"

Ismay: "It's under the table. Please get it for me."

#titanic #titanic officers #thomas andrews #bruce ismay #incorrect quotes #funny

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