The carafe, which came out of the transatlantic ship Titanic, which crashed into an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean in 1912 and sank, is on display at the Rahmi M. Koç Museum, the first and only industry museum reflecting the developments in Turkey's transportation, industry and communication history.
Titanic, which went down in history as one of the biggest maritime accidents of the 20th century, sank 111 years ago. The transatlantic cruise ship Titanic departed from Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, bound for New York, USA. However, this voyage came to a tragic end when the ship hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean on April 15, 1912. Titanic, which was the world's largest steam passenger ship when its construction was completed, had a length of 269 meters, a width of 28 meters and a weight of 52 thousand tons.
The wreckage of the Titanic, in which thousands of people lost their lives, was found in 1985. It has been the subject of movies, books, songs, but the 1997 movie with the same name as the ship brought the biggest sound worldwide. Titanic also has an important place in world maritime history.
The carafe belonging to the Titanic, which made its first and last voyage, stands out as one of the rarest pieces in the Rahmi M. Koç Museum collection. Manufactured in the early 20th century by John Grinsell & Sons of Birmingham, the carafe was presented to White Star Line employees in April 1912 to commemorate the voyage trials of the RMS Titanic. The carafe, which was gifted to Rahmi M. Koç, the founder of the museum, by Ömer M. Koç, is 22 cm high. This special object takes those who are curious about the life on the ship to a century ago.