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the Sinking of the Titanic.
What year did the Titanic sink? The
date the Titanic sank was 15 April 1912. Where did the
Titanic sink? The Titanic ship sank in
the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles
south of Newfoundland, Canada in latitude
41.46 north, longitude 50.14 west.
How many people died on the Titanic?
1503 people died of the 2228 passengers and
crew. There was a total of 705 survivors -
(33%) of people were saved.
Why did the Titanic sink? The RMS Titanic
ship collided with an iceberg during her
maiden voyage from Southampton, UK to New
York City, United States of America How did the
Titanic sink? The "unsinkable" ship was
hit by the iceberg along its starboard side,
punching holes in the ship's steel plates
which flooded six compartments. The Titanic
split in half from bow to stern. The
"unsinkable" Titanic took 2 hours and 40
minutes to sink after hitting the iceberg at
11.40pm.
What was the cause of the Titanic
disaster?
The cause of the disaster after the iceberg was
struck were delayed response for help, insufficient
lifeboats, the use of low grade rivets.
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Sinking of the Titanic Ship are
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Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 1: History of the Titanic ship: The twin
sister ships Titanic and Olympic "45,000 tons each, the
largest vessels in the world" were deemed to be the
industrial wonders of their age and Titanic was to be
the biggest, safest, fastest and most luxurious liner
ever built - a five-star floating hotel..
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 2: An extract from a White Star Line
publicity brochure produced in 1910 for the twin sister
ships Olympic and Titanic stated that "these two
wonderful vessels are designed to be unsinkable."
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 3: Captain E. J. Smith, admiral of the
White Star Line fleet, was in command of the Titanic
ship.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 4: There were three classes of
passengers on the Titanic: Fist Class, Second Class and
Third Class (Steerage). The different classes were
determined not only by the price of their ticket but
also by wealth and social class of the passengers.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact
5: There were many nationalities on
board the Titanic including English, Americans, French,
Russians, Poles, Greeks, Romanians, Germans, Italians,
Chinese, Finns, Spaniards and a strong contingent of
Irish.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 6: The accommodation
of First Class passengers ranged from luxurious
single-berth cabins to splendid multi-room parlour
suites.
● The picture on
the left shows a single berth suite
● The 1st class
cabins were tastefully decorated in different styles
from different periods
● The cost of a
one way ticket on the Titanic in first class was:
● 1st Class
(parlor suite) £870 / $4,350 ($83,200 today)
● 1st Class
(berth) £30 / $150 ($2975 today)
● The First
class passengers had their own restaurants, grand
staircase, promenade decks, library, smoking room,
barbers, squash court, swimming pool, gymnasium and
a Turkish bath
A first class
single berth suite
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 7: The accommodation
of Second Class passengers ranged from comfortable
single-berth cabins to double cabins with bunk beds.
● The picture on
the left shows a single berth cabin
● The 2nd class
cabins were tastefully decorated in but smaller than
first class rooms and were not with en-suite
facilities
● The cost of a
one way ticket on the Titanic in second class was:
● 2nd Class
tickets were £12 / $60 ($1200 today)
● The second
class passengers had their own restaurant, staircase
and smoking room
A second class
cabin
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 8: The accommodation
of Third Class (steerage) passengers were small. Non had
en-suite facilities but were equipped with a sink with
running water.
● The picture on
the left shows a two berth cabin
● Most third
class rooms accommodated 4 - 6 people
● There were
Third Class Public toilets and two bath tubs for the
passengers
● The cost of a
one way ticket on the Titanic in third class was:
● 3rd Class
tickets were £3 to £8 / $40 ($298 to $793 today)
● The third
class passengers had their own dining room,
staircase and smoking room. A piano was also
provided in the 3rd Class common room
● Most third
class passengers were immigrants moving to the
United States of America
A 3rd class two
berth suite
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 9: The ship left Southampton on its
maiden voyage on Wednesday, April 10, 1912 and stopped
at Cherbourg, France and Queenstown, Ireland to pick up
passengers. On Thursday, April 11, 1912 set sail for New
York. The Titanic traveled 484 miles as her first day's
run, 519 miles on her second day and 549 miles on the
third day.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact
10: The Unheeded Warning: On the
afternoon of Sunday April 14 1912 the Titanic's
wireless operator forwarded the following dispatch to
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and elsewhere.
"April 14.—The
German steamship Amerika (Hamburg-American Line) reports
by radio-telegraph passing two large icebergs in
latitude 41.27, longitude 50.08.—Titanic, Br. S. S."
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Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 11: On the night of Sunday 14 April many
of the passengers had retired after dinner and enjoying
the ship's concert. Others were in the smoking rooms and
saloons. It was a clear starry night and the sea was
calm. There a number of comparatively harmless-looking
ice floes. First Officer William T. Murdock was in
charge of the bridge. He received a message from the
lookout in the crow's nest 15 minutes before the ship
struck the iceberg.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 12: First Officer William T. Murdock
reacted to the message by making various maneuvers to
avoid a collision with the iceberg. He ordered full
speed ahead on the starboard propeller and reversing his
port propeller in order to make a rapid turn and clear
the iceberg. He succeeded in saving his bows from
crashing into the ice-cliff but nearly the entire length
of the underbody of the great ship on the starboard side
was ripped open by the edge of the iceberg's spur that
was protruding under the sea.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 13: William T. Murdock
succeeded in saving the bows of the ship from crashing
into the ice-cliff but nearly the entire length of the
underbody of the great ship on the starboard side was
ripped open by the edge of the iceberg's spur that was
protruding out of sight under the sea.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact
14: The Titanic struck
the iceberg on 15 April 1912 at 11.40 pm. The exact size
of the iceberg is unknown but, according to early
newspaper reports the height and length of the iceberg
was approximated at 50 to 100 feet high and 200 to 400
feet long
● The unverified
photograph of the iceberg is said to have been
taken by chief steward of the Prinz Adalbert German
liner on the morning of 15 April
● The Chief
Steward took the photo because a great scar of red
paint ran along the iceberg's base, suggesting a
recent collision with a ship.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact
15: The Titanic was in 41.46 north
latitude and 50.14 west longitude and traveling at the
speed of 21 knots when she struck the iceberg.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact
16: There was only a slight vibration to
the ship on impact, the passengers were not wakened or
disturbed and the First Officer did not realize the
extent of the damage until water started to flood into
the ship which began to list starboard.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact
17: Captain E. J. Smith ordered that the
engines should be put to work pumping out the ship and
all hands were ordered on deck. The alarm sirens were
sounded
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 18: The Captain ordered the alarm sirens
to be sounded. Signals were sent by the Marconi and
distress and rockets were sent up from the bridge by
Quartermaster Rowe.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 19: The passengers took little heed of
the alarm sirens and for all passengers to be go deck
with lifebelts on. Stewards were ordered to rouse the
passengers from their cabins - some refused to move and
doors were opened by force.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 20: This was the Titanic the "unsinkable"
ship, there had been no sound of a crash or any problem.
The passengers were not alarmed and moved to the deck at
a leisurely pace.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 21: The water was rushing in and filling
the bottom of the ship. The locks of the water-tight
compartments were sprung by the shock of the collision
with the iceberg. The telegraph officer, J. G. Phillips,
sent out a distress message to ships in the area. "We
have struck an iceberg. Badly damaged. Rush aid."
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 22: The crew began shouting across the
"All passengers on deck with life-preservers." The
seriousness of the situation then began to dawn on the
passengers. There was panic on deck as people clamored
to find a place on the lifeboats. The order was given
"Women and Children first".
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 23: There were 20
lifeboats on the Titanic and their total full capacity
was 1,178 people. There was obviously not enough
lifeboats to save all the 2228 people on board the ship.
● The picture
shows a Titanic lifeboat awaiting rescue from the
Carpathia
● There had
never been any lifeboat drills and the crew had not
been informed that each lifeboat could be safely
lowered when filled to capacity
● The life
jackets were made of canvas and cork
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 24: Lifeboat number 7 was the first to be
launched at 12:45 AM (65 minutes after hitting the
iceberg.) The lifeboat only carried 27 people yet was
rated to hold 65.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 31: There were three ships who were close
enough to respond to the distress call. The Virginian,
the Cunard ship, the Carpathia and the Allan liner
Parisian
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 31: The heroic musicians of the band of
the Titanic played the music to keep up the courage of
the souls aboard the sinking ship. One of the last songs
the band reportedly played before their death was, "Songe
d'Automne"
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 32: The Carpathia
reached the Titanic and Captain Rostron and his crew
rescued a total of 712 people from the lifeboats.
● The lifeboats were scattered
over an area of five miles, and it was 8 a. m.
before they had all been picked up
● The Carpathia subsequently
returned to New York with the passengers and crew
she had rescued
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 33: All of the lights on the ship stayed
ablaze as the Titanic was sinking. Over two hours after
the iceberg was struck the ship's bow plunged under and
the stern rose high above the ocean surface. At 02:18 am
the lights blinked once and then go out.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 34: At 02:19 am the Titanic broke into 2
pieces between the third and fourth funnels.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 35: At 02:20 am, two hours and forty
minutes after striking the iceberg, the "unsinkable"
Titanic sank below the waters to the ocean floor.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 36: A total of
1503 people died, there were only 703 survivors.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 37: There have been many movies made
about the Sinking of the Titanic but the most famous
film is the 1997 movie 'Titanic' which starred Leonardo
DiCaprio and Kate Winslet and produced, directed and
written by James Cameron
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 38: Strange but True: In 1898 (14 years
before the Titanic disaster), author Morgan Robertson
wrote "Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan". The
fictitious novel featured the ocean liner Titan, the
largest ship ever built, hitting an iceberg in the
Atlantic ocean on a cold April night. The fictitious
story is strangely, and chillingly, similar to the real
disaster:
● The ship in the novel was
called the Titan, the largest ship ever built
● Both ships were labeled
"unsinkable"
● Like the Titanic, the
fictional ship sank in April in the North Atlantic
● There were not enough
lifeboats for all of the passengers
● Both ships sank and lost over
half their passengers
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 39: Strange but True: William Thomas
Stead was a famous English newspaper editor of The Pall
Mall Gazette. Stead was extremely interested in
spiritualism and telepathy and practiced automatic
writing. William Stead wrote and published two strangely
prophetic articles.
● On 22 March 1886, he
published an article called "How the Mail Steamer
went down in Mid Atlantic by a Survivor"
● ● The article tells of a
steamer that collides with another ship,
resulting in a high death toll due to an
insufficient ratio of lifeboats to passengers
● ● William Stead had added:
"This is exactly what might take place and will
take place if liners are sent to sea short of
boats"
● Then, in 1892, William Stead
published a story entitled "From the Old World to
the New" which told of a ship, called the
Majestic, that rescues survivors of another ship
that collided with an iceberg
William Thomas Stead (5 July 1849
– 15 April 1912) had always predicted he would die by
drowning. His prophecy came true. William Stead was a
passenger on the Titanic. He was traveling to America to
take part in a peace congress at Carnegie Hall at the
request of President William Howard Taft. William Stead
died clinging to a raft with John Jacob Astor IV. Both
men lost their hold on the raft as they became numb from
the freezing water.
Sinking of
the Titanic Fact 40: The Sinking of the Titanic shocked
the world and the story of the disaster is still
remembered to this day.
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