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The Design
On this date the design for the Titanic was approved. Later the flaws in the design of the ship would be brought to trial to determine whether it was to blame for such a great loss of many lives. -
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The Titanic
The Discovery of the WreckageThe Titanic Inquiry The voyage of the RMS Titanic from its inception to the inquiry -
The Keel
On this date the Keel of the RMS Titanic was laid, the first stepping stone in the building of this magnificent ship. -
The Lifeboats
In January of 1912, a total of twenty wooden lifeboats were fitted aboard the Titanic. These would safely be able to carry roughly 1,178 people. However, 2,223 people travelled on this ship, which had a maximum capacity for 3,300 passengers! -
The Completed Titanic
The fitting of Titanic was complete. It was called the "Ship of Dreams", some even called it 'unskinkable'. -
The Arrival
On this date the Titanic arrived in Southampton where the first excited passengers would board the ship. -
The Maiden Voyage
With passengers boarded the Titanic began her maiden voyage departing from Southampton docks at noon. She reached Cherbourg at 1800 to collect more passengers and set off for Queenstown Ireland. -
The Last Stop
The Titanic stopped at Queenstown Ireland to collect the last of the passengers before making a heading for New York, USA -
The Iceberg
After recieving severe Iceberg warnings throughout the day, a lookout spotted an iceberg dead ahead at 23:40, and the Titanic was struck on the starboard bow. Water poured in and the water level rose to 14 feet in 10 minutes. Orders were given to uncover the lifeboats and load women and children first. The Carpathia, a ship 58 miles southeast of the Titanic picked up the distress signal at 0030 and arrived at 0410 to rescue the remaining lifeboats
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The Inquiry
From May 2nd an Inquiry was held to determine the cause of the terrible loss of life. This contained two key aspects; reasons the ship did not stay afloat including the ship's speed, design, and why the iceberg was not avoided after so many warnings) ; and reasons so many lost their lives (including too few life boats, lifeboats not being filled, and the unsafe emergency exits for middle and lower classes). This Inquiry was held to ensure that nothing like this tragedy would happen again.
