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The begaining of the Great Titanic
The Construction of Titanic began on 31 March 1909, when her keel was laid, and
Titanic and her sister ships were commissioned by White Star but built by Harland and Wolff.
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The olympic
The ship on the Olympic-class featured a double bottom and 15 watertight bulkheads equipped with electric watertight doors which could be operated individually or simultaneously by a switch on the bridge.The bad thing is the watertight compartment design contained a flaw that may have been a critical factor, while the individual bulkheads were indeed watertight, water could spill from one compartment into another."Titanic -Facts & Summary HISTORY.com." 2010. 24 sep http://titanic3.tripod.com -
First class
Did u also know that Passengers traveling first class on Titanic were roughly 44 percent more likely to survive than other passengers.The sections on the ship were like this, employees attending to this collection of First Class notables were largely traveling Second Class, along with academics, tourists, journalists and others who would enjoy a level of service equivalent to First Class on most other ships. <http://www.history.com/ http://www.cntraveller.com/ -
Third class
By far though, the largest group of passengers was in Third Class, more than 700 people exceeding the other two levels combined. Some had paid less than $20 to make the crossing. It was Third Class that was the major source of profit for shipping lines like White Star and Cunard,"Titanic - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com." 2010. 25 Sep. 2014 http://www.history.com/topics/titanichttp://www.bryking.com/columbus/interiors3.html -
The lifeboats
Another reason why there wasn't a lot of survivors was because the number of lifeboats.
Those 16 boats, along with four Engelhardt “collapsibles,” could accommodate only 1,178 people.
However the Titanic when full could carry 2,435 passengers, and a crew of approximately 900 brought her capacity to more than 3,300 people. "Titanic - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com." 2010. 24 Sep. 2014 http://www.history.com/topics/titanic http://www.theguardian.com/news/2011/may/02/passenger-safety-lifeboat -
the lookout for iceburgs
The encounter took place roughly four days out, at about 11:30 p.m. on April 14. A lookout saw the iceberg right ahead coming out of a slight haze, rang the warning bell and telephoned the bridge. About at that time the captain, who had already instructed his wireless operator to call for help, ordered the lifeboats to be loaded. people.http://www.history.com/topics/titanic http://www.titanic2ship.com/ -
The sinking ship
Later on the ship was sinking fast, and a lot more people still on the big ship. The Titanic, nearly half way in the water, with many of her lights still aglow, finally dove beneath the icy surface at approximately 2:20 a.m. on April 15. At the end there were only about 705 survivors.http://www.history.com/topics/titanic http://theactionelite.com/ -
If the white line had taken a hint.
If the White Star had taken a hint from its competitor, it might have saved Titanic from disaster, and saved more lives.
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The end
Still people lived, but will never forget the loved ones they losted and the amount of how many people died.http://www.history.com/topics/titanic http://www.titanicuniverse.com/
