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The maiden voyage
The RMS Titanic embarked on it maiden voyage, sailing from Southampton, England, to York City -
when it hit an iceberg
The titanic hit an iceberg -
time it hit ice berg
titanic hit the iceberg at 11:40 -
saying collison was fatal
The collision was fatal and icy water soon poured through the ship, but the fireman compared the sound of the impact to “the tearing of calico, nothing more. -
when it sinks
The British ocean liner Titanic sinks into the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m. -
during the sinking
It became obvious that many would not find safety in a lifeboat. Each passenger was issued a life jacket but life expectancy would be short when exposed to water four degrees below freezing. -
how some got rescued
The next morning, the liner Carpathia rescued 705 survivors. -
how many survived
The next morning, the liner Carpathia rescued 705 survivors -
How many were lost
The number of passengers, and crew were lost is one thousand five hundred twenty-two -
Were the Titanic was built
At Harold and Wolff's shipyard in Belfast, Ireland counstruction of the titanic began with building the kneel, the back bone of the ship
