Titanic

leads up to the Titanic sinking and the events after the sinking on April 14, 1912 the Titanic collided with a huge iceberg which resulted in the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic had 2,200 passengers and crew members aboard ready to go into the United States. Only 705 people survived. The builders of the Titanic said that even in the worst possible situation The Titanic should stay afloat up to three days. But, it did not it only stayed afloat for about two hours. The Titanic was the largest…

Silence was heard about the sea. Twenty lifeboats floated around in the quiet, moonless night. The Titanic had sunk. This was a tragic turn of events, for the RMS Titanic was the height of advancement and technology in the 1900s. Not only was she the largest ship in the world, but “she was safe. The Titanic, as everyone knew, was practically unsinkable” (Hopkinson 2). White Star Lines assured people that there was no ship safer than her. Such technology certainly could not be defeated by the…

The RMS titanic is the world’s first biggest ship in the world. It is a British ship that sink down to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship carried almost 4,000 passenger but it actually carried 3,547 passenger and crew is 2,223. The titanic is longest ship ever recorded, the length of it was eight thunder three it was constructed in March 31 1909 and built in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The designer of the RMS Titanic is Thomas Andrews the captain is Edward Smith he was born in January…

In the year 1912, the tragedy of the “Unsinkable” R.M.S (Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic occurred, but why? According to www.historyonthenet.com, there are many possibilities why the Titanic has an early grave, 12,500 feet under water, resting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Historians have argued over the possibilities ever since the incident had occurred. They believe the Titanic sank because of human error. Three of the many human errors that occurred on April 14,1912, are first of all…

RMS Titanic holds the dubious honor of being the most famous shipwreck of all time. Enhanced by the fact that “TITANIC was the largest ship ever built at the time, 46,328 tons, 883 by 93 by 104 feet,9 decks…” (Rasor 48) the ship's sinking has lived on in the imaginations of people for generations after the disaster. On Sunday, April 14th, 1912 at 11:40 pm (Lord 3) RMS Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland carrying “a crew of about 892 hands all told, and about 1,316 passengers”…

the numbers here? In April 15,1912, a disaster was reported of a ship that sank. This ship was called the Titanic which was a Royal Mail Ship from Britain. Many people died and only a couple survived, most of them without their family. The ship crashed against a massive iceberg causing it to sink. Love the amount of detail you give and background knowledge about the Titanic. The Titanic disaster was definitely manmade. Many malfunctions, mistakes and poor coordination led…

The Titanic Disaster The Titanic sank on April 14, 1912. The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England on April 10, 1912. It was on its way to New York City. There were 2,224 passengers. The sinking of the Titanic resulted in many people not having lifeboats. Therefore they either sank or died from hypothermia. They would've died from hypothermia due to the water being so cold. (Connolly, 46-47) There were three calls to the Titanic, but Captain Smith only got one. He couldn’t turn the boat…

First, will look at the sinking of the Titanic of 1912 and well this is not the first ever engineering disaster it is normally where most people start. “RMS Titanic was a British passenger ship that sank after hitting an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton (United Kingdom) to New York City, in April 1912. Titanic was at the time the largest ship ever built and was considered to be unsinkable. The tragedy claimed the lives of over 1,500 people. Many factors contributed to the…

The Titanic sideswiped the ice burg about 11:40 P.M. on 14 April 1912. There was a grating sound, he added,” like a ship running up on gravel, a crushing noise.” Primary and secondary sources will reveal the historical importance of this momentous event. The Titanic’s captain, Edward J. Smith, went down with his ship. Captain Edward J. Smith was pushing the limits of the Titanic. He kept having workers in the boiler room work faster in order to keep the Titanic pushing its limit. The captain…

traveled back to Europe on the “Amerika” for one last time before going back to New York for good. To get back to New York, Strauss and his wife purchased a first out of third class passenger ticket on a brand new ship, RMS’ White Star Line Titanic! When boarding the Titanic, people were swarming all around, nearly 3000 of them. This was many more than the ship could carry and I’ll…