THE TITANIC:By Joshua Forde

GENERAL THINGS ABOUT THE TITANIC:

The Titanic was built between 1909 and 1911.

It was 882 feet (269 metres) in length and 175 feet (53 metres) in height.

The Titanic had a crew of around 900 people. The Titanic’s engines were powered by

pressurized steam from burning coal. It was a luxury passenger liner that carried

some of the world’s richest people as well as others looking for a new life in North America.

The Titanic's intended course was from Southampton, England to New York City, USA.

It left Southampton on April 10, 1912 and stopped at destinations in France and Ireland before heading west towards New York.

It collided with an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.

While the Titanic carried over 2200 people, there were only enough life boats for around 1200 of them.

Over 1500 people died because of the sinking. The remains of the Titanic wreck sit on the sea

bed over 12400 feet (3780 metres) beneath the surface.

FACTS ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION:

March 31, 1909 in Belfast (Ireland)-The Titanic was constructed by the Harland & Wolff company.

Titanic construction took about 3 years and $7.5 million to complete.

It took around 3000 labourers to construct the Titanic.

The vessel featured 16 watertight compartments with steel doors designed to close within 25 seconds, keep any flooding out of the ship’s interior.

THE LIFEBOATS:

The Titanic was supplied with only enough life boats to accommodate about half of its maximum number of passengers.

Some of the Titanic lifeboats lowered into the water were only half full.

A few Titanic lifeboats drifted off to sea before they could even be properly deployed.

PASSENGER ON THE TITANIC:

Of the 2, 227 people aboard the Titanic, only 705 survived

Many Titanic survivor diaries were discovered and illustrated the despair involved with the Titanic-

The death of Captain Edward Smith is a topic of debate; many think the Titanic could have been saved if he acted differently, some think not

Molly Brown was one of the most famous figures on the Titanic, the wife of a Colorado silver mine entrepreneur was the only woman to row a Titanic lifeboat to safety

One of the most famous stories was about a wealthy elderly couple name the Straus’. When Mrs. Straus learned men could not board the Titanic lifeboats, she opted to stay with her husband although she knew it meant certain death.

THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC:

The Titanic struck an iceberg in the Atlantic ocean near the coast of Newfoundland shortly before Midnight, April 14, 1912

Impact with the berg caused the hull to buckle and the vessel began taking on water

Carpathia picked up the Titanic’s S.O.S. signal and eventually rescued the Titanic survivors, but they were too far away to save most of them

Neighbouring ships in the area had reported ice floes, but the Titanic continued to travel at top speed