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TITANIC intorduction The sinking of the RMS Titanic occurred on the night of 14 April through to the morning of 15 April 1912 in the north Atlantic Ocean, four days into her first journey from Southampton to New York City.
The largest passenger liner in service at the time, Titanic had an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 11:40pm on Sunday, 14 April 1912.
Her sinking two hours and forty minutes later on Monday, 15 April resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, which made it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
Facts that u don’t know about titanic sinking
The Ship
White Star Line was the company that built the Titanic, and was owned by J.P. Morgan, an American tycoon.
The cost to build the RMS Titanic was $7.5 million
RMS stands for Royal Mail Steamer.
It took 3,000 men two years to build the Titanic. Three million rivets held its massive hull together.
The Titanic was never christened. It was not the practice of the White Star Line to hold such ceremonies.
Price of a single first-class ticket was $4,700. (equals $50,000 in today's economy)
Although there were 4 funnels (smoke stacks), only 3 were operational. The 4th funnel was for looks.
As the Titanic was leaving the port, the suction it caused actually snapped the ropes of a nearby docked ship. (The S.S. New York) Tugboats had to race to the scene to prevent the New York from colliding with the Titanic. Some people aboard the Titanic and on the dock felt this occurrence to be a bad omen. The Iceberg
There were 6 ice warnings received by Titanic on the day of the collision. They were all ignored by the wireless operator who was preoccupied with transmitting passenger messages.
On the night of the collision, because the moon was not out, and the water was so still, it was very difficult to see the iceberg. A less calm water would have caused breakers around the iceberg making it easier to see it from afar.
The iceberg that
The largest passenger liner in service at the time, Titanic had an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 11:40pm on Sunday, 14 April 1912.
Her sinking two hours and forty minutes later on Monday, 15 April resulted in the deaths of more than 1,500 people, which made it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
Facts that u don’t know about titanic sinking
The Ship
White Star Line was the company that built the Titanic, and was owned by J.P. Morgan, an American tycoon.
The cost to build the RMS Titanic was $7.5 million
RMS stands for Royal Mail Steamer.
It took 3,000 men two years to build the Titanic. Three million rivets held its massive hull together.
The Titanic was never christened. It was not the practice of the White Star Line to hold such ceremonies.
Price of a single first-class ticket was $4,700. (equals $50,000 in today's economy)
Although there were 4 funnels (smoke stacks), only 3 were operational. The 4th funnel was for looks.
As the Titanic was leaving the port, the suction it caused actually snapped the ropes of a nearby docked ship. (The S.S. New York) Tugboats had to race to the scene to prevent the New York from colliding with the Titanic. Some people aboard the Titanic and on the dock felt this occurrence to be a bad omen. The Iceberg
There were 6 ice warnings received by Titanic on the day of the collision. They were all ignored by the wireless operator who was preoccupied with transmitting passenger messages.
On the night of the collision, because the moon was not out, and the water was so still, it was very difficult to see the iceberg. A less calm water would have caused breakers around the iceberg making it easier to see it from afar.
The iceberg that