Who was responsible for the loss of life with the sinking of the Titanic? By Rebecca Gutteridge Year 9 RMS Titanic‚ so called the ‘unsinkable ship’‚ became the largest maritime disaster in history when she hit an iceberg on her maiden voyage through the North Atlantic. Much indecision surrounds
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The Titanic Project by White Star fleets. White Star fleets is a british shipping company that was responsible for the development of the ever infomous RMS Titanic liner and also other liners such as the ground breaking Oceanic liner. They were at a point of time facing stiff competition and were in dire need to improve and salvage their business because of the new age and new technology which was pushing them down the pecking order by companies such as the German shipping company Llyod which
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The Titanic has sunk on her maiden voyage. The ship was from the White Star Line and was the biggest ship in the world. Trustworthy accounts say that only 700 survivors were counted (Titanic Victims). Anyone who has a loved one on the ship is encouraged to go to the docks tonight at 8:00‚ where the Carpathia‚ who picked up the survivors‚ will be unloading. Some fatalities were John Jacob Astor IV‚ Isador Straus and his wife‚ Ida (Titanic Victims). Mr. Astor’s wife‚ Madeleine‚ has survived with the
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Theories of how the Titanic sank and reasons why the Titanic lost many people. There was a ship that was said to be unsinkable. This ship was named Titanic. The Titanic had many theories on how it sank‚ it also had many errors which caused millions of deaths‚ and had a theory that I believe is true. Theories on how the Titanic sank The Titanic had many theories on how it sank‚ here are a few. There was an American businessman‚ that bought the remains
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The R.M.S. Titanic Index Introduction………………………………………...1 Plans for Construction……………………………...1 Departure…………………………………………...2 Voyage started…………………………………...2-3 It’s sinking……………………………………........3 Why didn’t everyone got saved? ..........................3-4 Rescued at last……………………………………..5 Lost and Found…………………………………….7 Conclusion………………………………………..8 Introduction In this report I am going to talk about a great ship‚ the R.M.S. Titanic. The R.M.S. Titanic was a passenger ship that struck
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Sarah Vander Loop January 8‚ 2012 English 2B The Titanic The R.M.S. Titanic by Hanson W. Baldwin is a story using irony to immensely interest the reader. The author uses both dramatic and situational irony. Dramatic irony is when the reader knows something important that the characters do not know. Situational irony is when what happens is the opposite of what is expected to happen or should have happened. “The Titanic was unsinkable…” was a thought that ran through many people’s heads as
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Working his way from place to place on tramp steamers and similar accommodations‚ he went to Paris where he studied art. Subsequently‚ he found himself able to return to his native land in the grandest style possible for one with no money: sailing on Titanic on a ticket he won in a poker game. |[pic] |[pic] | | |
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April 10‚ 1912‚ 12:00 A.M. The Titanic is HUGE. I’m waiting in line to board it right now. Since it is a long line‚ I figured I could write a quick entry in my diary. I’m riding on the Titanic to New York to take care of my very ill cousin. She has been ill for a couple of weeks and I am the only family she has‚ so when I heard about the Titanic‚ I bought a first-class ticket for its first voyage. I have to go now; it is almost my turn
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In all‚ the Titanic is composed of 885 crew members. It had three main assets of groups that makes up about all of the number. There was the deck crew‚ which was master of arms and able bodied sea workers. Then you have your engineering department that consisted of boiler men‚ firemen‚ and electricians. Finally‚ your least important staff‚ the victual ling department that was stewards and gallery staff. They needed all of these departments for the success of the Titanic`s operation. Everyone had
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Introduction The R.M.S. Titanic sideswiped an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14‚ 1912. Estimated to be able to stay afloat for 2 days under the worst scenario‚ the ship sank in less than 3 hours [Gannon‚ 1995]. Main Cause for Sinking The iceberg created a 300-foot gash in the Titanic’s hull above and below the waterline. Structural Errors That Accelerated the Sinking Steel brittleness Tests on Titanic’s steel showed that the steel had high sulfur content‚ which increases the brittleness
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