The Wreck Of The Titan

on its maiden voyage in 1912 the British ocean liner titanic sank after ramming an iceberg in the north atlantic ocean. the nearest ship the California did not get the SOS message because the radio operator had gone to bed and turned off his radio. the titanics captain Edward j smith knew that there were only enough lifeboats for half the 2100 people on board in the panic even those were not filled. seventeen year old jack Thayer from Philadelphia was not lucky enough to get into a lifeboat but as the titanic slid into the water, he dived from its deck into the ice waters coming upon an overturned lifeboat he hung on until the carpathian came to his rescue at dawn more than 1500 other people were not so

The British luxury passenger ship, The Titanic, set sail on April 10, 1912, en route to New York City from Southampton (Lord ch 1). During her maiden voyage, midnight of April 15, 1912, she began to sink (ch 1). The Titanic had a collision with an iceberg that was around 100 feet tall (“Titanic: 40 Fascinating Facts” 3). Regardless to how greatly manufactured the Titanic was, and with beliefs that she was unsinkable, the miscalculation of human error proves that every possible outcome cannot be prevented, disasters can still occur regardless of careful planning.

In Tibbals’ 1997 book, he described the ship to have an outer layer which would protect the inner layer if the ship were to ever be penetrated. This was referred to as a ‘double bottom’.

The article Into the Dark Water by Lauren Tarshis is about when the most massive, high in technology, indestructible ship sunk. The Titanic of course. Also when passenger and survivor Jack Thayer shared his journey, through his writing with author Lauren Tarshis. It makes the article more intriguing to use quotes because it makes you feel as if you are on the ship on that night.

The USS Indianapolis sinking is a very historical event that was said to be incorrectly

submarine. The ship sank in twelve minutes. Over the course of five days and four nights many

Many people take the sinking of the USS Indianapolis for granted. Some people do not

The article “Into the Dark Water” by Lauren Tarshis is about Jack Thayer who was on the real “Titanic” and lived. He was 17. In the article it tells about him trying to get off the ship after it hits an iceberg. The article included many exact quotes from him.

The Titanic was one of the largest ships that has ever been made. On its first voyage, the Titanic quickly ceased after encountering an iceberg. In the poem, “Titanic”, David R. Slavitt gives a brief description of the Titanic and how the world has remembered the legend. In a different poem, “The Convergence of the Twain”, Thomas Hardy illustrates the impact an Immanent Will had on the crashing of the Titanic. Both, Slavitt and Hardy challenge the views that people have on the legend of the Titanic by applying tone as well as creating a duality of expectations and reality.

It is common knowledge that the Titanic struck an iceberg, but what is less considered is the fact that the ship need not have sunk at all. On the last night of the Titanic’s voyage, her radio operator received a transmission from the Californian warning about icebergs, but the operator payed no attention. Moreover, the Caronia also warned the Titanic’s captain about icebergs and field ice before this.

But its real heroes were often among the crew, none more stirring than Second Officer Herbert Lightoller, who had survived one shipwreck and a cyclone before getting his position on the Titanic. He had gone off watch when the ship struck the iceberg but was the most energetic and resourceful in getting as many women and children as he could into the boats, which he knew very well would only have room for around half of the passengers and crew even when fully loaded (and many weren't). Told at the end to get in one himself, his reply, without irony, was "not on your life." Attempting to make the last "collapsible" lifeboat usable, the rush of water swept him away. The force of an engine explosion brought him back to the surface, where he managed to struggle to the capsized collapsible to which 30 men were desperately hanging.

Compared to the 1st largest shipwreck recorded the MV Dona Paz lost 4,375 people of 5000 aboard. The Titanic is the largest non-war related shipwreck recorded in about 200 years. Many life boats tried to pick up any frostbit passengers’ and/or 1crew but only half of the people on lifeboats were saved before it was too late. The people that were saved were saved by a boat named the Carpathia. “Many people compared the sound to the tearing of calico nothing more”.

Tibbals, as previously cited, discussed that Titanic had an outer layer that shielded an inner layer or a ‘double bottom’ to keep water out of the ship if the outer layer was pierced and prevent from sinking.

The Titanic had one trip to do but during that trip a iceberg cut the ship on the side.

At 4:10 am, the Carpathia answered Titanic’s distress call and arrived to rescue those floating in the lifeboats.