In this document you will be learning about the Titanic. We will be answering the following questions: Was the ship unsinkable? Who was on the ship? Where were they heading it and how long would it have taking for them to get there? What time did it take and how long? And how many people died, and survived. Now let’s take a journey to the sinking of the Titanic! So the first question is; Was the Titanic really unsinkable? Well the answer to that is clearly, no. But instead of just telling no, we will tell you about the size of the ship, what it was made of and how that could affect the tragic events of the Titanic. We will also tell you who was on board the enormous ship. The Titanic was a very large ship! It was 882 feet long with another …show more content…
As we all know the Titanic unsuccessfully made its destination so, let’s figure out where they wanted to go. The Titanic was heading to New York City, unfortunately it did not make it. “The Titanic sank 400 miles (640 kilometres) off the coast of Newfoundland” (Fowler, Dave). The captain’s name is Edward Smith. He died on April 15th, 1912. He was born on January 27th, 1850. (Fowler, Dave). In this paragraph we will be talking about the actually day the huge ship sank. We will also be talking about the time the Titanic sank, and last how long did it take to sink. The ginormous ship sunk on April 14, 1912- April 15, 1912. The Titanic struck the iceberg around 11:40pm on April 14, 1912. It nearly took the Titanic 3:00 hours before it completely sank. It actually took 2 hours and an additional 40 min. That's a long time! I guess the “Unsinkable ship” has sunk. ( Fowler, Dave). There were a total of 2,222 people aboard the Titanic. But, 2,222 people did not return after hitting the iceberg. Many people died to be exact 1,517 people died. That is a lot of people! The amount of people that died is very tragic and unfortunate. Only 706 people survived! Compared to the deaths that is a low number. The amount of people that died is very upsetting. ( Fowler,
April 15, 1912 the “unsinkable” Titanic had almost three hours before it was no longer afloat, but plunged to the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. Blueprints, journal & logs, and tons of witnesses were thoroughly inspected over the past 100 years to help solve the question agonizing question, why. For the 100-year remembrance of the tragic event, Smithsonian Channel released a documentary, Titanic’s Final Mystery. Dedicated Titanic detective and historian, Tim Maltin releases his theory on how the “unsinkable” sank.
2 lifeboats saved people from the water, and 9 people plucked from the water after the lifeboats launched. (Fowler, Dave. Titanic
The Titanic was the largest ship in the world of its time. This ship was filled with people of all ages and social classes. On the night of April 15, 1912, the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic struck a monstrous iceberg and as a result, 1,500 people died. James Bruce Ismay is responsible for the passing of the civilians because he left the boat when he wasn’t supposed to, he owned the Titanic, and he was so cheap when designing the ship.
The Titanic is one of the most famous ships known around the world as the once "unsinkable ship". April 15, 1912 the Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean on it's one and only voyage. The 825 ton ship can be found 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland 12,600 feet below the Atlantic.
“Although there was room on deck for twice as many lifeboats, the Titanic carried lifeboats for just over half of the
Out of the 2,200 passengers on board only 705 survived. Only 705 people out of 2,00 watched as the titanic lifted up out of the water and slide silently into her watery grave (“Titanic”).
(Amazeen). If it wasn't for Bruce Ismay’s and Thomas Andrew’s hubris, then many souls aboard could have been preserved. In results of their tragic mistake of making the ship too big to maneuver, Titanic scraped an iceberg causing fatal consequences. In fact, the Titanic created such an enormous pull that it pulled a smaller boat right off its mooring. As shown by Ballard, “Did it mean that the Titanic might be too big to handle safely”? (pg 98). Even though, the ship was considered “unsinkable” it still ended up at the bottom of an ocean floor: solely because of the eragnace of these two
On April 15, 1912 at approximately 2:20am, the RMS Titanic sank into the ocean after crashing into a towering iceberg, 640km south of Newfoundland, Canada. More than 1500 people have died, tearing apart relationships and families. The whereabouts of the ship is still unknown and many fear the worst. The captain and crew has been blamed for this incident and is now facing public scrutiny.
Most people thought that the Titanic was unsinkable, but they couldn’t have been any further from the truth. The Titanic’s maiden voyage in the early 1900s was cut short due to a collision with an iceberg. The Titanic was a tragic event that helped change sailing for years to come because of the massive casualties and the sinking of an unsinkable ship.
As a result of sending distress calls, many ships got calls for help and changed where they were going to come to the rescue. Finally, as ship comes, which was the RMS Carpathia and survivors boarded the Carpathia to safety. After all the survivors were aboard, the Carpathia and speeded to New York and got there on April 18th. Approximately only 705 people of about the 2,204 passengers survived. The Titanic was one of the most harrowing sinking of any other ship with the most casualties.
This gigantic ocean liner, at its time, was the most famous and largest ship. The ship was known for the fact of how it was thought to be unsinkable. It was filled with new china, new beds, everything was new. While the ship may have been thought of as unsinkable this was not the case. On April 14, 1912 at 11:40 PM tragedy struck. The unsinkable ship had hit an iceberg and in only approximately 2 hours later it would be at the bottom of the ocean. A total of 1,502 people died either on the ship or in the frigid water. Obviously this ship was on its maiden voyage and as said earlier was filled with all new everything. Then in 1985, Robert Ballard found the Titanic near the Grand Banks of Newfoundland about 12,000 feet down. Since then a total of over 6,000 artifacts have been taken out of the ship. Some experts say the ship will be gone in a few years and implode on itself until it eventually breaks down. Others say the ship will gradually decompose until the bow eventually implodes on itself. In an article published by Canadian Chemical News, D. Roy Cullimore and Lori Johnston described the results of their study of the ship's condition. They concluded: "There appears, at this time, to be evidence not of a catastrophic structural failure about to occur in the near future, but rather of a gradual collapse that would follow a somewhat predictable pattern." Many believe this wreckage should
The Titanic was never thought to sink as it was said to be unsinkable. The crew members, builders, and citizens that were on the ship were all under the influence that they were invincible to the world. When the Titanic was on its way to the destination the
It now lays 12,500 feet under water in the Atlantic Ocean, a constant reminder of the astonishing loss of life and how man’s ego and technology cannot conquer the natural elements. Documentary after documentary, after movie after TV show has been made about the Titanic and more than 143,619 books written and the disastrous loss of life remains undeniable. From a first glance, we see an unfortunate accident but, at a closer look, we begin to question why 68% of passengers died when modern ship building was so advanced? From poor design to lack of lifeboats, each flaw claimed passengers’ lives making it the most deadly peacetime maritime disaster in history. Historians and geographers have pieced together the story of the night 14th April 1912 to determine why so many people died.
On April 15th, 1912 at 2:20 am the time of the sad luxurious ocean liner, The Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean because it hit an iceberg 100 feet high and 400 feet long. There were 2208 innocent people on the colossal ship when it sunk.
Most people say that the sinking of the Titanic was a terrible tragedy ,and that is true . When people heard the news they were very surprised because everyone that the titanic was supposed to be unsinkable and it was not unsinkable.