Titanic Research Paper

On April 15, 1912 at 11:40 P.M. the Titanic collided with an iceberg and by 2:20 A.M. it was at the bottom of the ocean; over 1,500 people died. The massive loss of life was a shock to the world. The “unsinkable” ship had sunk. Despite the Titanic’s claims about being “unsinkable” and completely safe, many avoidable things led to the immense number of fatalities, such as the shortage of lifeboats, lowered bulkheads, and the lack of binoculars. Bruce Ismay, the designer of the Titanic and director of Whitestar line, often chose the comfort of his passengers over their safety. While Ismay was designing the Titanic he thought that the deck was too cluttered so he decided to keep only a third of the lifeboats needed to save all of the passengers

On the night of April 15, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg causing the ship to sink in the icy waters of the North Atlantic ocean. The Titanic was known as the “unsinkable” ship. It was also bigger than its two sister, the Olympic and the Britannic. On April 5, 1912, Captain Stanley Lord commanded the liner Californian on a voyage from London to Boston, MA. Captain Stanley Lord of the SS Californian is at fault for the lives lost on the Titanic.

All the information I find about the weaknesses of the hull will be reported using information from a number of sources. They will be referenced using the Harvard referencing system in the document. They will be used and referenced from in chronological order in the typical report style format. The references will be listed in alphabetical order at the end of this report document. This document will be laid out using headers to divide up the different sections that I will explore and report on. All the sections will be explored and described to cover the information required to report upon the topic of this account. The main sections I will explore will be an Introduction and about the RMS Titanic’s maiden voyage, an analysis of the materials used in the construction of the RMS Titanic, the effects that temperature has on the materials especially metals, the different compositions of the steels and how that effects the material’s properties and I will also be comparing the steels used in the construction of the RMS Titanic’s hull with the steel used to construct lock gates and the modern equivalent structural steel

With the seafloor scanned and analyzed we can now find out what really happened here when Titanic went down under water, to retrace on how she possibly sank. Titanic made this two mile descent to the bottom of the ocean and the way the debris is spread around the ship gives us clues on how she went down to the bottom. The over size of the debris field is a key clue on how Titanic hit the seafloor, how fast and how she impacted the floor. Evidence over the years have given us answers to questions we have had for years and the debris field itself gives us clues of what happened below the ocean.

The sinking of the Titanic has become one of the most well-known disasters in history, because of the terrible loss of life and the demise of what everyone believed was an "unsinkable" ship. As is evident from reading this report the use of substandard rivets was the main cause of the failure of the Titanic. By substandard we mean that the type of rivets used was incorrect as well as the location of these rivets.

For over seventy years, people were unable to find the wreckage of the Titanic. It wasn’t until Robert Ballard followed his passion of discovering the wreckage of the Titanic. Although the U.S. Navy had little to no interest in finding the Titanic, they were interested in discovering the wreckages of the U.S.S. Thresher and U.S.S. Scorpion. To satisfy both sides, the Navy agreed to fund Ballard’s journey in finding the Titanic, if only they were allowed to use his technology on their secret Cold War mission at that time. After accepting the Navy’s opportunity, Ballard set off to design the two main, unmanned, research vehicles named Knorr and Argo. Finally, after a few years later, Ballard was able to discover the wreckage of the Titanic at

On the 10th of April 1912 the Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, via Cherbourg in France and Queensland in Ireland. The RMS Titanic was built in order to replace older ships in the White Star Line’s fleet and it was designed to be unsinkable. However, four days into her maiden voyage; approximately 375 miles South of Newfoundland, The Titanic hit an iceberg which led to the ship sinking in the early hours of the 15th of April 1912. The Titanic had 2,224 passengers and crew on her maiden voyage of which only 705 were pulled from the water or from lifeboats alive by the nearest ship at the time; The RMS Carpathia. The sinking of the Titanic is one of the worst maritime disasters in history.

Thesis: (Today I will be discussing the building of the Titanic, the sinking of the ship and the movie that was made about it.)

For this project I select the blockbuster film “Titanic”. Titanic is an epic romantic disaster film and the most expensive film of the history. James Cameron released this movie on December 19, 1997. Not only is Mr. Cameron the writer, but also the director, co-producer and co-editor and Russell Carpenter is the cinematographer of this film. It is a remarkable film which is full of excitement and romance. The main actors of this movie are Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and Billy Zane. The charm and mystery that surrounds the ship known as RMS Titanic is quite amazing and it reminded the day of terrible tragedy to the oceanographers and film makers. Many people have written about the details and actual events of the Titanic’s tragedy,

Until this day, many songs lyrics, books, stories, and movies portrayed the sad love story of Titanic. Naturally, when we hear the word “Titanic” we associate it with passion and love. It is ought to be because the media and the entertainment industry wanted the public to view it this way, or because the idea of a “love story” helps to easiness the reality of the horrific tragedy. In spite of the fictional side of Titanic, the tragedy occurred practically a hundred years ago and it still has not been forgotten, nor will it be. It is beneficial to take a step further and learn the historical aspect of Titanic.

The Titanic was known for its title, the “Unsinkable Ship”, although it didn’t necessarily hold its title. The Titanic is a disaster that took place over 100 years ago, but yet still holds a huge part of our history. It is a tragedy that will live with our world for millions of years to come. This event is one of the many things in history that’s always stuck in my brain. My interest always sparks when the Titanic comes to mind. The sinking of the Titanic is one of the most well known disasters in history. Throughout this essay, I will show you how the Titanic is such a well known disaster.

I had sailed on many ships before and I knew what a dangerous interaction normally ended up with...a sunken ship. We were told to stay below the decks, but I needed to see this incident with my own eyes, to judge the danger (Temple 58). I did not think this ship could ever be brought down by a tiny scratch so my mind eased as I said goodbye to my little brother. I would head down to the engine room to discern the problem. Little did I know, the iceberg had left a 300-foot gash below the ship’s waterline, and that the Titanic was doomed (History.com

Titanic is one of the outstanding/ phenomenal movie ever created. It is a best romantic film ever produced. Titanic is filled with love, romance, drama, excitement, etc. It is by far the best romantic movie I have ever seen. Although I saw the movie on the 60 inch Samsung in my room while eating popcorn. It was quite and dark. I really feel like it was the best experience that I ever had because there was no one around me. There was no noise of crying baby, there were no people behind you whispering to each other. It was calm and relaxing.

In the early 1900s ocean liners were a lucrative business. Carrying passengers across the vast ocean was the most efficient way to travel. White Star Lines had to find a way to lure passengers away from their competitor, Cunard Lines (Encyclopedia Britannica). They decided to build bigger ocean liners, which focused on comfort, as opposed to speed. The Titanic’s hull was designed to withstand a breech in four of its watertight compartments; this made many believe that the ship was unsinkable. Sadly, for those on the ship, this couldn’t be further

The RMS Titanic; A Tragedy Based on Class. In April, 1912, the so called "unsinkable" Titanic set sail to New York. The great ship was as big as five city blocks, and weighed thousands and thousands of tons. Everyone who was everyone grabbed a room on the luxurious ship for the trip of a lifetime. On April 14, 1912, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg an sank into the icy depths of the North Atlantic.