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    On April 10th, 1912 the Titanic made her maiden voyage with the destination of New York. She left from Southampton, England with stops in Cherbourg, France and Queenstown, Ireland (now known as Cobh). (history.com) Titanic’s full title was RMS Titanic. RMS stood for Royal Mail Ship, in all Titanic would pick up more than 4,500 mail sacks and over 400,000 letters, from all of her stops. “Royal Mail Ships had to be fast and reliable. A ship that

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    Structural Weakness in the Hull of the Titanic Abstract This document will explore the structural weakness in the hull of the RMS Titanic. I will also explore the background information and different types of modern day steels compared to that of the hull of the RMS Titanic. After research, I will report these events and my findings in formal report format. 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

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    The Legacy Of World War I

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    Retired venture capitalist Gregg Bemis owns the salvage rights to the Lusitania — and he thinks he can solve the 100-year-old mystery of why it sank so quickly. His biggest obstacle: The Irish government, which has fought him for years over his plans to explore the wreck. It was a kiss Gregg Bemis will never forget. It happened in 2004. Bemis, 76 years old at the time, was wrapped in diving gear, floating at the bottom of the Irish Sea. He took out his mouthpiece, knelt carefully on a slab of

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    A Tragedy Unfolded

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    On April 10th, 1912 the Titanic made her maiden voyage with the destination of New York. She left from Southampton, England with stops in Cherbourg, France and Queenstown, Ireland, now known as Cobh (Titanic, 2013). Titanic’s full title was RMS Titanic. RMS stood for Royal Mail Ship, in all Titanic would pick up more than 4,500 mail sacks and over 400,000 letters, from all of her stops. “Royal Mail Ships had to be fast and reliable. A ship that

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