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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

It may seem cliché to have the Titanic as a wonder of the industrial world but we must recognize that it is. Today when we hear the word “Titanic” we think of Leonardo DiCaprio and how he should have won an Oscar for his brilliant work in the movie. Everybody knows the basic story of the Titanic but unfortunately nobody ever goes deeper, the extent of knowledge is the movie and frankly it’s quite sad. The Titanic is a wonder of the world for many reasons and deserves to be but don’t get me wrong

comfort, luxury, and safety. She was designed by Thomas Andrews, managing director of Harland & Wolff’s design department. The idea to build the grandest vessel of the twentieth century started as a conversation among friends in July of 1907 (AT). Joseph Bruce Ismay, the chairmen of the White Star Line was having dinner with his good friend and colleague, William Pirrie, who was the managing director of Harland & Wolff. (AT) They were discussing shipbuilding and naval developments of the future. Eventually

with an iceberg in the morning of 15th April 1912 during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The RMS Titanic was the second of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line. It was built in Belfast by the Harland and Wolff shipyard with Thomas Andrews as her naval architect. There were around 2,224 passengers and crew on board the ship on her maiden voyage, of which 1,500 were lost. The ship could accommodate 833 First Class Passengers, 614 Second Class Passengers

luxury steamship RMS Titanic was the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners that were owned and operated by the White Star Line. The White Star Line company commissioned the building of the RMS Titanic to Harland and Wolff shipyard on the Queen’s Island in Belfast, Ireland. Harland and Wolff shipyard were commissioned to build the largest ship at the time. Measuring in at 269.1 meters the titanic was the largest ship built at the time, as well as it was the longest it was also the most expensive

available to the public. The RMS Titanic got its name from Greek Mythology, meaning gigantic, and RMS is an acronym for Royal Mail Ship (“Home | National Museum of American History”). In 1907, The Titanic was built through White Star Line by Harland and Wolff Shipbuilders

The Royal Mail Ship Titanic was a very luxurious British passenger ship that was created by the White Star Line. The RMS Titanic was designed to out shine the White Star Line’s competition, Cunard Line, another passenger ship business (Turner). Cunard Line had just launched two new state of the art passenger ships that were faster than any ship made by the White Star Line (Turner). This sparked a fire in the White Star Line, so they decided to create a state of the art passenger ship, like Cunard

Titanic Imagine going on what is supposed to be a magnificent vacation, but turns out to be a horrendous disaster. The titanic was the biggest man made ship and was supposed to be an unsinkable ship. Work began in 1909 in the massive Harland and Wolff yard. Titanic continued nonstop until the spring of 1911. “There was peace and the world had an even tenor to its way. Nothing was revealed the morning the trend of which was not known the night before. It seems to me the disaster about to occur was

on its first voyage. The Britannic sank on its 6th voyage. This happened on November 21, 1916. The Britannic was 882 feet 9 inches long and weighed 48,158 tons. Its full name was RMS Britannic and it was built by Harland and Wolff and was completed on February 26, 1914. Harland and Wolff sold the RMS Britannic to the White Star Line. It was supposed to be a passenger ship but ended up being used as a hospital ship during WW1 that could hold over 3300 people. Its name was changed to HMHS Britannic

famous scientific discovery. The Titanic’s blueprints were carefully thought out and on July 31, 1908 the contract was signed (Eaton and Haas 29). This was the first major step in the making of this huge ocean liner. The Titanic was built by Harland and Wolff at the shipbuilding sight in Queen’s Island, Belfast (Winocour 9). By March 31, 1909 the ship’s keel (the longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of the vessel) was laid and at a speed that illustrated the highest quality standards(Eaton