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    Viking Culture

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    This section is dedicated to perhaps one of the greatest naval innovations in the Dark ages. Readers would be introduced to the technology behind these ships, that helped them trade with other communities but were also their naval fleet during their raids and battles. They were fast and sailed surely on oceans even though they weren’t really deep but allowed sailors to go in shallow waters. Longships were also a strong symbol in the Viking culture as many people, especially royalties and nobles

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    The Titanic was a ship that sunk during its maiden voyage in 1912. This big ship was on it’s way to New York when it struck an iceberg. It was believed to be “unsinkable” but that night it met it’s fate and sunk killing many passengers. As the story goes they say it’s the icebergs fault for the sinking of the ship. When in reality, the White Star Line was truly at fault for the sinking of the Titanic. They are responsible for this tragedy because they went full speed after ignoring six ice warnings

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    Maine Explosion

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    x On a peaceful night at the Coco Havana the Maine one of the first warships owned by the U.S. Costing over 2 million dollars and weighing approximately 6,000 tons blew up in an explosion. After taking about 9 years to build the ship, it was all ready to sail the seas. The Maine then sailed the Atlantic Ocean for 3 years, after which it settled in Havana, Cuba in January of 1898. On the night of February 15,1898 the ship was blown up in an explosion. This is an article on whether it was an

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    Cape Elizabeth, Maine is the perfect, picturesque town. The million dollar houses are immaculate, the ocean views are stunning, and if that’s not enough, the Portland Head Light Lighthouse provides it with just the right amount of tourist appeal. The Portland Head Light is the oldest lighthouse in Maine and has been guiding traffic into Portland Harbor for more than two-hundred years. The idea for the lighthouse came about after a shipwreck in 1787, but wasn’t completed until after the First Congress

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    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

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    The Titanic set off on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City carrying about 2,200 people on board but just after four days into its journey, the Titanic struck an iceberg and within three hours of its journey it plunged into the depth of the ocean killing over fifteen hundred passengers. Some researchers claim the legendary Titanic may have never sunk at all and was swapped with an identical vessel thus, being one of the biggest insurance scams in history. The real story begins in 1907

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    Have you ever thought who was at fault for the sinking of the titanic?well I have before we start here's some background knowledge. The titanic was i think it was three people Bruce ismay ct edwards and 2 officer Charles. The constitution of the ship started march 31,1909.it was launched in may 31 1911 in the North Atlantic Ocean.i think three people are at fault for the loss of lives on the titanic ct Edward,Bruce ismay,2 command officer charles. I think Bruce ismay is mostly at fault.The reason

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    Today, November 5th. Searching. For two generations the Alaskan coast bore several sunken vessels. There was one vessel that was more important than any of the others. The area has been searched for years looking for that one vessel they knew had encountered an Iceberg and had sank taking with it hundreds of lives and also burying an untold amount of Jewels and treasures with it. Searching for this treasure had went on for years until finally just a few years ago one of the men searching uncovered

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    Ship Casualty Project On the April 23, 2013, 0817 local time, “American Dynasty” was approaching a graving dock at Esquimalt in British Columbia, Canada, (48°25.9’N, 123°25.8’W) when it suffered an electrical power and propulsion failure. The “American Dynasty” drifted off course and collided with the Canadian frigate, HMCS “Winnipeg” FFH 338, which was moored nearby. Both of the vessels sustained structural damages, as well as the naval pier to which HMCS “Winnipeg” was moored. Six shipyard workers

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    Who Is To Blame Titanic

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    Over a century after the R.M.S. Titanic sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic, artifacts from the disaster—which claimed the life of 1,500 people—continue to captivate collectors and history buffs. On October 21, 2017, a letter recovered from the wreckage broke a world record by selling for 126,000 British pounds, or about 166,000 U.S. dollars. The letter comes from Oskar Holverson, a first-class passenger and U.S. businessman who perished in the water. He’d written the letter to his mother

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