Research Paper On The Titanic That Hit An Iceberg

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The Titanic That Hit an Iceberg “...there are plenty of lifeboats in the vicinity, they’ll be with us any moment now”. -Violet Jessop
The Titanic was a very tragic event and was really scary for everyone on the ship and in the lifeboats.
The sinking of the Titanic was caused by hitting an iceberg, and the results were that the Titanic sunk and many people died. A few people survived like Duff-Gordon, Cosmo Duff-Gordon, William McMaster Murdoch, Charles Herbert Lightoller and little others.

The Amazing Titanic

The newly built ship called “the world’s safest liner” was certainly impressive. The Titanic was so big that it included a theater, an assortment of restaurants and dining areas, a reading and writing room, barber shop, gym, swimming pool, squash and tennis courts, sun parlors, ball rooms, deluxe suites, a miniature golf course, and much more. The ship had only enough lifeboats to hold 1,178 people, but there were many more people on the ship. Many passengers switched bags to another ship to sail the titanic. 76 children were traveling third class and 53 children perished with the Titanic. …show more content…

The only ship that was nearby to help was the Carpathia, but they were four hours away and couldn’t make it in time to help. First point of contact with the ice was in the very front of the ship on the side. The watertight compartments that the ship's owner had said would keep the Titanic from sinking, were

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