The Titanic Research Paper

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The Titanic was nicknamed the “unsinkable Titanic” before the ship set sail for the first time. It was a cruise ship, that cost people lots of money to vacation on. Many people really wanted to set sail on the Titanic. But, many could not afford it. That is until something tragic happened to the ship. The Titanic was indeed a major disaster, but also an accomplishment that resulted in a big learning experience for cruise ships.

The Titanic was built by a British owned company named “White Star Line”. They were always looking for different ways to build the best ships. The Titanic had a lot of really nice features, made by White Star Line, to make the Titanic one of the best cruise ships. They built in a heated pool for first class passengers, …show more content…

Aboard the Titanic there were not enough lifeboats. There were only twenty lifeboats on the Titanic. The lifeboats were not all exactly alike. Fourteen out of the twenty were wooden and about thirty feet long and could carry about sixty-five people each. There were also two smaller lifeboats that were also wooden called “emergency cutters” that had room for forty people. The last four lifeboats collapsed for easier storage. Each of those could hold around forty-seven people. If all the lifeboats were filled to their maximum, they could hold one thousand one hundred and seventy-eight people. With two thousand two hundred and eight people aboard, there was only room for about 53% of total people on the Titanic to be put in a …show more content…

The watchman saw the iceberg on April 14, 1912. When there was warning of an iceberg, the crew rang the warning bell three times.They immediately reversed the engines and the Titanic was turned sharply so the ship would not make direct impact with the iceberg, but could only scratch the side of the boat. The crew also called the bridge with a warning, and distress symbols were sent out to other ships. The Carpathia, a steamship, was the closest, but was still fifty-eight miles away. Hitting the iceberg straight on would likely result in severe injuries and possibly death. But, it was possible that with a head on collision the Titanic would be able to stay afloat long enough for rescue ships to arrive. The Titanic was moving at thirty-eight feet a second, so the ship had thirty-seven seconds before it would hit the iceberg. The captain did not have enough time to prevent the ship from colliding with the iceberg. The iceberg did scratch the side of the Titanic. At first the watchmen did not think the Titanic hit the iceberg, so they were very relieved. They were not aware that the iceberg’s spiky underwater spur had split open a three hundred foot gash below where the ship hit the water and that the Titanic had no chance. Some people aboard the Titanic had heard a long grinding sound at the time of the collision, but some passengers didn't even feel it. The Titanic hit the iceberg at around 11:40 P.M. on April 14, 1912. Before the

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