The Titanic: An Ocean Nightmare
Millions of people have heard about the massive ship that claimed to be ¨unsinkable¨ (Callery 14). The ship exploded with excitement and hope for the passengers. Travelers from various different lifestyles and incomes came together for one purpose, to glide across the ocean one wave at a time. Passengers onboard the Titanic had no idea what they would encounter or the fame that would come out of this already famous ship. No one expected the tragedy that would take place in the middle of the ocean. The structure, passengers, and the sinking of the Titanic made it one of the most famous ships of the twentieth century.
Besides its breathtaking appearance, the Titanic was a masterpiece created by thousands of people
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that displayed true craftsmanship. This massive ship stretched just under nine-hundred feet and weighed nearly 46,000 tons. Over 3,000 workers came together to build one of the biggest ships in the early 1900s. Even with a large number of workers this gigantic piece of artwork took over two years to build (History). One unique feature that the Titanic introduced to the world was watertight compartments. Each of these chambers had a door that was designed to shut if water accidentally seeped into a chamber. These compartments kept the water confined to one chamber, and claimed to prevent the boat from sinking or tipping (Garzeke 300). The owner even claimed that these “watertight doors made it unsinkable”( Callery 14). This monumental ship was built with power as it anticipated sailing around the world. In addition to the Titanic's ravishing structure the boat was also filled with a lavish interior.
Spectacular paintings lined the hallways and statues hand crafted by exquisite artist created a serene environment. Grand staircases sat beneath dazzling chandeliers that lit up entire ballrooms. Titanic's elegance made it the “largest and most luxurious ocean liner of its time” (Garzke 300).
Even greater than the ship's interior and exterior were the passengers on board. The Titanic was like an ocean, filled with a variety of people. Each person belonged to a class, first, second or third. First class had several of the richest people in the world on board. Many of these passengers brought servants along with them to make their stay even more luxurious. Other wealthy people even brought their dogs onboard with them, bringing the comfort of home to the Titanic. Second class included passengers whose income was average. These people came ready for new adventure on the ocean. The third class consisted of a majority of the poorest people on the Titanic. Many third class passengers had very small rooms whose interior did not have the same elegance as second and third class rooms. Several passengers on board the Titanic were using the Titanic as transportation to a new life in America. Most of these passengers were third class families ready for a clean slate and a new beginning in America. The Titanic was one boat that brought together thousands of people, from all different lifestyles, together in unison to sail the seas ( Burgan, People, 6,
16). In addition to the variety of people on board, the Titanic also displayed each passenger's true character. When the news first broke about the iceberg that had rammed into a section of the ship, everyone was astonished and filled with disbelief. Virtually no one believed the captain and everyone carried on as if nothing had happened. One survivor later stated that “ The passengers were so little alarmed that they joked over the matter” ( Burgan, People 27). Since so many passengers carried on with their nightly routines, ignoring the urgency of the emergency, several lifeboats that night left nearly half full. People thought it was a false alarm because no one had seen the iceberg or felt the impact as the Titanic struck it. Passengers from all over the world responded dramatically different to this brutal tragedy that left them fighting for their life ( Burgan, People 27). Another reason the Titanic revealed it’s passengers true identity was through the way each person responded to the horrific disaster. Some anxiously panicked as they jumped into a lifeboat, while others risked their own life for the safety of someone else's life. Many people gave up their seat on a lifeboat, so others could join family members, hoping to spare their life. These people's kindness and generosity was what kept the victims hopes alive. The Titanic brought forth many heroes who made a gigantic impact on such a sudden catastrophe ( Burgan, People 27). After the Titanic set sail on April 10, 1912 nobody expected the tragedy that would follow. Only four days into the seven day trip, the Titanic was warned about massive icebergs. These icebergs were sporadically over parts of the Atlantic Ocean. The captain of the ship decided to be cautious and headed further south than they originally planed. After changing paths that night the captain headed to bed, leaving the night captain in command (charge). Another essential man working that night was the radio controler. This worker's purpose was to send and receive messages out for the passengers, communicate with other boats and receive crucial reports. The radio room the night the Titanic sunk was especially busy. Hundreds of passengers wanted messages sent out to their loved ones back on land. One report that came in that night warned the captain about an enormous iceberg that was in the Titanic's path. Unfortunately that report was overlooked and forgotten about. The radio commander that night focused most of his energy on sending out passengers messages, forgetting about the warnings. That report never did make it to the captain and the iceberg soon came into view. By the time the iceberg became visible, there wasn't much that could be done. (Burgan, People 21-24). The captain attempted to swerve the boat away from the iceburg but through panic he turned the wheel the wrong way. This was not an uncommon mistake in that day because many high class captains started out their career steering sailboats. A major difference between a boat and a sailboat, however: is that in order to steer a sailboat the sail must be turned in the opposite direction the boat needs to go. Unfortunately this horrific steering wheel incident caused the Titanic to strike the iceberg underwater. This abrupt emergency shattered the entire world, leaving them stunned at this unexpected catastrophe. ( Stanford 22,23) As a result of the iceberg pounding into the bottom of the Titanic, it began to sink. This big ice chunk punctured many tiny holes into the side of the boat. These gashes created waterfalls of water to enter the compartments. Gallons of water streamed in so fast that the doors, meant to stop the Titanic from sinking, couldn't close fast enough. Water continued to pour in, one compartment at a time. (Bugan, Truths 14, 15).Eventually the once small cracks turned into humongous holes that began to eat away at the side of the boat. Through these holes even more water gushed in. Once the holes became massive and unpatchable the Captain knew it would be only a few hours before the Titanic submerged into the ocean. The water weight soon became so unbearable, causing the boat to break in half. Once the boat snapped in half it only took a few minutes before the Titanic disappeared into the freezing, dark blue water. The sinking of the Titanic created an iconic moment in the world's history. ( Garzke 299) Soon after the Titanic vanished, survivors suffered to stay alive as they watched deceased bodies disappear and fade away down into the deep, chilled ocean. Nearly 700 passengers managed to secure a spot on the sparse supply of lifeboats, leaving the other 1,300 individuals (people) to swim for their lives. These people were left in water that was so bitter that the average person couldn't survive for more than 15 minutes. Sadly a majority of the survivors who made it onto the lifeboat were mostly women, many from first class. The world viewed first class as the important people, the people who could make an impact. Therefore first class had the greatest success rates and survivors. The number of survivors per class only went down from there. Although second class also had many survivors it wasn't nearly as substantial as first class. Third class unfortunately was wear the numbers drastically dropped. Many third class passengers weren't seen as important.They weren't valued as much as first and seconds class. People looked at them a little different and judged them based on their income. This played a huge role in the decision of who got to ride off into safety. People from several different countries were brought together to survive for there life, while others lost their life in a tragic, shocking experience (History) The sinking of the Titanic came as such a tragic, shocking disaster to the world. This ship set the standards high with its expensive finishes and “unsinkable” design (Callery 14). The variety of countries and passenger represented on the Titanic was astonishing. People from all different backgrounds unexpectedly gave up their life so they could sail the ocean. Through the ship they learned more about themselves but most importantly more about kindness. Though this enormous ship disappeared way too early, it impacted so many lives around the world. The Titanic's legacy and the legacy of its passengers will live on forever! This massive ship sailed its way into the history of our world, through an ocean nightmare. Works Cited Burgan, Michael. Truth and Rumors: Titanic. Mankato: Compass Point Books, 2004. Burgan, Michael. 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Slavitt's "Titanic" interprets the sinking of the Titanic not as a tragedy but as a joy. He asks the question "Who does not love the Titanic?" This is very true. Who has not heard of its incredible mass and beauty. Everything about the Titanic has titanic proportions. What a splendid time those people were having on their cruise. Who, if given the opportunity, would partake knowing the catastrophic outcome that awaits? David R. Slavitt would. For him to relive the awe of cruising in the largest ship in the world with thousands of other people having the time of their lives would be impressive. For him to go out in glory and magnificence would be worthwhile. After all, "We all go: only a few, first class."
The Titanic makes most people very curious and is a very compelling topic. Deborah Hopkinson, the author of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt, Apples to Oregon, and others wrote a marvelous book about the Titanic. The book is about the horrific disaster of the marvelous ship called Titanic Voices From The Disaster. This book provides a story about the Titanic and includes story’s from passengers, that were aboard the Titanic the night it hit an ice berg and sunk. Titanic is a very popular book published by Scholastic. It is rated 4 stars on goodreads.com and 4.5 stars on Barnes and noble.com. There are many great reviews of the book and few bad reviews. This
Unfortunately there was very many important people on the ship. Many of the people on the titanic died in the freezing cold water.There was thre...
The Titanic was one of the most exciting pleasures in its time. The Titanic was designed with all of the new twentieth century technology. It was spacious, it had cafes with French servers, and the engines moved quickly to get passengers to their stop on time (Deborah Hopkinson Titanic; Voices from the
The Unsinkable Ship That Sank On the day of April 12,1912, Titanic was thought to be the dream ship that could never be destroyed. Like today’s society, the passengers were enjoying the time of their lives and thought nothing could ever happen to them because everybody thinks it’s the “unsinkable” ship, or at least that’s what everyone knew it to be. White Star Line’s Titanic was called the “Ship of dreams”. As they loaded up, many passengers of different classes and sectors of society thought that, that was the ticket to their dreams. But as time pass by from enjoying too much, little do they know that the ship is sinking.
The tragic history of the Titanic, the sinking of the “unsinkable” giant of a ship shocked the entire world and contributed to important shifts in the mass consciousness of the people who lived at that period and assessed the achievements of new technologies and their role. However, one would have been hardly able to predict in 1912 that this tragedy, no matter how significant and meaningful, would leave such a deep imprint on the history of human civilization. The continuing interest in the fate of the great vessel has taken the form of various narrations and given rise to numerous myths enveloping the true history and, in this way, often obscuring the facts related to the tragedy. In recent years, this interest has been emphasized by the dramatic discovery of the wreck and examination of its remains. The recovery of artifacts from the Titanic and the exploration of the site where it had sank stimulated new speculations on different issues of the failure to rescue the Titanic and the role of different factors contributing to the disaster. These issues have been traditionally in the focus of discussions that caused controversies and ambiguous interpretations of various facts. They also often overshadowed other parts of the disaster story that were confirmed by statistical data and revealed the impact of social realities. The social stratification of passengers that reflected the social realities of the period and its class interests determined the chances of survival, with most of those perished in the Titanic disaster having been lower class individuals.
Thomas Andrews was the designer of the Titanic and its sister ships. His original designs of the ships was to have a double hull ship, 46 lifeboats and have the watertight bulkheads go all the way up to B deck. While he was on the ship inspecting it, he had written down notes to improve the ship. His designs were either vetoed or removed in the ship building process. One reason on why his original design were vetoed or removed because of money. If Andrews’s designs were not vetoed or removed, the Titanic would probably have been able to withstand the crash with iceberg and there would not be a design error. Since they had not followed the original design the ship was not a double hull ship, only had 20 life boats that did not suffice the amount of people on the ship and all the watertight bulkheads did not go all the way up to B deck. When the Titanic had hit the iceberg, water immediately started to flood the ship and would slowly pass the water line that was made after the original design. Once the water passed those water lines and started to fill into the other compartments the ship only had a few hours left to stay afloat. The water filled into the other water compartments like falling dominos and would continue until the ship was filled with water and break into two pieces. If the ship was, double hulled and the water line went all the way to B deck; the ship would either kept going or be able to stay
so there’s a grand staircase that leads 2nd class floors to the 1st class floors and the rear of the boat if you walk down the hallway and also thanks for buying me 2nd class tickets.. I franclatey think third class is infested with Rats and Cockroaches…Well enough about me let's talk about the Titanic.
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Have you ever wondered what it was like to be on the titanic? The titanic was once a beautiful ship, before it sank it was the biggest most greatest ship of all time.The biggest and most greatest ship of all time, had launched and almost all of the U.K. was watching.
The movie began by showing many second-class citizens surrounding the ship, waiting to board the Titanic. The first class had their cars driven up to the dock, beeping their horns so the second-class people would move out of their way. They were immediately escorted out of their cars, with their many pieces of expensive luggage being carried for them. The first class boarded the ship through the main, top deck, while the second class waited around while they were checked for lice and other diseases. The second class kept their belongings in one sac each and waited until all of the first class were aboard, then entered the ship through the steerage entrance.
When the Titanic struck an iceberg, it was only a matter of time before the ship would be completely under water. “Water was pouring through a great gash about two feet above the floor plates. This was no slow leak; the ship was open to the sea; in ten minutes there were eight feet of water in No. 6.” As the water quickly filled the damaged ship passengers still laid asleep in their cabins while some looked for answers. “The shock of the collision had been so slight that some were not awakened by it.” As people are awoken and instructed by deckhands for women and children to board the lifeboats. “The boats are more heavily loaded now, for
Getting to ride on the Titanic was very expensive, and White Star Line was known for delivering a luxury experience. They also thought that the different classes of the boat should be separate, designers even added steel gates to keep the first, second, and third classes separate. First class was the most expensive and most elaborate. It cost $2,500 per
Overall, the Titanic disaster was one of the worst maritime disasters in history. Many people called it “the ship of dreams,” yet it turned out to be a nightmare. That was an achievement of arrogance and greed. A man once said 'Remember, a lone amateur built the Ark, yet a large group of professionals built the Titanic.'(Dave Barry) Ninety-nine years since the disaster and it sits in some peoples mind, as a reminder. Although we do not know, it will stay with us for many more years.
It cost 7.5 million to build the Titanic. In the Titanic has three classes, the first class, the second class, and the third class. On the Titanic there is a gym, an onboard swimming pool, squash court, a Turkish bath and two libraries that separate first and second class. The Titanic was the largest man-made moving object on earth in 1912. The creators of