Cameron Hoelscher
Titanic
On the morning of April 15th, 1912, the Royal Mail Ship Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean after colliding with an iceberg from the voyage from the United Kingdom to Ney York City. More than 1,500 people died because of the wreck and it is considered the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in modern history. At the time, the Titanic was the largest ship afloat and was the second of three Olympic class ocean liners that was operated by the White Star Line and build by Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. On the voyage during the wreck, it carried 2,224 passengers and crew. Edward Smith was in command of the ship’s passengers that included some of the wealthiest persons
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The Boat Deck is where all the lifeboats were located. The A Deck was reserved just for First Class passengers that had a lounge, smoke room, and cabins, along with reading and writing rooms and a Palm Court. The B Deck housed mainly First Class passengers that featured their own public walk. It is where many of the ship’s passengers were as the ship sank. The C Deck housed mostly Third Class passengers and included cabins, public rooms, and was in-between First Class and Second Class. The D Deck had three large rooms that were the First Class Reception Room, Dining Saloon and the Second Class Dining Saloon. The E Deck was mostly for passenger housing for all three classes, cooks, seamen, trimmers and stewards. The F Deck was the last complete deck and housed Second and Third Class passengers and some crew members. The G Deck was the lowest deck that housed passengers and was slightly above the waterline. The Orlop and Tank Top Deck was the absolute lowest level of the ship, which was below waterline. They were used for cargo, while the Tank Top was the platform that contained the ship’s boilers, engines, and generators that were being used. Passengers were not …show more content…
They were fueled by burning coal; about 6,611 tons could fit in the bunkers of the ship. The furnaces to power the engine required about 600 tons of coal a day that had to be manually inserted. About 176 firemen worked around the clock to keep the engines powered. There was 100 tons of ash per day that had to be removed by disposing of it into the sea. The work was dangerous, although the firemen were paid handsomely; there was a high suicide rate among the men that worked there. The Titanic had around 885 crew members that were mostly casual workers, majority only came aboard for a few hours before they sailed from Southampton. Out of 1,317 passengers, 324 were in First Class, 284 were in Second Class and 709 were in Third Class. From the 1,317 passengers about sixty-six percent, or 869 passengers were male and thirty-four percent or 447 passengers were female. The maximum the ship could house is 2,566 passengers, who would be 1,034 First Class passengers, 510 Second Class passengers, and 1,022 Third Class passengers. The coverage of the ship was all covered by Lloyd’s of London, and the total damage of the ship came out to £86,386,100, or $135,094,902.48 US Dollars. In Britain, funds were organized for the Titanic’s lost crew members families and raised nearly £38,873,745 in today’s money, or $60,856,847.80 in US Dollars. Only thirty-two percent of passengers during that day survived the disaster, but some survivors did die afterwards
The Titanic was the biggest ship ever made in history until the night of April 14, 1912, was a night to remember. It struck an iceberg damaging the bottom of the ship, filling with water, allowing to break in half and the death of 1,500 people. Who is to blame for the death all these people? Edward J.Smith is responsible for the sinking of the Titanic and the death of the 1,500 people.
November 10th, 1975, a massive storm rolls over Lake Superior. As many ships make their way towards the safety of the coastline, one ship is left behind, in the dark turbulent night. That ship, The Edmund Fitzgerald now lye in the depths of the Superior. The events of that night and what happened to the 729-foot freighter are still a mystery to the world. Many theorize what conditions caused the ship to go down that night. Some theories deal with the weather conditions as well as focusing on equipment malfunctions that took place. So what sunk the Edmund Fitzgerald?
"We are all going to die!" That is what 1500 people were thinking when the Titanic was going down, and they were right. The Titanic was the biggest ship in the world at the time. The Titanic hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912, and over 1500 lives were lost to the deep Atlantic. The person responsible was J. Bruce Ismay. Ismay left the ship with woman and children still on board when he could of saved other people, he ultimately decided for the Titanic to only have 20 lifeboats, and Ismay owned the company that made and designed the Titanic and all of its flaws.
... middle of paper ... ...& Co. (2009). The 'Standard' of the 'Standard'. The Ship Magnificent, Vol. 2. Conclusion Due to The Titanic's incident engineers have improved on the building of ships with the aid of modern technology and durable materials which is able to withstand hard pressures exerted on it, and it has also enabled them to build bigger ships which has the capacity of caring large number of people, as well as more number of survival boats, and emergency radio communicators, computer and satellite to enable the captain or crew members to get help when faced in trouble in bad waters, etc.
If the two had stayed on the door together, Rose would have died with Jack indefinitely. The Titanic situation was a learning experience for all. Safety requirements are now a lot more strict with more training for situations at the caliber of the Titanic. The accident of the Titanic was not in vain, as this outcome has provided a lesson to all. When people think profits come before safety, they will look at the Titanic and see how selfish and ignorant they are to think that
Imagine you’re peacefully sailing along on a giant cruise liner in the middle of the ocean. But suddenly, you feel a shaking and the boat starts to tip. But how could this be? This boat is supposed to be unsinkable. People run to the far side of the boat, trying to avoid impending doom. Panic sets in aboard the Titanic. There are many theories of the cause of this loss of life, but I believe that the primary cause of catastrophic loss of life on the Titanic was the poor communication between crew members because a critical iceberg warning was never delivered to the captain, the Titanic was traveling at full speed in an ice field, and the captain of the ship was very relaxed about the iceberg, making it not seem like a threat.
At this time the crew was doomed. The sinking of the Fitzgerald was very rapid and it is said that it is likely they did not know the seriousness of their condition. Indeed, after the wreck a mangled lifeboat was found. The conditions of these lifeboats left people to suggest or assume that no one attempted to leave the ship. No distress signals were ever even issued.
What would the “equivalent” be in dollars of a first class ticket on Titanic be?
On April 30, 1907, an idea was born out of the minds of Bruce Ismay and William James Pirrie to build an unsinkable ship: the Titanic. A company, Harland and Wolff, out of Belfast, Ireland were commissioned to build this miraculous ship (United States). The company made quick work, and within a few days short of five years, the Titanic was then ready to set sail from its location in Belfast to Southampton, England. On April 10, 1912, the Titanic left for Southampton and arrived within the next 24 hours. There were 2,223 passengers consisting of immigrants to millionaires on board preparing to set sail for New York hoping to find their way to a better life (United States). The Titanic gave many people a chance to start a new life in America,
According to Genealogy and Encyclopedia Titanica, the party boarded at Southampton, England, and their final destination was Elizabeth, New Jersey. They bought ticket number 3107 for 21 Pounds. The night of the tragedy was clear and chilly. Just after 11:00 PM, Mrs. Reniff went down to her cabin in second class. Then there was a horrible crash, and her husband and brothers rushed to the cabin to escort her to the deck. At first she thought there was no danger, but when she got on deck, she realized how serious it was. According to Encyclopedia Titanica, “People were hurrying back and forth. Orders were being shouted in all directions and the crew was busy, getting ready to launch the lifeboats. The first and second class passengers were calm in the face of the disaster but when the steerage passengers burst up from below, the scramble for places in the boats and
“The open deck space reserved for steerage passengers is usually very limited, and situated in the worst part of the ship, subject to the most violent motion, to the dirt from the stacks and the odors from the hold and galleys... the only provisions for eating are frequently shelves or benches along the sides or in the passages of sleeping compartments. Dining rooms are rare and, if found, are often shared with berths installed along the walls. Toilets and washrooms are completely inadequate; saltwater only is available.” (Hillstrom)
As it filled with water, the bow submerged, raising the stern out of water. When the stern reached an angle of about 45 degrees, the stresses in the ship's midsection (15 tons per square inch) caused the steel to fail and the bow to rip loose and sink [Gannon, 1995].
Shipwrecked was a 1 and a half hour play that told the story of the life of Louis de Rougemont. The play was very interesting how all the events transpired. The actual play itself had three people, but they were playing multiple roles. Two of them would alternate between different roles while one of them stayed Louis de Rougemont the whole entire play. What we learned towards the end this that media can label anything anyway the want to.
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
Lack of sufficient lifeboats could not prevent other difficulties that took place on the ship. Two problems that happened was a smoldering fire broke out in one of the ships coal bunkers and the breakdown of the Titanic's wireless system (Discovery.com). Edward J. Smith was the captain of the Titanic. Some might question his ability to command a voyage after fining out how Smith disregarded many ice warnings.