Titanic Back in the 1900´s, Europeans were begging to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat, so they could get over to one of the safest places on Earth: America. America has lakes, rivers, food, trees, plains, mountains, and what people like most, peace. Well, the Titanic was a cruise ship that did take people over to America. It was actually supposed to be an unsinkable ship, but hit an iceberg, and started to sink on April 14, 1912, and sank completely on April 15, 1912. It was just 4 days into its trip, when it started to sink. Here is some information and facts about the Titanic. The Titanic was one of the biggest cruise ships back then. It was smaller than the cruise ships that
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But one of the first lifeboats to leave the ship was able to carrie 64 people, and only 28 people got on it. There also weren't enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship. People on the Titanic also used life jackets. All the people on the Titanic could have worn a life jacket, but 300 dead bodies were found washed up on shore the next morning. That meant that some people put a life jacket on, but that didn’t help them survive. One way that they could have died even with a life jacket on is because of the water. The water was 28 degrees fahrenheit! That's colder than your refrigerator! You might be wondering if there were any famous people aboard the Titanic. There actually were. You might not know them, but they were famous back then. Thomas Andrews was in charge of the plans of the ship, and when he realized it was going to sink, he knew what he needed to do. He helped people get on lifeboats. But he failed to take care of himself, and he was never found again. Benjamin Guggenheim was on with a french singer, his valet, a chauffeur, and a maid. When he heard about the Titanic, he sacrificed himself to save other
But one of the first lifeboats to leave the ship was able to carrie 64 people, and only 28 people got on it. There also weren't enough lifeboats for everyone on the ship. People on the Titanic also used life jackets. All the people on the Titanic could have worn a life jacket, but 300 dead bodies were found washed up on shore the next morning. That meant that some people put a life jacket on, but that didn’t help them survive. One way that they could have died even with a life jacket on is because of the water. The water was 28 degrees fahrenheit! That's colder than your refrigerator! You might be wondering if there were any famous people aboard the Titanic. There actually were. You might not know them, but they were famous back then. Thomas Andrews was in charge of the plans of the ship, and when he realized it was going to sink, he knew what he needed to do. He helped people get on lifeboats. But he failed to take care of himself, and he was never found again. Benjamin Guggenheim was on with a french singer, his valet, a chauffeur, and a maid. When he heard about the Titanic, he sacrificed himself to save other