Titanic

Charles Lightoller was the Second Officer and only surviving commanding officer on the maiden and final voyage of the White Star Line’s ‘unsinkable’ Titanic. After the ship collided with an iceberg, Lightoller oversaw the of loading passengers into lifeboats on the port side, famously only allowing one man on all eleven lifeboats. Lightoller, after a narrow escape from death after going down with the ship, went on to give key testimonies for both the US inquiry and the British Board of Trade…

Titanic The RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner, tragically sank on the morning of April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The ship sank to a depth of 12,415 feet (History of the Titanic). The Titanic collided with an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southhampton, UK to New York City, US. More than 1,500 passengers and crew died as a result of this collision. This was one of the deadliest maritime disasters in modern history. The RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat when it entered…

The Titanic: The Unsinkable. The Titanic was “the most magical and astounding place in the world.” The White Star Line had multiple rivals who tried to beat them by building a ship that is better and faster. The only thing White Star Line could do was prove their company was worthy of ship building. They made the Titanic which derived from Greek meaning gigantic. RMS Titanic was completed in in the beginning of April and it was the most exotic boat anyone could lay their eyes on. The Titanic…

the historic tragedy of the Titanic, nobody predicted the fate of the ship to be so disastrous. Tragic stories are told about how the Titanic sunk, thousands died for something they could not control. Many argue about the causes, misconceptions or implications on why/how it happened but all proof points to mother nature. The Titanic has a rich history, overcoming many difficulties shaped the ship to what it became. Soon after March 31st 1909, work started on the Titanic (BBC 1). It took around…

When: The building of the Titanic started in the early months of 1909 and the construction lasted three years. On April 10th, 1912, the “unsinkable” ship departed from Europe. No more than four days later, the Titanic hit an iceberg around 11:30 p.m. and sank 2:20 a.m. Where: The Titanic embarked on it’s maiden voyage from the ports of Southhampton, England to New York City, New York. Before traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic stopped in Queenstown, Ireland, which is now known as…

The Titanic was the fastest, biggest, and the most luxurious liner. It carried over 3,300 passengers including the crew members. Many of the passengers on board were millionaires, silent movie stars, school teachers and immigrants, looking for a better life in the United States. The Titanic had three stops to make before arriving to its destination. The first stop was Southampton next was Cherbourg then Queenstown, the Titanic’s final destination was New York City, NY. It took 3,000 people over…

I have chosen to write about Titanic. I would like to find out what actually happened and why. First am I going to find out what Titanic is, how many or what was aboard, what happened to it, what went wrong and why did it all happen. Then I will found out some more about the ship – where was it going, how old was it, why they built it and why it was such a popular ship? Titanic Titanic was a British passenger liner, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15 April 1912…

to discover the Titanic. The depth of the Atlantic Seabed would force Dr. Ballard to go deeper than any deep-sea diver had gone before. In 1973, the ALVIN (a manned deep- ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy) had to go through structure changes to withstand the depth necessary to reach the Titanic which was around 13,000 feet. The researchers did not have much to go on in terms of a location for the ship itself. A documented distress signal placed the Titanic at 41*46’N,…

plus one to board the R.M.S Titanic in first class. April 10, boarding time will be 2 hours prior to departure. Departure time will be at 11:30am in Southampton. Our final destination will be New York. We hope to see you on the Great R.M.S Titanic! Sincerely, William Murdoch sailor of the R.M.S Titanic.” Packing my bags April 6, 1912, I was so thrilled that I got an invitation to go on the Titanic, after reading the letter I…

Titanic In the morning, April 12, 1912, Marcus and his family were going to the Titanic. While they were going there Marcus was a little bit of a troublemaker,but his mom Martha was telling him to behave, so when Marcus was walking to the Titanic his little sister Lucy was wanting to get something to play with. So while Lucy was whining Marcus was getting annoyed and decided to get her something to play with. When Marcus got Lucy a toy to play with, Marcus had to catch up to their mother so…