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Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

November 30, 2012

At the official website for Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition I found all the information needed to know what is offered at each exhibition, where they are located as well as opening and closing dates. The site also contains information for Students and Educators including Teacher’s Guides for Elementary, Middle and High School. These guides include […]

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Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia

June 10, 2012

The history of Halifax and the sinking of the Titanic will forever be intertwined. The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic commemorates not only the legendary Titanic, but also a number of others who were lost in the majestic ocean. During the sinking of the ship, the British vessel RMS Carpathia responded to the call and […]

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SeaCity Museum, Southampton

June 2, 2012

The city where the Titanic spent most of her life, Southampton, England will feature a brand new attraction called the SeaCity museum. Scheduled to open in April of 2012, this beautiful museum will commemorate the centennial of the sinking of the ship. Expected to attract hundreds of thousands of Titanic enthusiasts, the establishment will be […]

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Titanic Historical Society, Indian Orchard, MA

May 4, 2012

Home of one of the largest collection of Titanic artifacts, the Titanic Historical Society located in Indian Orchard, Massachusetts gives visitors a comprehensive view on the life and death of the famous vessel. History comes to life as visitors are transported to a time where the artifacts tell the lives of passengers aboard the Titanic […]

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Titanic Belfast

April 26, 2012

Belfast: Birthplace of the Titanic The 20th century brought a huge boon to the Irish city of Belfast. Thriving from its Harland and Wolfe shipyard, the largest shipyard in the world at that time, the city was at the forefront of engineering, ship building, and linen manufacturing. Visitors of the museum will begin by learning […]

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Titanic Museum Branson, MO

April 3, 2012

A permanent two story museum shaped like the historic Titanic, this attraction is located on Country Road 76 in Branson, Missouri. Built to 1/2 scale of the original RMS Titanic. Anchored in water to give the illusion of the Titanic at sea, the museum offers a 90 minute self-guided tour to give the guests a […]

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The Sad Story

Under the command of Edward Smith, the ship leaved Southampton with 2224 passengers aboard, including some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of poor emigrants from Europe seeking a new life in North America. The ship had advanced safety features, but there were not enough lifeboats to accommodate all of those aboard. Only 1,178 people can be carried in lifeboats.

Four days into the crossing and about 375 miles (600 km) south of Newfoundland, she hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm ship's time. The glancing collision caused Titanic's hull plates to buckle inwards along her starboard side and opened five of her sixteen watertight compartments to the sea; the ship gradually filled with water. Meanwhile, passengers and some crew members were evacuated in lifeboats, many of which were launched only partly loaded.

By 2:20 AM, the giant ship broke apart and foundered, with over 1000 people still aboard. Just under two hours after the sinking, the Cunard liner RMS Carpathia arrived and brought aboard about 705 survivors.
Small Numbers

74: The number of years it took to find the wreck of the Ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

64 : The number of lifeboats supposed to be aboard the ship.

20 : The number of lifeboats she actually carried.

65: Maximum capacity of a lifeboat.

28 : The number of people on board the first lifeboat.

2 : The number of workers killed during the construction process.

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The Unsinkable Ship !

Who doesn’t know about Titanic? The famous British ship that was designed to be unsinkable, but it finally sank on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during its long trip from Southampton, UK to New York City, US. About 1,500 people died, and the largest ship made at the time led to one of the biggest disasters in modern history.
Big Numbers

$7,500,000 : The total cost of building the RMS Titanic.

12,600 feet : The depth at which the wreck of the ship lays.

882 feet : The length of the ship.

3,547 : The maximum number of people the ship could carry.

2,223 : The number of people aboard, including passengers and crew.

1,178: The number of people that could be carried in the lifeboats.

705 : The number of people who survived the tragedy.