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Why Did the Titanic Sink? A Simple Question with a Complicated Answer

April 3, 2014

Almost 102 years ago, on April 10th, 1912, a ship that was almost 900 feet long, left Southampton, England, and headed for New York City. The name of this ship was the RMS Titanic, and she was already going down in history just by her design and “unsinkable” reputation. However, within four days, the Titanic […]

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The Mystery Ship – Did a Mystery Ship Lie Between the Titanic and the Californian?

February 19, 2014

The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 pm on the night of April 14, 1912. Thousands of gallons of water entered the ship, and within a few minutes, there was a noticeable list that Thomas Andrews noticed and reported to both Captain Smith and Bruce Ismay. The situation was dire, and the designer of […]

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Are There Bodies at the Titanic Wreck Site?

February 9, 2014

When the RMS Titanic sunk in 1912, the grand ship took with her over 1500 people. For over 70 years, the Titanic sat on the bottom of the ocean waiting for man to find her again. Finally, on September 1, 1985, an ocean explorer by the name of Robert Ballard discovered her again. With a […]

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Where did the Titanic Sink?

April 5, 2012

The sinking of the Titanic is a historical event full of facts and shrouded in a great deal of mystery. Many tell of captain Smith receiving an iceberg warning before tragedy struck and some even believe that if the ship had met the berg head on it could have avoided sinking. Unfortunately, the truth is […]

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Was the Titanic sinking the result of bad marketing?

January 21, 2012

It takes more than one error to cause something as catastrophic as the Titanic disaster. According to a recent post on Printwand entitled “How an ‘Unsinkable’ Marketing Campaign Led the Titanic to Disaster,” the White Star Line’s marketing campaign may have helped contribute to the Titanic sinking. The idea of a marketing strategy causing a […]

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When Did the Last Titanic Survivor Die?

August 27, 2010

Millvina Dean was only a baby during the sinking of the Titanic. Lowered into a lifeboat on the cold morning of April 15, 1912, she was one of the youngest people on the Titanic and the last Titanic survivor to die. She passed away at age 97 and died in Southampton, England where she had […]

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What Year Did the Titanic Sink?

August 20, 2010

Built to be the largest passenger vessel in the world and the most luxurious, the Titanic was a marvel of modern engineering. The vessel was fitted with five watertight rooms below the deck designed to keep the Titanic afloat even after collision. Many individuals boarded the Titanic before its maiden voyage with the utmost confidence […]

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How Big was the Titanic?

July 28, 2010

In so many words, the Titanic was absolutely massive. The largest luxury cruise vessel of its time, the ship was designed to be the biggest and highest quality ship available. The Titanic had everything from an indoor pool, to a diner, to three different classes for passengers. Begun in 1909 and complete in 1911, the […]

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When Did the Titanic Sink?

July 28, 2010

The Titanic was a modern marvel of engineering for its time. The massive cruise liner was built with all the amenities of a luxury ocean liner, the vessel was built in just over two years. Run by the White Star ocean liner and constructed by the Harland Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, Titanic construction was […]

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How Long did it Take to Build the Titanic?

July 28, 2010

Engineered to be the largest and most luxurious steam ship in the world, the Titanic was truly a marvel of modern engineering. Deemed as virtually unsinkable, the massive Titanic was owned and operated by the White Star Liner and was registered at the Liverpool port. The Titanic was designed with the latest in technology and […]

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Who Discovered the Titanic, and When?

July 28, 2010

The Titanic was discovered by a concerted effort from French and American scientists. Dr. Robert Ballard led the American side of the operation with a submersible from Hole Deep Submergence Lab in Massachusetts, and Francias de Recherche from pour I’Exploitation des Mers Led by Jean Jerry ran the French side of things. They were armed […]

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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.

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