At 11.40pm on the night of 14 April 1912, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, the RMS Titanic struck the iceberg that would ultimately lead to the sinking of the ship less than 3 hours later. At around 2.20am on the morning of 15 April, the Titanic disappeared beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, a disaster that resulted in the loss of more than 1,500 lives, almost two-thirds of the people on board. Titanic Facts aims to tell the story in a comprehensive and clear way, and to help keep alive the memory of this great and tragic ship, and of her passengers and crew, survivors and victims.
400 miles - the ship's distance from land (640 km), when the iceberg was struck. 160 minutes - the time it took the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg (2 hours and 40 minutes). 60 minutes - the delay between the collision and the first Titanic lifeboats launching. …show more content…
He died in the sinking. JJ Astor an American millionaire. He was a businessman, inventor, writer, a member of the prominent Astor family, a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War, and the richest man to perish in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Although an experienced and long-serving skipper at the time he served as Captain of the Titanic, today - as then - there are mixed opinions on his performance in charge of the great ship. Smith's judgement, decision-making, and his culpability (or otherwise) are still debated today. Here we present the key facts about the life and career of Captain Smith, and leave it to the reader to judge whether he was a hero or
400 miles - the ship's distance from land (640 km), when the iceberg was struck. 160 minutes - the time it took the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg (2 hours and 40 minutes). 60 minutes - the delay between the collision and the first Titanic lifeboats launching. …show more content…
He died in the sinking. JJ Astor an American millionaire. He was a businessman, inventor, writer, a member of the prominent Astor family, a lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War, and the richest man to perish in the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
Although an experienced and long-serving skipper at the time he served as Captain of the Titanic, today - as then - there are mixed opinions on his performance in charge of the great ship. Smith's judgement, decision-making, and his culpability (or otherwise) are still debated today. Here we present the key facts about the life and career of Captain Smith, and leave it to the reader to judge whether he was a hero or