Sinking Of The Titanic Research Paper

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The purpose of this essay is to explain the events that leads up to the Titanic sinking and the events after the sinking on April 14, 1912 the Titanic collided with a huge iceberg which resulted in the sinking of the Titanic. The Titanic had 2,200 passengers and crew members aboard ready to go into the United States. Only 705 people survived. The builders of the Titanic said that even in the worst possible situation The Titanic should stay afloat up to three days. But, it did not it only stayed afloat for about two hours.

The Titanic was the largest ship ever built. The ship had turn of the century design and technology. Including sixteen watertight compartments in her lower section that could easily be shut if needed, furthermore in a situation

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