Construction for the Titanic began in Belfast, Ireland on March 31st 1909, at Harland and Wolff shipyard. The company that owned the Titanic was named “White Star Line.” White Star Line was a very popular company that owned many …show more content…
It was docked in Southampton, England, and was to voyage to New York. Before the ship would go to New York, it made two stops to collect more passengers. First was Cherbourg, France, then was Queenstown, Ireland. When the Titanic first left the ship dock, it had a near collision with a steamer “New York”. It was only a mere four meters away from the Titanic. Luckily, the ship turned in time to avoid an accident, but many people felt it was bad omen to had a near accident as soon as the ship left the port.
Many people from all over boarded the Titanic. In total, there were 1,324 passengers aboard the ship. 329 fist class passengers, 285 second class passengers, and 710 third class passengers. Including the crew, the total amount aboard the Titanic was 2,207. Most of the people aboard the Titanic came from Britain, Ireland, and the United States. Many famous passengers were on the Titanic, like Dorothy Gibson, a silent movie star. She survived the crash and would later appear in a silent film called, “Saved from Titanic.” Her costume in the film was the dress that she wore the night the Titanic sunk. Out of the 1,324 passengers aboard, thirteen couples were on their honeymoon; it is not not know if any survived. Documents have also shown that there were fifty Canadians onboard the Titanic; sadly only fifteen were