RMS Lusitania

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…

106 years ago the tragedy struck; and 706 people sat on lifeboats or clung onto chairs and boards for their lives, while others said their final words on a ship once called unsinkable. People watched as the grand ship split in half after hitting an iceberg. The bow split from the stern and spiraled down to the bottom of the Atlantic, not to be found for another 73 years by Robert Ballard. The stern stuck up in the air and went down under the sea like an “elevator.” It wasn’t nature’s fault, so…

Does anyone know the real story about the Titanic? The sinking of the Titanic is a major part of our history. According to the “R.M.S Titanic”, “The White Star liner Titanic, largest ship the world had ever known, sailed from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York on April 10, 1912.” Many assumed the Titanic was “unsinkable” because it “was believed to be the safest”. There were many passengers who had survived; however, less than ⅓ of the passengers did not survive. Miss. Emily Louisa…

Survival rates on the titanic depended on many factors. What class tickets people purchased really made a difference as to whether or not a passenger survived. Gender and age of passengers also made a difference. Different nationalities survived at different rates. Whether a passenger was a crew member was a critical factor. Many factors influenced survival rates. Do you think there were differences in survival rates for people who purchased different class tickets on the Titanic? People in…

Throughout the tragedy of the Titanic, many horrific things happened that amazed many. The giant ship crashed into an iceberg, causing the ship to sink. Many passengers did not make it off the ship, but the ones who did have a great story to tell. During the devastating tragedy of the sinking Titanic, there were many reasons why it happened and many who did and did not survive. While the Titanic was on it trip across the ocean, they received many warnings that there was danger ahead, but the…

From Titanic to Costa Concordia – a century of lessons not learned is a paper written by Schröder-Hinrichs, J., Hollnnagell, E. and Baldauf, M. that describes both the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and the sinking of the Costa Concordia in 2012. The Piece was written to highlight how two cruise ship disasters that happened almost exactly a century apart had the same underlying human and organizational factors; thus illuminating the fact that though many thing in the shipping industry have…

10 facts about Titanic A century has cruised by since the luxury steamship R.M.S Titanic met its calamitous end in the North Atlantic, sinking two miles to the sea depths in the wake of sideswiping an iceberg amid its maiden voyage. Instead of the originally intended Port of New York, a remote ocean grave turned out to be the White Star Line's last destination in the early hours of April 15, 1912. More than 1,500 individuals lost their lives in the catastrophe. The tragedy triggered a sudden…

MOST EMOTIONAL AND HEARTRENDING SCENE IN THE MOVIE: The most heartrending scene of the movie comes at the end when Jack dies while attempting to save Rose. When rescue boats arrive, Rose is placed in one but Jack and Cal cannot go on it as it is just meant for the women and kids. Cal although tries to guarantees Rose that he has a boat for Jack and they both will soon join her so that she stays there and doesn’t come back to Jack, she after gazing at Jack jumps back onto titanic as she…

difficulties shaped the ship to what it became. Soon after March 31st 1909, work started on the Titanic (BBC 1). It took around 3 years to complete. In Belfast, Ireland the Titanic was manufactured by Harland and Wolff. It was a British ship (“RMS”3). Many people mistook the RMS Titanic ship for an American ship because it was…

Line had multiple rivals who tried to beat them by building a ship that is better and faster. The only thing White Star Line could do was prove their company was worthy of ship building. They made the Titanic which derived from Greek meaning gigantic. RMS Titanic was completed in in the beginning of April and it was the most exotic boat anyone could lay their eyes on. The Titanic was like one of the seven wonders of the world until the massive boat hit an iceberg and the unsinkable boat became…