RMS Olympic

The appalling maritime disaster of the twentieth century, the sinking of Titanic is remembered for the failure of an engineering marvel equipped with technological advances that were, at the time, deemed it “practically unsinkable.”(Delgado, n.d.) On April 10, 1912 from Southampton, England to New York city, largest ship destined on her maiden voyage. The most luxurious and with latest technology of her time, cruise liner set sail for the United States with the pleased passengers all aboard. The…

In the year 1912, the tragedy of the “Unsinkable” R.M.S (Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic occurred, but why? According to www.historyonthenet.com, there are many possibilities why the Titanic has an early grave, 12,500 feet under water, resting at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Historians have argued over the possibilities ever since the incident had occurred. They believe the Titanic sank because of human error. Three of the many human errors that occurred on April 14,1912, are first of all…

Birkenhead Drill Birkenhead Drill was a military ship. In February 1851, it was going to South Africa with troops and their families. There were a total of six hundred and thirty people on board out of which one hundred and seventy were women and children. The rest were inexperienced military men and officers. At 2 a.m. on 25th February, when this ship was near Cape Town, it strokes a massive rock that was not shown on any of the maps. This sudden jerk broke the ship into two pieces. The front…

When a disaster happens different people have different experiences and perceptions on how it happened in “A Night to Remember” we are introduced into different perceptions of the titanic hitting an iceberg. This a story about the sinking of the titanic. The author use different perceptions of the incident to give more depth to the feeling the passengers had when they hit something The author did this to make a broader explanation of how it felt when the titanic struck the iceberg. One of…

The RMS titanic is the world’s first biggest ship in the world. It is a British ship that sink down to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The ship carried almost 4,000 passenger but it actually carried 3,547 passenger and crew is 2,223. The titanic is longest ship ever recorded, the length of it was eight thunder three it was constructed in March 31 1909 and built in Belfast in Northern Ireland. The designer of the RMS Titanic is Thomas Andrews the captain is Edward Smith he was born in January…

The Titanic Introduction, The Titanic was launched at 11:40pm on the night of April 14, 1912.The Titanic was 269.9 meters the length of the Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches. It was 825 tons, the amount of coal used for the ship to move is 825 tons used per day. The amount of light bulbs used on the ship was 10,000. First, the cost to build the Titanic was $7,500,000. Two of the workers were killed during the build. 20 horses needed to transport the main anchor. It took three years to build…

Who’s fault was it that the Titanic sank? “Large patches of ice and many Icebergs.” says a warning from the radio of the Caronia. There were many of these warnings. Some were ignored and some not taken seriously. I find the radio workers and the lookouts guilty of the sinking of the Titanic. But why was if their fault? Here is why these people’s actions caused the sinking of the Titanic. The radio workers, almost as soon as the ship left for sea, were getting warnings of floating ice and…

Haven't you ever wondered who was responsible for the deaths that took place at the Titanic Disaster? The Titanic was one of the biggest ships ever to set sail. The Titanic was also one of the few ships in 1912 to have little lifeboat space for its passengers The person you would need to talk to would be Captain Stanley Philip Lord. Since he was the one that did not respond correctly to the flares shot by the Titanic, he had absolutely no experience with ice fields, and as Captain of the ship he…

The Titanic The night the Titanic sank was a very tragic night. One question I have and oftenly ponder is if this disaster could have been avoided? Could extra precautions could have taken to save the lives of the people on the Titanic. I honestly believe that it could have been avoided and that some people were the cause of this disaster. I have reason to believe that the captain and the wireless operator are at fault. First of all, the lookouts did not see the iceberg before time because…

Are you ready to hear who was responsible for the sinking of the Titanic? Read along to figure it out. This is a very important topic because we are trying to figure out and conclude who was responsible for the sinking of the Titanic. You should care because the Titanic was one of the largest shipwrecks in history. Captain Smith is responsible for the sinking of the Titanic because he ignored ice warnings, slowed down the ship, and he skipped the important safety drills Although there are…