RMS Titanic

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…

When: The building of the Titanic started in the early months of 1909 and the construction lasted three years. On April 10th, 1912, the “unsinkable” ship departed from Europe. No more than four days later, the Titanic hit an iceberg around 11:30 p.m. and sank 2:20 a.m. Where: The Titanic embarked on it’s maiden voyage from the ports of Southhampton, England to New York City, New York. Before traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, the Titanic stopped in Queenstown, Ireland, which is now known as…

A total of 2,701 deaths. Two incidents. One accidental, one targeted. The Titanic and the Lusitania. Around 1,503 people died from the sinking of the Titanic while around 1,198 people died on the Lusitania. These incidents were three years apart but what happened to both vessels are in no way similar. One hit an iceberg and sank in almost 3 hours. One was shot by the Germans and sank in 18 minutes. The Titanic sank, holding 2,208 people, and 1,530 died at the end of the night, meaning 678…

1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from to New York City. made by Harland and Wolff Technical RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early morning of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The concept of a functioning replica of the Titanic has been explored several times, especially following the resurgence of interest…

world like the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Even before it launched the Titanic became famous for its pure opulence and was branded “unsinkable.” Sadly its glory was short lived as not far into the first voyage it sank. This disaster sprung from a seemingly random chain of events and showed many problems with how White Star Line treated the different classes of people. In the aftermath safety conventions were held and regulations were changed. But not only that, the Titanic mainly captured the…

In 1909 construction of the largest passenger steam boat was started, this ship was named “Titanic.” The Titanic carried over 2,000 passengers plus the crew. Coming in at a cost $7,000,000 this steamship was one of three ‘Olympic Class’ liners made by White star line. Titanic was supposed to be an unsinkable ship that had luxury. The builders had claimed that this ship could have a very tragic incident and stay afloat for two to three days. It had a length of nearly 882 feet and height of 175…

Silence was heard about the sea. Twenty lifeboats floated around in the quiet, moonless night. The Titanic had sunk. This was a tragic turn of events, for the RMS Titanic was the height of advancement and technology in the 1900s. Not only was she the largest ship in the world, but “she was safe. The Titanic, as everyone knew, was practically unsinkable” (Hopkinson 2). White Star Lines assured people that there was no ship safer than her. Such technology certainly could not be defeated by the…

boom and bust cycles along with new presidents that shifted the course of America. The 1910s had many events that make it history, the sinking of the Titanic, the influenza epidemic, and WWI that shifted the American economy for the better. One of the largest social events of this decade was the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. At its time, the Titanic was the largest passenger boat in the world. The…

The passengers aboard the RMS Titanic were about 2,223 people who sailed on the maiden voyage. They sailed from Southampton to New York City. With many great deaths that occurred on this “unsinkable ship”, many authors used this event as a background for a great story, but were the details of the event accurately portrayed? When writing Dangerous Waters, it is clear that Gregory Mone did his research and showed the event accurately. The book Dangerous Waters by Gregory Mone was a heart…

wife traveled back to Europe on the “Amerika” for one last time before going back to New York for good. To get back to New York, Strauss and his wife purchased a first out of third class passenger ticket on a brand new ship, RMS’ White Star Line Titanic! When boarding the Titanic, people were swarming all around, nearly 3000 of them. This was many more than the ship could carry and I’ll…