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TITANIC
ROYAL MAIL STEAMER

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 CONTENTS:

Chapter 1 Introduction
2 The construction of RMS – Titanic
3 Maiden voyage
4 Sinking
5 Final minutes and arrival of Carpathia in New York
6 Rediscovery of the Titanic
7 Legends and myths regarding Titanic
8 Titanic – the movie
9 Precise
10 Bibliography
INTRODUCTION

The RMS (Royal Mail Steamer) Titanic was an

Oliympic-class passenger owned by British shipping
company White Star Line and built at the Harland
and Wolf shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. At the time of
her construction, she was the largest passenger
steamship in the world.
 The Titanic was designed by some of the most
experienced engineers, and used some of the most
advanced technology available at the time. It was
popularly believed to have been described as
"unsinkable." It was a great shock to many that,
despite the extensive safety features, the Titanic
sank. The frenzy on the part of the media about
Titanic's famous victims, the legends about the
sinking, the resulting changes to maritime law, and
the discovery of the wrek have contributed to the
continuing interest in, and notoriety of, the Titanic.

Shortly before midnight on 14 April 1912, four

days into the ship's maiden voyage, Titanic hit
an iceberg and sank two hours and forty-eight
minutes later, early on 15 April 1912. The
sinking resulted in the deaths of 1,517 of the
2,223 people on board, making it one of the
deadliest peace time maritime disasters in
history.
 Chapter 2 The construction of RMS – Titanic
The ship incorporated
technologically advanced
features for the period.
She had three electric
elevators in first class
and one in the second
class.
The most expensive one-way trans-Atlantic passage was
$4,350 (which is more than $95,860 in 2008 dollars).

Construction of RMS Titanic, funded by the American J.P.

Morgan and his International Mercantile Marine, began on 31
March, 1909. Titanic's hull was launched on 31 May 1911,
and her outfitting was completed by 31 March the following
year. She was 269.1 m long and 28.0 m wide, with a gross
register tonnage of 46,328 long tons and a height from the
water line to the boat deck of 18 m.
 Chapter 3 Maiden voyage

On the maiden voyage of the

Titanic some of the most
prominent people of the day
were travelling in first–class.
Some of these included
millionaire John Jacob IV and
his wife Madeleine Force Astor.

The vessel began her maiden

voyage from Southampton,
England, bound for New York
City, on 10 April 1912, with
Captain Edward J. Smith in
command.
Chapter 4 Sinking

On the night of Sunday, 14 April 1912, the

temperature had dropped to near freezing and
the ocean was calm. The moon was not visible
and the sky was clear. Captain Smith, in
response to iceberg warnings received via
wireless over the preceding few days, altered
the Titanic's course slightly to the south.
Captain Smith, alerted by the jolt of the
impact, arrived on the bridge and ordered a
full stop. Shortly after midnight on 15 April,
following an inspection by the ship's officers
and Thomas Andrews, the lifeboats were
ordered to be readied and a distress call
was sent out.
Chapter 5Final minutes and arrival of Carpathia in New York

The first lifeboat launched was Lifeboat 7 on the

starboard side with 28 people on board out of a
capacity of 65.

Around 02:10, the stern rose out of the water

exposing the propellers, and by 02:17 the
waterline had reached the boat deck.
As the ship fell into the depths, the two sections
behaved very differently. The streamlined bow planed
off approximately feet 609 m below the surface and
slowed somewhat, landing relatively gently. The stern
plunged violently to the ocean floor, the hull being torn
apart along the way from massive implosions caused
by compression of the air still trapped inside. The stern
smashed into the bottom at considerable speed,
grinding the hull deep into the silt.
 The RMS Carpathia arrived in the
area and at 04:10 began rescuing
survivors. By 08:30 she picked up the
last lifeboat with survivors and left
the area at 08:50 bound for New
York.

Of a total of 2,223 people aboard the Titanic only 706 survived the
disaster and 1,517 perished. The majority of deaths were caused by
hypothermia in the 28 °F (−2 °C) water. At this water temperature,
death could be expected in less than 15 minutes. Men and members
of the 2nd and 3rd class were less likely to survive. Of male
passengers in second class, 92 percent perished. Less than half of
third-class passengers survived.
 Chapter 6 Rediscovery of the Titanic

On 15 April 2012, the 100th

anniversary of the sinking of Titanic is planned to be commemorated
around the world. By that date, the Titanic Quarter in Belfast is
planned to have been completed. The area will be regenerated and a
signature memorial project unveiled to celebrate Titanic and her links
with Belfast, the city that had built the ship.

It was found at a depth of (4 km),

slightly more than 600 km south-east
of Mistaken Point 21 km from fourth
officer Joseph Boxhall’s last position
reading where Titanic was originally
thought to rest.
 Further damage was caused by the sudden impact of hitting the
seabed; with little structural integrity left, the decks collapsed as the
stern hit.
Surrounding the wreck is a large debris field with pieces of the ship,
furniture, dinnerware and personal items scattered over one square mile
(2.6 km²). Softer materials, like wood, carpet and human remains were
devoured by undersea organisms.

Approximately 6,000 artifacts have been removed from the wreck.

Many of these were put on display at the National Maritime Museum in
Greenwich, England, and later as part of a travelling museum exhibit.
 Chapter 7 Legends and myths regarding Titanic

Contrary to popular
mythology, the Titanic was never
described as "unsinkable",
without qualification, until after
she sank. There are three trade
publications (one of which was
probably never published) that
describe the Titanic as
The rumored ship number of
unsinkable, prior to her sinking,
the Titanic was 390904,
but there is no evidence that the
which spells "no pope"
notion of the Titanic's
backwards. When Titanic
unsinkability had entered public
sank, claims were made that
consciousness until after the
a curse existed on the ship.
sinking.
The press quickly linked the
"Titanic curse" with the White
Star Line.
Chapter 8 Titanic – The movie

These days, the word Titanic

immediately conjures up images of the
starry-eyed Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate
Winslet passionately embracing as they
lean precariously over the bow of the
ship, with the wind in their sprightly
young faces and the world at their feet.
 Jack Dawson (Leonardo Di Caprio) is a young boy
who wins passage to America aboard the Titanic in a
lucky game of poker (upon boarding the ship, Jack tells
to his friend that they are "the luckiest sons of bitches in
the world"). Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) is
travelling to America, to be married to Cal Hockley (Billy
Zane), a situation she is not thrilled about. Sparks fly
when Dawson manages to talk Rose out of jumping
overboard, but tragedy awaits as the unsinkable ship hits
and iceberg and begins to flounder.
In the movie, this story is presented to the audience as a
flashback. The narrator is Rose, 101 years old, with the
last name Dawson. She tells the story to a treasure
hunter (Bill Paxton), who is looking for the famous (and
valuable) Heart of the Ocean, a diamond that was given
to Rose by her fiance, Hockley.
 PRECISE
In 1912, the Titanic, a steamship in England's White Star
Line, set out on its doomed maiden voyage, with 2,223
enthusiastic passengers and crew members on board for the
history-making trip from Southampton, England, to New York
City. Only 705 would survive the ship's collision with a massive
iceberg.
The "unsinkable" ocean liner hit an iceberg late in the
evening on April 14 and sunk in the early hours of April 15.
The Titanic was designed to hold 32 lifeboats, though
only 20 were on board; White Star management was
concerned that too many boats would sully the
aesthetic beauty of the ship.
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