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Disaster On the night of 14 April 1912 the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank, with huge loss of life. 1,517 people died in the accident, while the British investigation has the number at 1,490.Regardless, the disaster is one of the worst disasters in history and by far the most famous.

THE WRECK Following the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 groups searched for the Titanic wreck for decades. Many had started to believe the ship's grave would never be found.

FACTS Only 705 of 2,227 people on board survived. What percentage is that? Women Men Total & Children First class 94% 31% 60% Second class 81% 10% 44% Steerage 47% 14% 25% Crew 87% 22% 24%

THE VOYAGE Although the drama of one of the greatest maritime disasters -- the sinking of R.M.S. Titanic -- was played out over the course of just a few hours, the tragic event has captivated our imaginations for decades. What few remember, however, is that Titanic was more than the largest and most luxurious vessel of her time. She was also an “R.M.S.,” a “Royal Mail Ship.” The Titanic departed from Southampton, England on her first and only voyage Wednesday, April 10, 1912. She was the largest ship ever built at the time, reaching almost three football fields in length and twelve stories high. After making stops at Cherbourg, France and then Queenstown, Ireland she headed for New York City

THE SINKING When the Titanic embarked on her maiden voyage the world was filled with hope and awe. In just a few short days those emotions turned to horror and grief. Find out what really happened that day in 1912 the sinking of the titanic. Four days into her journey, at 11:40 P.M. on the night of April 14, she struck an iceberg. Her fireman compared the sound of the impact to "the tearing of calico, nothing more." However, the collision was fatal and the icy water soon poured through the ship

Memories It was the biggest passenger ship in history, built to be unsinkable. But as all the world knows, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sunk to the bottom of the sea on its first voyage in April 1912.,

WHY DID IT SINK It was Captain Smith's fault This was Captain E. J. Smith's retirement trip. All he had to do was get to New York in record time. Captain E. J. Smith said years before the Titanic's voyage, "I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that." Captain Smith ignored seven iceberg warnings from his crew and other ships. If he had called for the ship to slow down then maybe the Titanic disaster would not have happened.

WHY DID IT SINK 2 It was the shipbuilder's fault About three million rivets were used to hold the sections of the Titanic together. Some rivets have been recovered from the wreck and analysed. The findings show that they were made of sub-standard iron. When the ship hit the iceberg, the force of the impact caused the heads of the rivets to break and the sections of the Titanic to come apart. If good quality iron rivets had been used the sections may have stayed together and the ship may not have sunk.

TITANIC CURSE Another suggested source of a Titanic "curse" is the Princess of Amen-Ra who lived in 1050 B.C. According to legend after her discovery in the 1890s in Egypt, the purchaser of the mummy ran into serious misfortune. The mummy was donated to the British Museum where it continued to cause mysterious problems for visitors and staff. The mummy was eventually purchased by journalist William Thomas Stead who dismissed the claims as quirks of circumstance; though he did arrange for the mummy to be hidden under the body of his car for fear that it would not be taken aboard the ship because of its reputation. He reportedly revealed to other passengers the presence of the mummy the night before the accident. The mummy itself was placed in the first-class cargo hold. However, eyewitness accounts report that, once the Captain gave the order to abandon ship, the mummy appeared on deck.

1. The Titanic took two years to build 1. The Titanic took two years to build. It was finished in May of 1911 with a steel hull held together with over 3 million rivets. 2. The Belfast, Northern Ireland shipyard of Harland and Wolff built the Titanic. Over 12,000 men worked on the construction of the ship. 3. The Titanic had a capacity of 3547 passengers and crew and, fully laden, weighed over 66,000 tons. 4. The “RMS” before the ship’s title denotes “Royal Mail Ship,” a prestigious honour. 5. No expense was spared in making the Titanic the most luxurious vessel of its time. Every stateroom had running water and the grand staircase boasted gold and crystal light fixtures. 6. There were 899 crew members on the Titanic, from officers to mailroom staff, barbers, waiters, butchers, stokers, and room stewards and stewardesses. 7. The 329 first class passengers on the Titanic had the use of four of the eight passenger decks. Facilities included a gymnasium, a Turkish bath, a swimming pool, and a library. 8. More than half of the Titanic’s passengers were travelling steerage or third class. At $36.25 per person, the fare was about two months’ wages for the average passenger. 9. On the night of April 14, 1912, most of the passengers on board felt little more than a bump as the ship was fatally damaged in its collision with the iceberg. 10. Although the capacity of the 20 lifeboats on the Titanic was 1178, only 706 people managed to get into a lifeboat. 11. In total, 60 percent of the Titanic’s first class passengers survived, 42 percent of the second class passengers, and only 24 percent of the steerage passengers and crew. 12. The Titanic lies in 12,470 feet of water. At this depth, there is no light and the temperature is no more than 36 degrees Fahrenheit. Few fish can survive the cold and the intense pressure of this depth.

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