1. The Titanic by Mark Hoey
People thought this was an unsinkable ship but how wrong were they.
by Mark Hoey

2. Belfast in the early 1900s
People were poor some were rich but most were poor
People worked very hard
But a lot of people smoked
When people heard about the Titanic they were excited

3. The building of Titanic
Six thousand shipbuilders began work at Harold and Wolff’s shipyard in Belfast
For ten months workers fitted out the ship
First class bedrooms and parlour were decorated to resemble rooms in mansion and palaces
Dining saloons for second and third class passengers were better than those on other ships. But first class had much nicer ones

4. Why build the Titanic
The Titanic was built to carry people and other supplies to New York such as:
Cigars
Cutlery
food

5. The launch of Titanic
The launch of the titanic was a big day for some. When they launched the ship some people even died because it was so tall and some people drowned pushing it out
It took the builders a long time to build it so they were very happy.

6. Fitting out When people entered the ship there was three classes:
First class
Second class
Third class
It was packed and crowded
First class tickets cost £30

7. Maiden voyage
Captain Edward J. Smith had a lot to feel happy about. He was commanding a majestic ship on its maiden voyage, the sea was calm and they were making good time. In fact they thought the might even reach New York ahead of schedule.
Captain Edward J. Smith nickname was The millionaires captain.

8. The sinking of Titanic
At 11:40pm the wireless operator said we are surrounded by ice.
No one on the Titanic seemed to understand the danger ahead.
An enormous wall of Ice appeared in front of them.
The iceberg grazed the Titanic’s starboard slicing holes in the hull.
It was 02:20 when the ice-berg slipped under the north Alantic.

9. Rescuing the passengers
It was not an easy task to rescue people.
Some first class people were very selfish, they didn’t want a lower class person in their life boat.
A lot of the life-boats that left the great ship were not full.

10. Survivors
Jack Thayer boarded the Titanic. He was in first class area. When the flood arose Jack and his parents jumped over the edge. A rescue boat came and rescued him. Most of the passengers that survived were from the first class area.
C.H Lightoller was the only officer to survive the great disaster.

11. Acknowledgements HEROES of the TITANIC
A history of Belfast-Local Histories