1. Study of the RMS Titanic
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2. Building the Titanic The Titanic was a British Royal Mail Steamer.
It took 15,000 ship builders 3 years to build the Titanic.
It cost $7.5 million to build in
The Titanic had 10 decks.
The Titanic was about 882 feet long and about 92 feet wide.
It weighed 46,328 tons.

3. Lifeboats The Titanic carried 20 lifeboats. www.historyonthenet.com
14 wooden which held 65 persons each
2 wood cutters which held 40 persons each
4 Englehardt Collapsibles which held 47 persons each
The total capacity of all the lifeboats was 1,178 persons.
Englehardt Collapsible Lifeboat

4. RMS Titanic’s Voyage
The Titanic began her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912.
She set sail from Southampton, England and was headed to New York City.
There were 2, 435 passengers on board.
1st Class = 735 passengers
2nd Class = 674 passengers
3rd Class = 1,026 passengers
There were 885 crew members on board.
It cost $4,350 for a first class parlor suite, $60 for a second class ticket, and $40 for a third class ticket.
First ClassParlor Suite
2nd Class Room
3rd Class Room

5. The Sinking
Titanic’s Iceberg
On April 14th, at 11:40pm, the Titanic struck an iceberg on its starboard bow.
An iceberg is a mountain of ice.
85% of an iceberg’s bulk is below the water.
The iceberg that the Titanic struck was over 5,000 years old.
The iceberg was feet high and feet long.
The Titanic received 6 warnings about the icebergs.
85% of an iceberg is under water.
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6. Rescue It took 2 hours and 40 minutes for the Titanic to sink.
Titanic Survivors
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RMS Carpathia
It took 2 hours and 40 minutes for the Titanic to sink.
The rescue ship, Carpathia, took four hours to reach the site of the sinking.
The Carpathia rescued 705 survivors and took them to New York.
Most of the 1,523 people who died when the Titanic sank froze due to the freezing temperatures.

7. Rediscovery
Bow of the Titanic
Dr. Robert Ballard
Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel led the team that discovered the wreckage of the Titanic on September 1, 1985.
The wreckage was located about 300 miles southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
It was 12, 500 feet down on the ocean bottom.
They used a mini-sub named Alvin and a robotic camera named Jason Jr. to take photos of the wreckage.
Deck of the Titanic
Titanic’s propeller
Titanic wreckage
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