The titanic

The Titanic was designed to be the grandest ship ever built. It was truly a marvel of modern engineering. The ship was over 882 feet long, had nine decks and could carry about 3,000 passengers and crew. When she sailed on April 10th, 1912 she carried 2,200 passengers and crew.

Most people who saw her were in awe of her size and luxury amenities. On board the Titanic there were: Turkish baths, beauty parlors, a squash court, swimming pool and even a gymnasium with rowing machines..passengers could choose between a first or second class ticket - depending on how much you paid determined which in amenities you would have access to - first class passengers were treated like royalty - they would receive undivided attention from waiters and other staff members - second class passengers were middle class professionals who still received great service but not as much as first class

1 The ship was reputed to be unsinkable.

As the crow flies, the Titanic was about four hours away from New York Harbor after its maiden voyage. The ship didn’t have enough lifeboats for everyone on board, and some passengers were worried that they wouldn’t be able to find one themselves.

As it turns out, however, there were more than enough lifeboats to accommodate all of the passengers on board—the problem was that they were all filled to capacity with people fleeing their own ships in need of rescue. Many passengers who had made it aboard the Titanic went into a panic when word came from the bridge that there just weren’t enough boats for them—this was their only chance of survival, but if they stayed aboard, they would be trapped in an unsinkable ship when it sank.

Now things got tricky: If a passenger moved into a lifeboat that needed evacuating before someone else could get there, he or she could potentially lose his or her spot by being left behind in the water. When boarding became mandatory rather than optional at 10pm on April 14th (when less than half of those aboard had been saved), many panicked and left their seats as soon as possible rather than wait until almost every possible spot had been taken up before entering a lifeboat—leaving others with no other choice but to stay behind if they wanted any hope of survival themselves.

The sinking of the Titanic devastated its owners, the White Star Line. The sinking of the Titanic was a huge financial loss for White Star. In addition to paying compensation to the families of the deceased, the company had to pay for a large recovery mission, and lost around $5 million in cargo alone. After World War I broke out, White Star was lent two ships by Britain’s government, but when peace was declared in 1918, their fleet had dwindled down to seven ships.

The iceberg that sank the Titanic is still believed to be mostly intact in the North Atlantic Ocean. It might seem odd that icebergs float, when they are mostly solid and water is not. That’s because of their shape, which has been compared to a wedge of ice cream. The top of the iceberg is seen above the water line; the rest is below it.

Icebergs are formed from freshwater glaciers, which slowly move down valleys or slopes into sea water. As they become larger and break off, they become icebergs. Icebergs can be up to 985 feet high and weigh millions of tons!

Where are icebergs found? Wherever there are glaciers that meet the ocean or large lakes, such as Greenland (which has about 10 percent of all ice on Earth) and Antarctica (which holds 90 percent). Icebergs also can be found in Iceland, Canada, Norway, Russia, New Zealand and Chile.

How icebergs die: There are two ways for an iceberg to die: melting or collision with another body of ice. If conditions are right (that means warm weather), an iceberg can melt in as little as a few months; otherwise it can take years for an entire iceberg to melt away."

The captain of the Titanic went down with his ship. From the very beginning, Captain Smith was an experienced captain. His career at sea began in 1874 and had seen him rise through the ranks of the White Star Line’s maritime department to become a captain by 1880. He was a man who knew his way around boats and knew how to handle ships in worse conditions than what he faced that fateful night. And, despite this experience and his many years at sea, it is believed that he did not abandon ship when he could have done so easily.

The story goes that Captain Smith remained on board until the last possible moment. In fact, he was recorded as saying: “Well boys, you’ve done your duty and done it well; I ask no more of you; I release you. You know the rule of the sea - women and children first.” He then gave his lifejacket to a passenger before helping others into lifeboats himself.

Some historians even believe that Captain Smith may have tried to save more lives by turning the Titanic into another direction before she sank beneath the waves in order to ensure that fewer people would be sucked down with her when she sank.

Smith stayed on board until there were no more passengers left to save before going down with his ship. This sacrifice cost him his own life; however, it ultimately saved hundreds of other lives in return for his own — as harrowing as such an exchange may be for us today.

The story of the titanic will never stop fascinating us The Titanic is the most iconic ship of them all. People are still fascinated with the story today, almost 110 years after it sunk. This is partly because the wreck of the Titanic has never been seen before by human eyes. The story is also compelling for many other reasons. The fact that it was a luxury cruise ship and came to rest in one of the coldest regions of the world has meant that there’s a deep sense of mystery surrounding its demise. Scientists, explorers and academics have added further intrigue to what happened on board, how it sank and why there were so many victims as a result. The fact that it’s shrouded in mystery has only made people more interested in learning about its history and legacy.