titanic a Fatal story

TITANIC The story of a tragedy.

A.Silvert

I.

The building of the « Unsinkable » ship.

 She would not sink even if two or four compartments were flooded.

II.

She was built in Belfast, Ireland.

 More than 10,000 workers from Harland and Wolff Ltd. spent three years laboring on the ship, which was the largest moving object in the world at the time.

 The company also built the famous ships

Britannic and Olympic.

III.

The cost:

Titanic cost $7.5 million to build, which is equivalent to about $400 million in today’s dollars.

IV.

The beginning of the fatal journey:

 The Titanic left Belfast, Ireland and headed for Southampton, England on April 2, 1912.  Titanic arrives in Southhampton on April 3, 1912.  The Titanic left Southampton on its maiden voyage on Wednesday, April 10, 1912 at 12:00 Noon.

V.

How many passengers were there on board?

 There were 3,547 passengers on board for a capacity of 2,603.  There weren’t enough lifeboats to rescue every one.

VI. The final and fatal shock:

 The Titanic struck an iceberg on Sunday, April 14, 1912 at 11:40 pm.

 The Titanic sank on Monday, April 15, 1912 at 2:20 am.

VII. How many people died? How many survived?

 More than 2 thousand people died.  Only 705 passengers were saved and went aboard the Carpathia.

VIII. The story of the survivors: A SURVIVOR’S STORY.