TITANIC
By Cian Timlin
Building The Titanic
• The Titanic was built in Belfast.
• They started building the Titanic in 1908-1909.
• The Titanic took millions of man hours to build.
• The Titanic was built alongside its sister ship, The Olympic.
• They decided to build the Titanic because they wanted to make a ship bigger and better then their rivals Cunard lines new ship
Building The Titanic Part 2
• Many of the workers who came out from working on the Titanic came out deaf.
• The Titanic was launched on 31st of May 1911 but the build wasnt finished until March 1912.
First Class
• Most of the passengers in first class were very rich.
• The first class passengers had a gym.
• When the first class passengers were in their turkish baths they would have a member of the orcestra playing music beside them.
• On the Titanic the first class passengers dressed very elegantly.
The Titanic First class
• The written plans for the grand staircase.
• The gym.
• First class bedroom.
Second Class
• The passengers in second class worked as teachers, lawyers, miners and clerks.
• Second class passengers had very well-appointed suites.
• Some second class passengers dressed in a wealthy style but others dressed normally.
Third Class
• Third class passengers were mostly emigrants.
• They were looking to start a new life in America.
• Third class suites may not have been as nice as first or second class but they were still as nice as second class on other ships.
• Third class passengers dressed normally.
Captain Edward Smith
• This was Captain Edward Smiths last voyage.
• He was 62 captaining the Titanic.
• He was born in Staffordshire Potteries town of Hanley, now part of Stoke on Trent.
Setting Sail
• The Titanic set sail from Southhampton April 10 1912.
• The Titanic then sailed from Southhampton to Cherbourg in France and Queenstown (now Cobh) and then she began her proper voyage across the Atlantic to New York.
The Iceburg
• Four days into her journey the Titanic hit an iceburg in the North Atlantic.
• The Iceburg hit the side of the Titanic.
• The Iceburg was massive.
When She Started To Sink
• The water started to break in and the boiler rooms were under threat.
• The Titanic started to send out sos.
• Some of the other ships would not listen because they were sick of the first classes sending out messages to their friends.
When She Is About To Sink
• At this point many people had gotten on lifeboats .
• She was starting to go down quicker.
• Captain Smith was to go down with the ship.
The Titanic sinks
• At around 2:20 A.M April 15th the Titanic founders in the Atlantic.
• Not everyone could be saved.
• Another ship called the Carpathia came and rescued the surviving passengers.
• On 18th April the Carpathia arrives in New York with the survivers.
• The unsinkable ship sank.
Facts
• 2227 passengers were on board the Titanic.
• Titanics yard number was 401, She was built on slipway number 3 under Arrol Gantry.
• The Titanic was fully framed by April 1910.• Skilled ship yard workers were paid £2 a
week, Unskilled £1 a week.• The cost back then to build the Titanic was
$7.5 million, the cost today $400 million.
Facts part 2
• Titanic was 882ft 9in in length, 92 ft in width, 175 ft in height and it weighed 46,328 tonnes.
• Both Carlisle and Andrews were related to the chairman, Lord Pirrie. Carlisle was his brother in law, Andrews was his nephew.
• Between November 1911and April 1912, 20 other boats had sunk off the shores of Newfoundland.
• The Carpathia came to the rescue of the Titanic passengers in lifeboats. It was too late to save those left on the ship.
• The Titanic lies approximately 12,460ft at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 2.5 miles)
Questions
• When did the Titanic set sail from Southhampton?
• True or False: This was Captain Smiths last voyage?
• How many passengers were on board the Titanic?
• True or False: The motto was that men and children first on lifeboats?
• How long did it take for the Titanic to sink?• What was the name of the ship that came
to rescue the passengers on the lifeboats?
Questions Part 2
• How long did it take to build the Titanic?
• At what time did the Titanic sink?
• What kind of jobs did second class people have?
• What did the third class passengers want in New York?
• True or False the first class people were rich?
THE TITANIC
• BY CIAN TIMLIN
