the famous titanic
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The Famous Titanic. By Isaac. Building the Titanic. Built by the White Star Line 883 ft long 92 ft wide 46,328 tons 104 ft high 29 boilers 3 propellers 3 million rivets 16 water-tight compartments. Building the Titanic. Setting Sail. Set sail on Thursday April 11, 1912 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
By Isaac
Building the TitanicBuilt by the White Star Line883 ft long92 ft wide46,328 tons104 ft high29 boilers3 propellers3 million rivets16 water-tight compartments
Setting SailSet sail on Thursday April 11, 19122223 people on boardLeft Queenstown, Ireland for New YorkThe captain’s name was Edward J. Smith
Disaster!11:40 pm Sunday, April 14,
1912 the Titanic hit an iceberg
The hole was over 300ft longFirst lifeboat was launched at
12:40 am with only 19 people on board
It took 160 minutes for the Titanic to sink
Rescue!
Carpathia comes to the rescueWhen it received the SOS it
was 60 miles awaySome of the people were in
lifeboats for 4 hours1517 souls perishedOnly 706 people survived
RediscoveryIt was rediscovered in 1985 by Robert
Ballard2 1/2 miles underwaterSank in two pieces
RediscoveryLocation where the Titanic wreck was
discovered
Rediscovery
"The debris field hit me the most, here in that ghostly expanse of sea floor 350 miles off Newfoundland, the people who died during the early hours of April 15th 1912, leaves me with this everlasting memory"
~ Dr. Robert Ballard ~
Last Living Titanic SurvivorMillvinia Dean, age 96Only 2 months old at time of sinkingRescued with mother and older brother, BertramFather did not surviveLives in England todayHas no memory of the tragedy
“Titanic”, original artwork by Isaac