The Titanic DisasterBy Jude and Chelsey

Contents

Construction

Facilities Onboard

Iceberg Collision

Maiden Voyage

The Sinking

Survivors

Construction

• After the keel has been laid, construction begins on the frame . The frame is similar to the ribs in the human body, and it forms the basic shape of the hull.

Facilities Onboard• There were

many different facilities on board like 2 parlour suites each with a 50 foot private promenade and 7 other First Class Staterooms and suite.

Maiden Voyage• The vessel began

her maiden voyage from Southampton, bound for New York City on the 10th of April 1912, with Captain Edward. J. Smith in command.

• As Titanic left her berth her wake caused the liner SS New York .

Iceberg Collision• That Sunday at

13:45 a message from the steamer America warned that large icebergs lay in Titanic’s path but as Jack Phillips and Harold Bride the Macoroni radio operators were employed but they just ignored them.

The Sinking• It is well established

that the sinking of the Titanic was the result of an iceberg collision, which fatally punctured the ships five forward most water tight compartments.

• The first lifeboat launched was lifeboat 7 on the star board side with 28 people on board out of capacity of 65.

Survivors• The total of

2,223 people aboard the Titanic only 706 ,less than a third survived and only 1,517 perished. The majority of deaths were caused by Hypothermia .