The Titanic was the largest The Titanic was the largest ship to be built during its ship to be built during its time.time.

It had nine decks and was as tall as an eleven-story building.

The Titanic set sail April 10, 1912, The Titanic set sail April 10, 1912, from England, and was sailing to from England, and was sailing to America.America.

The Titanic was thought to be unsinkable.

The Titanic set sail April 10, 1912, from England, and was sailing to America.

Colonel John Jacob,Colonel John Jacob,

Astor, considered Astor, considered thethe

world’s richest man,world’s richest man,

was aboard the was aboard the

Titanic, along withTitanic, along with

Mr. and Mrs. IsidorMr. and Mrs. Isidor

Straus, the foundersStraus, the founders

of Macy’s of Macy’s DepartmentDepartment

Store.Store.

Throughout the day on April, 14, 1912, the Titanic received seven warnings of icebergs.

Around 11:40 P.M. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg.

The iceberg that the Titanic hit was about400 miles from Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean.

The lowest part of the Titanic was divided into sixteen watertight compartments.

The Titanic could The Titanic could stay afloat if no stay afloat if no more than four more than four of the watertight of the watertight compartments compartments had water in had water in them, but there them, but there was water in five was water in five compartments, compartments, and eventually and eventually all of them.all of them.

At 12:25 A.M., the ship Carpathia, received the Titanic’s distress call, and headed towards the sinking Titanic.

Women and children were allowed in the lifeboats first.

At 12:45 A.M., the first lifeboat left the ship, but there were only lifeboats for about half of the passengers.

Many lifeboats left the Titanic without being filled with people.

The ship stayed afloat a little more than two hours before sinking.

The band on the Titanic kept playing music untilthe ship sank.

More than 1,500 people died.

The ship, the Carpathia, rescued 705 people.

On September 1, 1985, Dr. Robert Ballard and others, discovered the wreck of the Titanic.

The bow of the Titanic.

In July of 1986, Dr. Ballard explored the Titanic with the help of Alvin and Jason Junior.