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.