TITANIC

THE LAUNCH

• The Titanic was built in Belfast,United Kingdom
• The construction started on March 31, 1909
• The ship weighed 52,310 tons
• 2 Tons of soap was used to help launch the ship
• It set out on its voyage on May 31, 1911

THE CAPTAIN

• Captain Edward J. Smith was the captain of the Titanic
• He was born on January 27, 1850 in Hanley,United Kingdom
• He died on April 15, 1912
• He died at the age of 62
• His body was never found after the sinking of the Titanic

FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS

• They lived in the lap of luxury
• A first class ticket today would cost around $70,000.00
• Maids cleaned the first class passengers rooms
• The first class passengers were businessmen, bankers, professional athletes, politicians, and high ranked military personnel
• They were fed baked apples, corned beef, and french ice cream

SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS

• Not quite as luxurious as the first class
• Second class nowadays is the average person today
• A second class passenger ticket costs 960 dollars today
• Second class was the second richest people on the ship
• Second class had a library and got to swim in the saltwater swimming pool

THIRD CLASS PASSENGERS

• Third class carried diseases
• They were the poorest people on the ship
• Third Class passengers had old worn out clothes and could not afford new ones
• Third class tickets nowadays costs 172 to 640 dollars
• Their rooms were not very big as you can see in the background

THE SINKING

• The Titanic hit the iceberg at 11:40 P.M. on April 14,1912
• The lookouts couldn't see the iceberg until it was right in front of the ship
• There was more than 1,500 people dead that night
• The Titanic hit the iceberg at the front and at the bottom of the ship
• The Titanic sank at 2:20 A.M. It took 2 hours and 40 minutes

THE END