THE TITANIC

BUILDING THE TITANIC

• The construction began on March 31, 1909.
• 220 feet was the height of the gantry built over the Titanic.
• Took 3 years to construct.
• Cost $7,500,000 to build.
• During the building 8 construction workers died.
• 883 feet long and 104 feet wide.

THE TITANIC SETS SAIL

• April 2 1912, at 8:00pm, the Titanic sets sail.
• The next day the Titanic made it to Southampton and headed to New York.
• 2,228 people boarded.
• Set sail under the command of Caption Edward Smith.

THINGS TO DO

• Swimming pool
• Gym
• Photography Dark Room
• 3 Cigar Rooms

THE TITANIC SINKS

• On the night of April 14, at 11:40 P.M., the Titanic hit and iceberg.
• Was going 22 knots when it hit the iceberg.
• Iceberg cut a hole into the hull between 220 to 245 feet long.

MORE FACTS ABOUT THE SINKING

• Each passenger was given a life vest.
• However, their wasn't enough life boats to support everyone.
• They took mostly children and women on life boats, leaving the men.
• It took the Titanic 3 hours to sink after it hit the Iceberg.

THE NEXT MORNING

• Their were 705 survivors.
• 1,522 passengers and care lost.
• The Titanic's final resting place is 350 miles Southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.
• 2.3 miles below the Ocean's surface.

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