5. • the Titanic was a sign of her time's culture and commerce
alike were hurtling forward into the modern age after just
three years hard work
A qualitative leap in the world of
shipbuilding
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10. • The wireless telegraphers used Morse Code to send
messages. Morse Code is a way of "tapping" out letters
using a series of dots (short signals) and dashes (long
signals). Spoken, short signals are referred to as "dits"
and long signals are referred to as "dahs".
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11. • on Sunday the 14th of April Titanic's radio operators
received six further reports about icebergs and her path
they were busy sending Telegraph's on behalf of
passengers and the final two warnings never reached the
bridge.
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15. • because of the shortage of lifeboats captain Smith
ordered women and children to board first the crew
managed the evacuation as best they could in the
Confusion but many boats were launched
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16. • British passengers on the Titanic died in disproportionate
numbers because they queued politely for lifeboats while
Americans elbowed their way on, an Australian
researcher believes.
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