The Titanic was the largest ship in the world at the time of its maiden voyage in 1912 from Southampton, England to New York. It carried over 2,200 passengers and crew divided into three classes - first, second, and third class. On April 14th, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank within two and a half hours, with only 705 of the passengers and crew surviving due to insufficient lifeboats. The sinking revealed flaws in the ship's design that was thought to be "unsinkable" due to its sixteen water-tight compartments.
The Unsinkable Titanic: What the TItanic Taught Us About Disaster PreparednessDr. Karen Saucier Lundy
The Unsinkable Titanic: What the TItanic Taught Us About Disaster Preparedness is a PPS that details the changes in how we prepare for a disaster based on the Congressional Hearings of 1912.
The Unsinkable Titanic: What the TItanic Taught Us About Disaster PreparednessDr. Karen Saucier Lundy
The Unsinkable Titanic: What the TItanic Taught Us About Disaster Preparedness is a PPS that details the changes in how we prepare for a disaster based on the Congressional Hearings of 1912.
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The Titanic tragedy is a poignant tale that intertwines ambition, engineering marvels, and human tragedy. The ship was a marvel of its time, considered unsinkable due to its innovative design and luxurious amenities. However, its fate serves as a reminder of the limitations of human ingenuity and the unpredictable forces of nature.
The Titanic was an engineering masterpiece, designed with cutting-edge technology for its era. Constructed by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland, it was a feat of engineering boasting a length of about 882 feet and a width of 92.5 feet. The ship was divided into 16 compartments, supposedly watertight, a design that was believed to make it virtually unsinkable even if several compartments were breached.
Its hull was constructed using high-quality steel, a material believed to be strong and resilient. However, the steel used in the construction had a high sulfur content, making it more brittle in cold temperatures—a crucial factor contributing to the catastrophic iceberg collision.
The ship's opulence was unparalleled, with lavish interiors featuring intricate woodwork, plush furnishings, and state-of-the-art amenities for its passengers. Despite its grandeur, the Titanic was not equipped with enough lifeboats to accommodate all passengers and crew, a tragic oversight that exacerbated the loss of life when disaster struck.
On the fateful night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic, on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, collided with an iceberg in the frigid North Atlantic waters. The impact caused severe damage, breaching multiple compartments and compromising the supposedly watertight design.
The fatal flaw became evident as the compartments filled with water, causing the ship to gradually sink. The inadequate number of lifeboats exacerbated the catastrophe, leading to the loss of over 1,500 lives out of the approximately 2,224 passengers and crew on board.
The Titanic tragedy remains a poignant reminder of the limitations of human hubris, despite advancements in technology and design. It serves as a crucial lesson in maritime safety, influencing subsequent regulations and practices to ensure the safety of passengers and crew on modern-day ships.
What Seven Cascade Events Led to the Titanic Sinking?Bob Mayer
15 April 1912, the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg, producing four holes in the hull combining to a size around the size of a dinner table. What led to the ship hitting the iceberg? Why did it sink? What can we learn from this disaster to prevent future catastrophes?
What Seven Cascade Events Led to the Titanic Sinking?Bob Mayer
15 April 1912, the unsinkable Titanic struck an iceberg, producing four holes in the hull combining to a size around the size of a dinner table. What led to the ship hitting the iceberg? Why did it sink? What can we learn from this disaster to prevent future catastrophes?
The Unsinkable Titanic: What the Titanic Taught Us About Disaster PreparednessDr. Karen Saucier Lundy
The Unsinkable Titanic: What the TItanic Taught Us About Disaster Preparedness is a PPS that details the changes in how we prepare for a disaster based on the Congressional Hearings of 1912.
2. Brief information The Titanic was one of the most famous ships in history. When it was launched in 1912 it was the biggest moving object ever built. She was 885 feet long and weighed 46,000 tons. She could carry 3,295 people onboard, including passengers and crew.The Titanic had ten decks- seven for the passengers and three for the crew and cargo only. The ship also included a swimming-pool, a Turkish bath, squash courts and a gym. In fact it was a kind of floating palace
3. First class The passengers were divided into three classes- First class had access to restaurants and dinning-rooms, lounge, reading and writing room, a smoking room(smoking was not allowed to any other passengers) and various cafes, they would also have been loaded on first in an emergency
4. Second class Passengers travelling second class on the Titanic enjoyed a luxury that rivalled first class on other liners. Titanic was also the first ship to have an electric elevator for second class passengers. More people survived on this class than in Third Class because they paid more money so they would pay them back by saving them their lives.There were 285 second class passengers on board - 168 men, 93 women and 24 children.118 second class passengers survived the disaster - 14 men, 80 women and 24 children.A Second Class ticket would cost about £13.
5. Third class There were 706 Third class passengers on board- 462 men, 165 women and 79 children, but only 178 passengers survived this disaster- 75 men, 76 women and 27 children which shows that most of third class people died and most of first class people survived. A Third Class ticket would have cost around £3-£8, very cheap for a boat that size. Third Class passengers would not have fancy rooms or be allowed in and posh restaurants.
6. Disaster strikes! The Titanic’s first voyage began on April 10th 1912 when she set off from Southampton in England on her journey to New York. But it wasn’t long before disaster struck. The Titanic hit an iceberg on April 14th at 11.40p.m. The huge hull was damaged and the ship rapidly began to take in water. The Titanic had twenty wooden lifeboats but these were not enough. Out of 2200 people on board only 705 survived. The people were rescued from the lifeboats by another ship, the Carpathia, which picked up the Titanic’s S.O.S. message.
7. More information They thought of it as the ‘unsinkable’ because it has sixteen water-tight compartments, and they built it so that if four compartment flooded the boat would still stay afloat, but unluckily five compartments flooded to the ship slowly began to sank. She took two and a half hours for it to completely sink. It broke in half and one piece sank, after about five minutes the other side filled with waster and also sank.
9. Quiz 1. Where did the titanic leave on its Maiden Voyage? 2. What did it crash into? 3. What class was the most luxurious? 4. How many hours did it stay afloat? 5. Why was it thought of the ‘unsinkable’? 6. What time did it hit the iceberg? 7. How many people survived?
10. Quiz answers 1. Southampton, England. An iceberg First Class Two and a half hours Because it had sixteen water-tight compartments, and if four compartment flooded it would still stay afloat 11:40 p.m. 705 people survived