The Titanic By Phoebe Contents Page 3 Construction

The Titanic By Phoebe

Contents • Page 3 - Construction • Page 4 - Facilities Onboard • Page 5 - Maiden Voyage • Page 6 - The Sinking • Page 7 - Aftermath • Page 8 - Thank You

Construction • The Titanic was built by ‘Harland Wolff’ in Belfast between 1909 and 1912. • It was built for ‘White Star Line’ They also built 2 other ships just like the Titanic. • Harland Wolff was owned by Lord Pirrie, friend of Bruce Ismay, manager of ‘White Star Line’. • Chief designer, Thomas Andrews supervised every detail of the construction.

Facilities Onboard • • • If you were 1 st class then you were treated to luxury and comfort. Decorations in the Lounge were modelled on the Palace of Versailles in Paris and were adorned with: ornate wooden panelling, expensive furniture and other decorations. Other luxuries include: 3 Electric lifts, A heated swimming pool, A gymnasium, A swimming pool, A Turkish bath, A squash court, An authentic Parisian cafe with French waiters, A sunlit veranda cafe with live palm trees, a fully equipped darkroom for amateur photographers to try their skills.

Maiden Voyage • The Titanic began it’s Maiden Voyage from Southampton, bound for N. Y. C on 10 th April 1912 • The Captain Edward J. Smith was in command, his last planned job before retirement. • After crossing the English Channel the boat Cherbourg, France, to board additional passengers and stopped again the next day at Queenstown, Ireland before steaming out to the Atlantic • There was about 2, 201 passengers and crew onboard by now.

The Sinking • • Sunday 14 th April 1912, the weather was very unusual because the water was calm, flat sea without wind or swell. At 11: 39 pm the lookout spotted a monster iceberg about 20 ft above water level. They immediately sounded the warning bell and telephoned bridge with the message ‘Iceberg-RIGHT AHEAD!’. First Officer Murdoch, who was in charge at that point, ordered the ship to turn "hard-a-starboard" - the traditional order for a quick turn to port (left) and so away from the iceberg. The helmsman spun the ship's wheel as fast as it would go and the engines were stopped before going into reverse. The Titanic did begin to turn but after only 37 seconds since being sighted, the iceberg still managed to strike its starboard bow (front-right), buckling the hull and letting seawater come into the ship. The impact, although jarring to the crew at the front, was noticed by many of the passengers.

Aftermath • • After receiving Titanic's distress signals, RMS Carpathia arrived at 4: 10 am to rescue any survivors, just under two hours after Titanic had sunk. At 8: 50 am she left the area, having picked up 706 survivors and their lifeboats. They were all: cold, damp and very upset at what had happened. Many people were shocked that the Titanic could sink with such a great loss of life despite all of her technological advances - 706 survivors is is just 31% of the 2, 223 people who were on board. 1, 517 people had died. At 9 pm on the 18 th April 1912 the Carpathia arrived in New York. As she passed the Statute of Liberty, thousands of people were there to watch.