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The Titanic

The Titanic. 1887-1912 By, Amanda Owen P4. Captain E.J. Smith. The Titanic was Captain E.J. Smith's retirement ship. Captain Smith was born on January 24th 1850. He was married to Sarah Eleanor Pennington in July of 1887. Construction.

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The Titanic

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  1. The Titanic • 1887-1912 • By, Amanda Owen P4

  2. Captain E.J. Smith • The Titanic was Captain E.J. Smith's retirement ship. • Captain Smith was born on January 24th 1850. • He was married to Sarah Eleanor Pennington in July of 1887.

  3. Construction • Watertight compartments - Titanic was built with 16 different watertight compartments. These compartments must be enclosed at all times. • Boilers - in the titanic there were 24 double ended boilers and 5 single ended boilers. These were in 6 different boiler rooms. The double ended boilers were 20 feet long and the single ended boilers were 11 feet 9 inches long. • Funnels - titanic had 4 funnels. The fourth one was used to make the ship look even more powerful. • Propellers - titanic had 3 propellers that powered the ship through the sea. • The titanic was launched in 1912

  4. Construction pictures

  5. Ticket prices • First class: $4,350 (price of finest 1st class suite) • Second class:1,750 • Third class: $30 • Today these prices would be much more than what they were then.

  6. Lifeboats • The titanic carried a total of 20 lifeboat • Each lifeboats had a capacity of 65 people. • There was so few lifeboats because the titanic was known to be "unsinkable"

  7. Survivors or not? • 2,220 people were on board of the titanic. • Only 711 people were rescued • 1,490 people died • If the titanic would have had enough lifeboats for every passengers, more people would have survived the titanic.

  8. Credits • guardian.co.uk • findmeahobby.com • en.wikipedia.org • library.thinkquest.org • abratis.de • nmni.com • historyonthenet.com • http://www.titanicstory.com/interest.htm

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