Construction
The Titanic was construction on march 22 1909, and ending may 31 1911. She was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard, and designed by William Pirrie in Belfast. She was the biggest, and fastest ship of her time with a whopping weight of 52,310 metric tons, 883 ft long (as tall as the empire state building), and a top speed of 23 knots Because she has two 3 prop propellers on the side, and one 4 prop propeller at the center, there was much to boast of here but thats not all. Her hull was divided into 16 compartments that were presumed to be watertight. Because four of these compartments could be flooded without causing a critical loss of buoyancy, the Titanic was considered unsinkable! In just over two years the greatest ship of the 20th century was made.
Passenger, and Crew sastics
The Titanic was construction on march 22 1909, and ending may 31 1911. She was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard, and designed by William Pirrie in Belfast. She was the biggest, and fastest ship of her time with a whopping weight of 52,310 metric tons, 883 ft long (as tall as the empire state building), and a top speed of 23 knots Because she has two 3 prop propellers on the side, and one 4 prop propeller at the center, there was much to boast of here but thats not all. Her hull was divided into 16 compartments that were presumed to be watertight. Because four of these compartments could be flooded without causing a critical loss of buoyancy, the Titanic was considered unsinkable! In just over two years the greatest ship of the 20th century was made.
Passenger, and Crew sastics
Departure and Sinking
On April 10, the RMS Titanic, departed Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. After stopping at Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown, Ireland, to pick up some final passengers, the massive vessel set out at full speed for New York City. However, just before midnight on April 14, the RMS Titanic failed to divert its course from an iceberg and ruptured at least five of its hull compartments. These compartments filled with water and pulled down the bow of the ship. Because the Titanic's compartments were not capped at the top, water from the ruptured compartments filled each succeeding compartment, causing the bow to sink and the stern to be raised up to an almost vertical position above the water. Then the Titanic broke in half, and, at about 2:20 a.m. on April 15, here stern and bow sank to the ocean floor.
On April 10, the RMS Titanic, departed Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. After stopping at Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown, Ireland, to pick up some final passengers, the massive vessel set out at full speed for New York City. However, just before midnight on April 14, the RMS Titanic failed to divert its course from an iceberg and ruptured at least five of its hull compartments. These compartments filled with water and pulled down the bow of the ship. Because the Titanic's compartments were not capped at the top, water from the ruptured compartments filled each succeeding compartment, causing the bow to sink and the stern to be raised up to an almost vertical position above the water. Then the Titanic broke in half, and, at about 2:20 a.m. on April 15, here stern and bow sank to the ocean floor.
The rescue
One hour and 20 minutes after Titanic went down, the Cunard liner Carpathia arrived. The survivors in the lifeboats were brought aboard, and a handful of others were pulled out of the water. It was later discovered that the Leyland liner Californian had been less than 20 miles away at the time of the accident but had failed to hear the Titanic's distress signals because its radio operator was off duty.
Revisited
On September 1, 1985, a joint U.S.-French expedition located the wreck of the Titanic lying on the ocean floor at a depth of about 13,000 feet. The ship was explored by manned and unmanned submersibles, which shed new light on the details of its sinking. Here is some footage form a recent expedition from 2004 on exploring the bow of the Titanic.
One hour and 20 minutes after Titanic went down, the Cunard liner Carpathia arrived. The survivors in the lifeboats were brought aboard, and a handful of others were pulled out of the water. It was later discovered that the Leyland liner Californian had been less than 20 miles away at the time of the accident but had failed to hear the Titanic's distress signals because its radio operator was off duty.
Revisited
On September 1, 1985, a joint U.S.-French expedition located the wreck of the Titanic lying on the ocean floor at a depth of about 13,000 feet. The ship was explored by manned and unmanned submersibles, which shed new light on the details of its sinking. Here is some footage form a recent expedition from 2004 on exploring the bow of the Titanic.
What we have learned.
It’s important to remember Titanic not as another disaster at sea, Instead as a life lesion to everyone. Laws were pasted that enforced life boats for every passenger on the ship, and mandatory lifeboat drills. Then the Radio Act of 1912 made so any rocket fired at sea, would be a distress signal only, which removed any misinterpretation. The Titanic disaster created the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) first held in London, 12 November 1913. There a treaty was signed which international funding created 24/ 7 ice watch in the Atlantic. Though it didn't stop there all ships must have a double hull extended to the water line, and watertight compartments though not mandatory to be fully watertight, were refurbished on most ships to do so. This was a great wake up call to maritime safety as though ship disasters happen; if it weren't for the Titanic we would have greater disasters and larger losses of life at sea without these new regulations.
It’s important to remember Titanic not as another disaster at sea, Instead as a life lesion to everyone. Laws were pasted that enforced life boats for every passenger on the ship, and mandatory lifeboat drills. Then the Radio Act of 1912 made so any rocket fired at sea, would be a distress signal only, which removed any misinterpretation. The Titanic disaster created the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) first held in London, 12 November 1913. There a treaty was signed which international funding created 24/ 7 ice watch in the Atlantic. Though it didn't stop there all ships must have a double hull extended to the water line, and watertight compartments though not mandatory to be fully watertight, were refurbished on most ships to do so. This was a great wake up call to maritime safety as though ship disasters happen; if it weren't for the Titanic we would have greater disasters and larger losses of life at sea without these new regulations.
The Future of Titanic
Since titanic is a grave site for over 1500 people its important to remember that people died there, and doing salvage on the titanic is like Grave robbing. Though some titanic advocates wish it to be protected by the international community, it should also be preserved. Rising it up out of the water would destroy the ship its self, and then deal with the fact which country gets it is another challenge as well. He is a interesting videos on preserving the Titanic.
Since titanic is a grave site for over 1500 people its important to remember that people died there, and doing salvage on the titanic is like Grave robbing. Though some titanic advocates wish it to be protected by the international community, it should also be preserved. Rising it up out of the water would destroy the ship its self, and then deal with the fact which country gets it is another challenge as well. He is a interesting videos on preserving the Titanic.