The Titanic

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The Titanic
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• The White Star Line was founded in 1850
• In 1867 it was purchased by Thomas Ismay
• Thomass son Bruce became a partner in the firm
  and took over as company director in 1899 when
  his father died
• In 1902 a wealthy American bought the company,
  Ismay remained as managing director
• In 1907 Ismay suggested that the company build
  two liners which were bigger and more luxurious
  than any other ship in the World. These were
  Titanic and her sister ship Olympic.

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Construction

• Titanic was built in Belfast by the shipbuilding
  company Harland and Wolff
• Thomas Andrews was chief designer
• Construction began in 1909

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The Design

• Titanic had 16 watertight compartments. She could
  stay afloat if any two compartments or the first
  four became flooded.
• Titanic had 29 boilers. 24 of these were large
  boilers containing 6 coal burning furnaces. 5
  were small containing 3 furnaces.
• Titanic had 4 funnels, 3 of which were used to
  expel gas.
• Titanic had 3 propellers which were powered by
  steam. The rotation of the propellers powered the
  ship through the sea.

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• Titanic was launched in 1911. The next 10 months
  were spent completing the interior of the ship.
• Titanic was fitted with 16 wooden lifeboats in
  addition to 4 collapsible canvas sided lifeboats.
  The ship was designed to hold 32 but it was
  thought that the deck would look to crowded.
• Titanic had dining rooms for each class level, a
  post office, an elevator, a swimming pool, a
  squash court, a gymnasium and a Turkish Bath.

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Titanics Maiden Voyage
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Passenger/Crew Statistics

• Exact numbers of those traveling on the
  Titanic is not known!
• According to British enquiries there were 2,229
  on board Titanic. 1,316 of these were passengers
  and 913 were crew.
• 325 First Class Passengers
• 285 Second Class Passengers
• 706 Third Class Passengers
• The number of survivors varies between 701 and
  713.

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Why did Titanic Sink?

• Titanic struck an iceberg at 1140 on the 14th of
  April 1912 which sliced through the side of the
  ship.
• Shortly after impact it was realised that 6 of
  the watertight compartments were flooded.
• 7 iceberg warnings were ignored.
• Iceberg wasnt spotted in time
• Speed

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The Californian

• The Titanic was not the only ship in the North
  Atlantic that night.
• The Californian was just 6 miles from Titanic.
• They saw flares being fired into the sky and
  concluded that a party was being held.
• On seeing the ship disappear they concluded it
  had sailed away.

• When the Carpathia reached the site news of the
  fate of Titanic had reached the Californian.
• If the Californian had responded on seeing the
  flares it would have reached the Titanic before
  it sank.

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Where is the Titanic Now?

• The Titanic now lies over 12,000 feet below the
  Atlantic Ocean!!