The RMS Titanic

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The RMS Titanic

• By Charlie M

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Contents
Construction Facilities Onboard Maiden
Voyage The Sinking Aftermath
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Construction

• On the 31st March 1909 construction starts to
  build the Titanic.
• The Titanic was built in Belfast by a company
  called Harland and Wolff between 1909 to 1911 for
  the White star line shipping company.

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Facilities onboard

• On the Titanic there was a gymnasium, a swimming
  pool, a squash court and many more.
• Both first and second class could use a smoking
  room, a reading room and more.

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Maiden Voyage

• The Titanic set off on her maiden voyage from
  Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912.
• Captain Edward .J. Smith was in charge of the
  vessel and that should have been his last trip
  before planned retirement.

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The Sinking

• The Titanic was struck by a iceberg on 14th April
  1912.
• The ship sunk in the middle of the Atlantic and
  land was very far away so you could not swim.
• There was 28 people on a lifeboat instead of the
  capacity of 68.
• After the last lifeboat left there was still
  1,500 people onboard.

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Aftermath

• 2 hours after the Titanic had fully sunk RMS
  Carpathia came to the rescue and saved a lot of
  the passengers .
• She picked up 706 survivors.
• 1517 people died.