TITANIC STORY

 

Titanic.

Titanic was launched on 31 May 1911 and left Southampton on her maiden voyage on 10 April 1912 with 2,240 passengers and crew. On April 15, 1912, the Titanic disintegrated after hitting an iceberg and sank to the bottom of the ocean, taking with it the lives of more than 1,500 passengers and crew.

A British luxury liner that sank on April 14-15, 1912, on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York, killing approximately 1,500 (see researcher's note: Titanic) passengers and crew. One of the most famous tragedies in modern history, it has inspired many stories, several films and musicals, and has been the subject of much scholarship and scholarly speculation.

By the summer of 1907, 

Cunard seemed ready to increase its market share with the debut of two new ships, the Lusitania and the Mauretania, due to enter service later that year. The two passenger coaches attracted much attention for their supposed speed; both later set transatlantic speed records. Eager to answer his rival, White Star chairman J. Bruce Ismay reportedly met with William Pirri, who controlled the Belfast shipbuilding firm Harland and Wolff, which built most of White Star's ships. The two men came up with a plan to build large ships that would be known for their comfort rather than their speed. Finally it was decided to build three ships: Olympic, Titanic and Britannic.

On March 31, 1909, 

about three months after the Olympics, the keel of the Titanic was lowered. The two ships were built side by side in a purpose-built portal to accommodate their unprecedented size. The sister ships were mainly designed by Thomas Andrews of Harland and Wolff. In addition to its ornate decorations, the Titanic had a huge great dining room, four elevators and a swimming pool. Its second-class accommodations were comparable to the excellent features of other ships, and its third-class offerings, while modest, continued to stand out for their relative comfort..

Safety elements,

In terms of safety features, Titanic had 16 compartments with doors that could be closed from the bridge to keep water out if the hull burst. Although the bulkheads were supposed to be watertight, they were not covered from above. The ship's builders claimed that four compartments could be flooded without jeopardizing the ship's buoyancy. The system led many to claim that the Titanic was unsinkable.

Titanic was launched

After the hull and main structure were completed, Titanic was launched on May 31, 1911. After that, the outfitting phase began, when the machinery was loaded onto the ship and interior work began. After her Olympic maiden voyage in June 1911, Titanic underwent minor design changes. At the beginning of April 1912, Titanic passed her sea trials, after which the ship was declared seaworthy..