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TITANIC

TITANIC. By Cian Timlin. Building The Titanic. The Titanic was built in Belfast. They started building the Titanic in 1908-1909. The Titanic took millions of man hours to build. The Titanic was built alongside its sister ship, The Olympic.

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TITANIC

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  1. TITANIC By Cian Timlin

  2. Building The Titanic • The Titanic was built in Belfast. • They started building the Titanic in 1908-1909. • The Titanic took millions of man hours to build. • The Titanic was built alongside its sister ship, The Olympic. • They decided to build the Titanic because they wanted to make a ship bigger and better then their rivals Cunard lines new ship

  3. Building The Titanic Part 2 • Many of the workers who came out from working on the Titanic came out deaf. • The Titanic was launched on 31st of May 1911 but the build wasnt finished until March 1912.

  4. First Class • Most of the passengers in first class were very rich. • The first class passengers had a gym. • When the first class passengers were in their turkish baths they would have a member of the orcestra playing music beside them. • On the Titanic the first class passengers dressed very elegantly.

  5. The Titanic First class The written plans for the grand staircase. The gym. First class bedroom.

  6. Second Class • The passengers in second class worked as teachers, lawyers, miners and clerks. • Second class passengers had very well-appointed suites. • Some second class passengers dressed in a wealthy style but others dressed normally.

  7. Third Class • Third class passengers were mostly emigrants. • They were looking to start a new life in America. • Third class suites may not have been as nice as first or second class but they were still as nice as second class on other ships. • Third class passengers dressed normally.

  8. Captain Edward Smith • This was Captain Edward Smiths last voyage. • He was 62 captaining the Titanic. • He was born in Staffordshire Potteries town of Hanley, now part of Stoke on Trent.

  9. Setting Sail • The Titanic set sail from Southhampton April 10 1912. • The Titanic then sailed from Southhampton to Cherbourg in France and Queenstown (now Cobh) and then she began her proper voyage across the Atlantic to New York.

  10. The Iceburg • Four days into her journey the Titanic hit an iceburg in the North Atlantic. • The Iceburg hit the side of the Titanic. • The Iceburg was massive.

  11. When She Started To Sink • The water started to break in and the boiler rooms were under threat. • The Titanic started to send out sos. • Some of the other ships would not listen because they were sick of the first classes sending out messages to their friends.

  12. When She Is About To Sink • At this point many people had gotten on lifeboats . • She was starting to go down quicker. • Captain Smith was to go down with the ship.

  13. The Titanic sinks • At around 2:20 A.M April 15th the Titanic founders in the Atlantic. • Not everyone could be saved. • Another ship called the Carpathia came and rescued the surviving passengers. • On 18th April the Carpathia arrives in New York with the survivers. • The unsinkable ship sank.

  14. Facts • 2227 passengers were on board the Titanic. • Titanics yard number was 401, She was built on slipway number 3 under Arrol Gantry. • The Titanic was fully framed by April 1910. • Skilled ship yard workers were paid £2 a week, Unskilled £1 a week. • The cost back then to build the Titanic was $7.5 million, the cost today $400 million.

  15. Facts part 2 • Titanic was 882ft 9in in length, 92 ft in width, 175 ft in height and it weighed 46,328 tonnes. • Both Carlisle and Andrews were related to the chairman, Lord Pirrie. Carlisle was his brother in law, Andrews was his nephew. • Between November 1911and April 1912, 20 other boats had sunk off the shores of Newfoundland. • The Carpathia came to the rescue of the Titanic passengers in lifeboats. It was too late to save those left on the ship. • The Titanic lies approximately 12,460ft at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean (approximately 2.5 miles)

  16. Questions • When did the Titanic set sail from Southhampton? • True or False: This was Captain Smiths last voyage? • How many passengers were on board the Titanic? • True or False: The motto was that men and children first on lifeboats? • How long did it take for the Titanic to sink? • What was the name of the ship that came to rescue the passengers on the lifeboats?

  17. Questions Part 2 • How long did it take to build the Titanic? • At what time did the Titanic sink? • What kind of jobs did second class people have? • What did the third class passengers want in New York? • True or False the first class people were rich?

  18. THE TITANIC • BY CIAN TIMLIN

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