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On Board The Titanic. How Much Did it Cost to Build the Titanic?. Titanic's building cost (in 1912) was $7.5 million. To rebuild the ship today would cost about $413 million.
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How Much Did it Cost to Build the Titanic? • Titanic's building cost (in 1912) was $7.5 million. To rebuild the ship today would cost about $413 million.
The order to proceed with Titanic's construction was officially given on April 30, 1907. Building began in the Spring of 1909
How Big Was the Titanic? Titanic was slightly larger than the WWII Aircraft Carrier, USS
Light Bulbs • 10,000 light bulbs lit the ship. • If 480 light bulbs blew out, how many would there be that worked?
Ticket Prices In 1912 • First Class:$4,350,Second Class:$1,750Third Class:$30 • How much would it cost a couple to sail First Class on the Titanic? • How much would it cost a family of four to said Second class on the Titanic? • How much would it cost a family of ten to sail Third Class on the Titanic?
The passengers on the Titanic have become as infamous as the sinking of the ship itself. Molly Brown became famous in her own right for being the only woman to have rowed a lifeboat to safety. The Passengers
When it became apparent that no male passengers on the Titanic could be allowed to board the limited lifeboats, Mrs. Straus chose to stay by the side of her husband; even though it meant certain death. The couple perished with the ship. The Passengers
The infamous ship set sail on April 10, 1912 under the command of Captain John Smith. The Captain
Question • There were 2228 people on board of the Titanic, 337 in first class, 285 second class, 721 in third class and 885 crew members. How many people in all boarded the Titanic?
Why did the Titanic have so few lifeboats? While original plans for the ship included 64 lifeboats, it sailed with only 20.
Lifeboats • The total capacity of all 20 lifeboats was 1,178 people per boat. How many people would one lifeboat hold?
Water • The Titanic used 14,000 gallons of drinking water every 24 hours. How many gallons were used in 1 week?
Bacon and ham: 7,500 lbsSugar: 10,000 lbsCereals: 10,000 lbsCoffee: 2,200 lbsFlour: 200 barrelsFresh asparagus: 800 bundlesFresh butter: 6,000 lbsFresh eggs: 40,000 How many pounds of sugar, bacon, ham, butter, and cereal were aboard the Titanic? Food on the Titanic
Tea cups: 3,000Tea pots: 1,200 Flower vases: 500Fruit dishes: 400 Cocktail glasses: 1,500Coffee cups: 1,500Coffee pots: 1,200 Dinner forks: 8,000Dinner plates: 12,000Dinner spoons: 5,000 How many dinner forks, dinner plates and spoons were on the Titanic? Tableware, Glassware and Cutlery
Aprons: 4,000Bath towels: 7,500Bed covers: 3,600Blankets: 7,500Cook's cloths: 3,500 Double sheets: 3,000 Single sheets: 15,000Table cloths: 6,000Table napkins: 45,000 How many single and double sheets were taken on the Titanic? If there were 12,000 napkins used on the Titanic before it sunk, how many napkins were left? Linens
Question • The collision occurred at 11:40 P.M. on Sunday, April 14, 1912. • How many years has it been since the Titanic sank?
Answer • Almost 100 years. 2010 - 1912
Question • In the end only 705 persons survived the sinking of the ship, out of 2,228 passengers and crew members , how many lives were lost?
Answer 2,228 – 705 = 1,523 1,523 lives were lost when the Titanic ship beneath the ice cold waters of the Atlantic.
Her construction was reputed to have been the best of the best. So, why did she sink and did the ship's construction have anything to do with the tragedy? Why Did the Titanic Sink?
Messages Sent • Records reveal that over 250 telegrams were sent and received during the four days of the ship's voyage. The minimum fee for sending a wireless telegram from aboard the Titanic was $3.12. How much money was spent on sending messages?
The Titanic was rediscovered on July 14th, 1986. 74 years after it sank.
This watch on the right is recovered from the body of a steward called Sidney Sedunary. Artifacts
Credits • http://www.titanic-facts.com/ • http://www.rmstitanic.net/ • http://promenade.expeditiontitanic.com/ • http://www.titanic-facts.com/titanic-facts.html