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At the time, the Titanic was the largest passenger liner in the world. It sailed on its maiden voyage, carrying a lot of very famous people, and sank with horrific loss of life before reaching its destination.
Titanic, as her name implies, was HUGE, over 882 feet long, and displacing over 52,000 tons. Her total human capacity was 3,547 passengers and crew. But the total capacity of all her lifeboats was 1,178 persons. It should be said that this lifeboat capacity satisfied the standards of the time.
Titanic sailed from Southampton, England on April 10, 1912, bound for New York with 2,223 people on board. She sank four days later, after striking an iceberg about 400 miles SSE of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. 1,517 people died. Only 333 bodies were recovered; the rest were carried away by the freezing waters or entombed in the pieces of the broken ship.
Among those on the voyage were John Jacob Astor IV (died) and his wife (survived), industrialist Benjamin Guggenheim (died), Macy's owner Isidor Straus (died) and his wife (died), Denver millionairess Margaret "Molly" Brown (survived, later described as the "unsinkable") and many other celebrities of the day.
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BENJAMIN ELLIOTT
lots of people dieed
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Why is the Titanic nonfiction?
Titanic was nonfiction because the sinking was a real event.
Why was the Titanic a memorable event?
Because one of the greatest ships sunk.
Why was the sinking of the titanic such a memorable disaster?
The sinking of Titanic was such a memorable disaster because she was the greatest, and largest, ship in the world.
Did sydney goodwin survive the sinking of the titanic?
No she did not survive the sinking of the Titanic.
What do I not know about the titanic sinking?
You might not know that all six lookouts survived the sinking of Titanic.
Why is the Titanic nonfiction?
Titanic was nonfiction because the sinking was a real event.
Why was the Titanic a memorable event?
Because one of the greatest ships sunk.
What event happen on the Titanic at 11.40pm?
The look-outs spotted the iceberg that was to cause the sinking.
The opening of fenway park coincided with what major historical event in 1912?
The sinking of the Titanic.
Did William Taft make a statement about the titanic sinking?
No, William Taft did not make a statement about the sinking of the Titanic. Taft was the President of the United States from 1909 to 1913, and the Titanic sank in 1912. There is no record of him publicly commenting on the event.
Why was the sinking of the titanic such a memorable disaster?
The sinking of Titanic was such a memorable disaster because she was the greatest, and largest, ship in the world.
Did sydney goodwin survive the sinking of the titanic?
No she did not survive the sinking of the Titanic.
Dorothy Gibson starred in a 1912 silent film documenting what historical event?
The sinking of RMS Titanic
When did the sinking of the titanic happen?
Sinking of the RMS Titanic happened on 1912-04-15.
What event made Molly Brown unsinkable?
Molly Brown was considered unsinkable because she survived the sinking of the Titanic.
How many children survived Titanic sinking?
only 30 children survived the titanic sinking.
How many survivors from the sinking of the RMS Titanic?
There were 706 people that survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
