Titanic Research Paper

Jimmy Gonzalez
December 13, 2010
Period 5
Mr. Fisher
TITANIC
The Titanic was conceived in 1907 (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). It was the beginning of the twentieth century, a time of optimism and progress (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). The Translantic transport of passengers cargo and mail was brisk and competitive (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). In the spirit of this competition managing director of the white star line, J. Bruce Ismay engaged in the Belfast shipbuilding company or Harland and Wolff. They came together to build three leviathans that would become the largest moving objects created by man (R.M.S. Titanic 1987) The three royal ships were to be called Olympic, Titanic, and Gigantic. The Gigantic was soon renamed Britannic (R.M.S. Titanic 1987).
The ships were to be virtually identical in size and structure. The Titanic was to be the true shinning star (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). Titanic’s keel was laid on March 22, 1909. The next twenty-six months, Harland and Wolf’s shipyard workers labored nine hours a day and six hour a week to construct her massive hull (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). The white star flagships would have both reciprocating steam engine the norm for the period, and a turbine engine to power the center of three propellers (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). Moreover a double-plated bottom and sophisticated system of watertight compartments provided the utmost in security. On May 31, 1911, Titanic was completed. After completed the ship was gracefully slipped into the water. Launched one hundreds twenty-two tons of tallow trans oil, and soup, and was towed to the fitting out basin (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). It was now time for the three thousand carpenters, engineers, electricians, plumbers, painters, master mechanics, and interior designers to fix the Titanic with the latest in marine technology. The most sumptuous fixtures and furniture were placed inside the glorious ship called the Titanic (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). Finally on April 2, 1912 the Titanic was ready to aboard passengers (R.M.S Titanic 1987). Certified seaworthy Harland and Wolff took the Titanic over to the white Star line and the Royal Mail Triple-Screw Steamed, having the Titanic depart for her place in history. The Titanic was built in Belfast. Titanic picked up passengers from three cities in Great Britain. The cities were Southampton beginning the journey. The second stop was in Cherbourg and the final stop was Queenstown. The Titanic was sailing when streamers came with more passengers, including the maker of the ship Bruce Ismay. Titanic sailed 2,223 passengers and was heading to New York. Three classes were divided on the Titanic. First class consisted of the rich people, Second class were the middle class below the first class, then their were the third class classified as the poor people of the ship. These people were treated unfairly because of their circumstance of being poor. The Titanic was 982.5 feet long and 992.5 feet wide (R.M.S.
Titanic 1987). Titanic had a gross weight of nearly 46,00 tons (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). The Titanic was the greatest ship and had luxurious rooms that were not like any other ship. The Titanic was better and more decorated. The rooms were first class staircase. Titanic had two first class staircases (R.M.S Titanic 1987). It was remarkable, it had a combination of styles. The paneling and woodwork were created by master craftsmen in the style of the English Co-Monarchs William and many others (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). Also added to this was iron banister grillwork and ormolu garlands, inspired by the French Court of Louis IV (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). Later Lamp Standards had been placed at the foot of stairs of safety (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). Wheel house and bridge high up in the captains superstructure served as the command center for the ship. Navigation in this room were docking, telegraph, binnacle, emergency telegraph, whistle controllers, steering stand, engine telegraph wheel shaft (R.M.S. Titanic
1987). Further on, the Titanic had several luxuries onboard.
The ship had a gymnasium as one of the luxuries. Although the hours of operation were complicated. In order to give passengers the opportunity to exercise in privacy they had up time limits and gender restrictions on the gym. The men were to work out 6a.m. to 8 a.m., the ladies from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the children from 1 p.m., and the men again at 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (R.M.S. Titanic 1987). Another room on the ship was a reading room. They also had a first class lounge, first class smoking room, Verandalt Café and Pal Court, First class cabins and suites, A’La Carte Restaurant and Café Parisien. All of them only allowed first class passengers to enter them. Some second class rooms consisted of were also a smoking room, second class reading room, second class galleys, second class dining saloon, and second class cabins. Lastly leaves the third class room consisting of third class cabins, Turkish, Electric, and swimming baths, third class dining room, and the squash and racquet
court. At 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, the Titanic saw its last day of daylight. On this day the Titanic struck the iceberg that was six strays high. After the hit was the time of panic for the passenger aboard the Titanic. Captain Smith seized his workers to get the life boats ready for the passengers. Captain Smith ordered that the women and children go first. Only the first class were allowed to aboard the life boats first following behind were the second class passengers. Locked behind a cage were the third class passengers waiting for the other two classes to get on their boats. After all the women and children were boarded the third class were set free and going crazy. Captain Smith ordered that the ships band play music to try and stop the panic, but as they played the found that it wasn’t working. As the music played the passengers became more crazed and egger to get on the boats. Several passengers were shot by officers because they were pushing other passengers out of their way. Captain Smith and Thomas Andrew the designer of the Titanic died while Bruce Ismay, who made the ship went in a life boat like a cowered. Rumor to be told that it was Bruce Ismay’s fault that the ship crashed because he forced the captain to speed up the ship. His thoughts were that the Titanic was the greatest and fastest ship and wanted to impress the passengers. Captain Smith died with his ship on the bridge of the Titanic. In the process of the sinking Titanic the people left onboard were doomed to die. The bow of the ship went up from the water as the stern of the titanic was engulfed by the Atlantic. The bow weighed about 60,000 tons alone. The Titanic soon split in half making the sinking process faster. Both halves of the ship sunk 1,978 feet away from each other and went 400 feet into the ground. 1,593 passengers died in the freezing waters of the Atlantic Sea. Only 706 passengers survived the horrible crash. Now until today we have never forgotten of the lives we had lost on that dark day at sea. The Kelsh team went down and found the Titanic in 1985. Several artifacts were discovered along with other things in the ship. The Titanic is still the greatest ship known today. Under the sea lies the Titanic of 98 years. The ship sunk 98 year ago on April 15, 1912 at 2:21 a.m. It had only taken the ship two hours and 40 minutes to sink to the bottom of the ocean. What caused this was a six story high iceberg. This iceberg carved a 300 foot gash through the side of the ship, sending the ship to its death. The 16 compartments did not hold up like the makers thought. A fun fact about this story is that the movie made about this tragic night is all true. All of the original facts about the movie are true except the two famous characters Rose and Jack. Another symbol of the movie was the blue diamond heart necklace also known as the heart of the sea. This also is a fictional part about the movie. These characters were just made up to bring life and action to the story. Although all of the happenings of the ship are true. The Titanic will always remain the Queen of the Sea, and will always be known as the Ship of Dreams.