My Reasearching The Titanic

Researching the Titanic

List some questions that you would like answered?

1. What were the dimensions of the Titanic?
2. What was the biggest cause of the sinking of the Titanic? Explain...
3. How many crew members were on the Titanic when it sunk and how many people were on board the Titanic when it sunk(including the captain)?
4. What was the closest ship to the Titanic
5. When was the Titanic launched?
6. How much does it weigh?

Find your answers from the below websites:

• Titanic Site
• Wikipedia
• EyeWitness to History
• About.com 1
• About.com 2
• National Geographic
• Britannica
• History - Titanic by the Numbers

Insert your information notes below:

Question 1 information:

The length was 882 feet long, the height was 175 feet long.

Question 2 information:

When the Titanic struck the iceberg it caused major damage to the side of the big ship. The Titanic had a double hull that if any iceberg collided with it the iceberg would split. But the iceberg hit above the double hull which caused a big cut in the side of the boat and water leaked in at 7 tons per second. There were 5 compartments that if there was a leak it would hold but there were holes in the top of the compartments then it first leaked into the mailroom then flipped and snapped

Question 3 information:

There were 3,500 passengers and crew members onboard the Titanic.

Question 4 information:

The closest ship to the Titanic was the SS Californian.

Question 5 information:

The Titanic was launched on May 31 1911.

Question 6 information:

The Titanic weighs 46,000 tons when it is on the dock but when it is filled with all of the supplies, luggage and people it weighs 52,000 tons