History DetectivesInvestigating the Titanic Disaster

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How long and wide was Titanic?

The Titanic was 269 metres long and 882 feet wide

How many tonnes did it weigh?

52,310 tons

Why was the ship claimed to be ‘unsinkable’?

They did not say that they had claimed that the Titanic was unsinkable they had just said that to be a myth for peoples interpretations, and so when the people saw it on the Irish News so people would buy tickets.

What facilities (things to do) were there for first class passengers on the Titanic?

On the first class deck on Titanic there was deck games such as Shuffleboard, Quoits ( ring toss) and there also was board games like, Chess, cards, and backgammon, these activities were also included in second class and third class. However the Titanic’s poop deck was where a lot of the third class passengers went to play their games.

What might people have had for lunch on Titanic’s last day?

The menu included oysters, filet mignon, poached salmon, chicken Lyonnaise, foie gras, roasted pigeon, lamb with mint sauce and Punch Romaine, a palate-cleansing ice flavored with oranges and submerged in champagne.

How many people were on the Titanic altogether?

Day the Titanic sunk there were 2,208 people on board including the Crew members.

Why was the ship going so fast?

None knows the real reason why the captain wa going so fast but, the cause of the crash was that when the captain was moving at a fast pace he had seen the iceberg ahead and said that he had little or no time to steer away, because he was going to fast.

Why did the lookout not see the iceberg coming?

On the morning that the Titanic sunk it was clear that the Iceberg warnings were ignored, and the reason for this was because the wireless system was too busy sending out passenger messages to the Marconi wireless room

Why could the ship not turn quickly enough?

The reason the ship couldn’t turn quickly enough wa because it was going too fast and was too close to the Iceberg itself.

Why did the water-tight compartments not stop the ship from sinking?

as soon as the iceberg ripped open the hull of the boat it also damaged the watertight compartments

How many life boats were there?

there were 20 lifeboats on board

Each lifeboat could hold 70 people. How many people could the lifeboats hold altogether?

the lifeboats could hold 1,178

What was the name of the ship that rescued passengers in the lifeboats?

the name of the ship was called “The Carpathia” it was the firt boat to come to rescue

How many people were reported to have died the next day by the New York Times?

1035

How many people actually died?

1503

How might the tragedy have been avoided?