10 Let’s Talk Trash! MAY / JUNE 2019
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“On the night of April 14, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic chugged through the frigid waters of the North Atlantic Ocean, its over 2,200 riders unaware of the looming danger. Less than a week earlier, the luxury steamship—at the time the largest man-made moving object in the world—left Southampton, England, for New York City. Travelers had expected a posh and comfortable ride. After all, the Titanic’s lavishly decorated first-class section featured gourmet meals, a heated pool, and squash courts. The ship even had its own onboard newspaper. But the Titanic’s design also had major flaws. For instance, some believe that many of the bolts that held the ship together were weak. The bottom of the boat was also not built to withstand major flooding. And the steamship carried just 20 lifeboats—only enough to hold about half of the passengers. Four days after setting sail, the Titanic struck an iceberg that tore a 300-foot gash into the ship’s hull. As it flooded, riders began a frenzied evacuation into the lifeboats. Only about 700 would survive. And the ship, which took three years to build, would sink in less than three hours. Though scientists and historians believe that the design flaws were the major factors that led to the disaster, they continue to study the famous steamship for answers. So more than a hundred years after the Titanic tragedy, its story remains afloat.” Text by Andrea Silen, NGS Staff https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/a-titanic-anniversary/#TitanicSailing1.jpg
In 1985 Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel discovered the 70+ yr, old wreckage on the ocean oor .
“More than two miles down, the ghostly bow of the Titanic emerges from the darkness on a dive by explorer and lmmaker James Cameron in 2001. The ship might have survived a head-on collision with an iceberg, but a sideswipe across her starboard side pierced too many of her watertight compartments.”
‘Professor Palmer announced that his shipping company, Blue Star Line, would recreate the famous ship in honour of the 100 year anniversary of the launch and untimely fate of The Titanic. While every bit as luxurious as her namesake, Titanic II will have every modern amenity along with 21st century technology and the latest navigation and safety systems.” https://www.bluestarline.com.au
“Royal Caribbean's 'Oasis of the Seas', and her sisters are the world's biggest class of ship and is nearly ve times bigger than Titanic.”
•Titanic was one of the first ships to have a telephone system and electric lights in all the rooms. •Titanic had 4 elevators, a heated swimming pool, a gym, 2 libraries, and 2 barber shops. •Titanic could carry 3,547 passengers and crew. About 2,200 people traveled on its first voyage.
•The most expensive tickets to travel aboard Titanic cost about $99,000 in today's money. •To feed the passengers and crew, Titanic had 86,000 pounds of meat, 40,000 eggs, 40 tons of potatoes, 7,000 heads of lettuce, 3,500 pounds of onions, 36,000 apples, and 1,000 loaves of bread on board.
•Titanic was almost as long as three football fields. •Including the four smoke stacks, the Titanic was as tall as a 17-story building. Did You Know?
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