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Title: The Sunken Ship


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The Sunken Ship
  • Created by Amy Bertolino

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The ships history
  • Built in Harland and Wolf, Belfast
  • Start of building on March 31, 1910
  • Launched May 31, 1911

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Her Magnet Size
  • 882 feet and 9 inches long
  • 92 feet wide
  • 50,000 peak horsepower
  • 29 coal-fired boilers
  • 450 stewards

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The Passengers
  • 809 men
  • 413 women
  • 95 children
  • 10 infants

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Hypothesis
  • I believe that more children survived then men in
    tragedy.

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How I came to my Hypothesis
  • Women and children were allowed on life boats
    first
  • At the time men made sure everyone else was safe
    before themselves
  • Children were thought of as the future

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Conclusion
  • A larger percentage of children survived then men.

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Sources
  • http//news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/671414
    .stm

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