Title: The Titanic Basic Information
1The TitanicBasic Information
The Titanic The Death of an Era
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TheEarly 1900s
- The early 1900s was a period of tremendous
technological advancement in the world. - In 1900 there had been fewer than 8,000 cars in
the US by 1910 there were close to 500,000
cars in the US. - In 1903 the first heavier-than-air craft lasted
12 seconds and covered 852 feet by 1909 a man
had flown across the English Channel, a
distance of 26 miles. - The years between 1900 and 1910 saw the first
Kodak camera, phonograph, aircraft, electric
light, and motion picture!
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TheEarly 1900s
- This was a time of class distinction. There were
upper, middle, and lower classes in America
and Britain. - Class was decided by wealth in the US. It was
decided by birth in Britain. - Only one percent of Americans controlled over 60
percent of our nations money! The same was
true for Britain. - Most upper class Americans were nouveau riche
(newly rich), and had more money than they could
spend. They wanted to be with other rich
people, so they traveled to Europe.
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TheEarly 1900s
- The aristocrats stayed in fashionable hotels in
Paris and London, toured the Pyramids in Egypt,
and relaxed in luxurious spas in Germany,
Switzerland, and the south of France. - Airline travel was not available yet, so all
transatlantic trips had to be made by sea. - Upper class passengers wanted fast ships with
all the luxuries they were used to enjoying. - Shipping companies competed for their business.
- The industrial revolution had increased the
demand for cheap labor in America, so hundreds
of thousands of immigrants flocked to our country
in search of jobs and better lives. These were
the middle and lower class people. In 1907
alone, over 1 million people came to the US!
5The Worlds Top Ocean Lines
They competed for transatlantic passengers
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The Titanic
- member of the White Star Line
- her sister ship was the Oceanic
- 11 stories high
- 4 city blocks long (a sixth of a mile!)
- weighed over 46,000 tons (over 50 larger than
any other ship of the day!) - 10 decks
- Titanic was the largest ship ever built up to
this point
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RMS Titanic
Eleven stories high and four city blocks
wide!The largest ship anyone had ever seen! It
was a proud symbol of human achievement.
8- Total of 10 decks
- Boat deck (life boats)
- A (Promenade)
- B (had private promenades)
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- Two lowest decks used for machinery
9First Class Grand Staircase
10Café ParisienLocated on B Deck
French-style sidewalk caféfavored by the
younger, hipper passengers
11First Class Smoking Room
Capt. Smith
Archie Butt
Clarence Moore
Harry Widener
12Third ClassAccommodations
Third Class Dining Room
Stateroom
13Watertight Doors
Boilers
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The Titanic
- Created at Harland Wolff Shipyard in Belfast,
Ireland - Launched on May 31, 1911
- Spent ten months getting fitted out
- Maiden voyage began April 10, 1912
- She was to sail from Southampton, England, to
NYC, across the North Atlantic Ocean - Struck an iceberg on her starboard side at 1140
p.m., Sunday, April 14 - Sunk at 220 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 1912
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The iceberg was perhaps over 100 feet tall.
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Titanic hits the iceberg at 1140 p.m.on Sunday
night, April 14, 1912
Iceberg tears open a 300-foot gash,ripping open
the first six watertight compartments
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The first six watertight compartments were damaged
20The watertight compartments in the front of the
shipwere flooding and pulling the bow under the
ocean.
Officers put passengers in the lifeboatssome
people still didnt want to leave.
21RMS Titanic
Eleven stories high and four city blocks
wide!The largest ship anyone had ever seen!
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Titanics Passengers Collectively worth 250
million dollars in 1912!
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J. Bruce Ismay
- President of the White Star Line
- Came up with the idea for the sister ships to
compete with the Cunard Line - He decided to only go with 20 lifeboats he
knew that was not enough - Traveled as a First Class passenger, but let
everyone know that he was in charge - He wanted the Titanic to beat the Oceanics
transatlantic speed record - Crawled into a lifeboat right before it
descended - survived
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Thomas Andrews
- Designer of the Titanic
- Worked for Harland Wolff Shipyard in
Belfast, Ireland - Traveled as a First Class passenger, but spent
time inspecting the details for improvements
later - Well-respected by everyone he was kind to all
the passengers and crew - He also knew there were not enough lifeboats
for everyone - Went down with the ship didnt even attempt
to get in a lifeboat
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John Jacob Astor IV
- Wealthiest family in America
- His family owned entire streets in NYC
- Owned some of the most expensive real estate
in the world, including the Astoria Hotel - Owned over 1,000 rental properties (slum
lord) - Divorced his wife and remarried an 18 year old
girl this caused a SCANDAL in high society.
They left US for vacation in Europe until the
gossip died down. They were returning to America
on the Titanic. - He died when a smokestack fell on him in the
water. She survived.
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Isador Ida Strauss
- Co-founder of Macys Department Store
- millionaire (of course), former Congressman
- He tried to put her into a lifeboat, but she
wouldnt leave him. - They died together on the boat.
27The ThayersFirst Class Passengers
28Lawrence BeesleySecond Class PassengerTeacher
29Col. Archibald Gracie
Jack Thayer
30William T. SteadFirst Class Passenger(uber
eccentric!)
31Major Peuchen
Charles M. Hays
32Captain Smith
33First Officer William Murdoch
Murdoch
Capt. Smith
34Marconi Radio Operators
Second OperatorHarold Bride
First OperatorJohn Phillips