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= = = The Titanic By: Lindy Hale and Brian Crader =

On April 10, 1912 the R.M.S. Titanic set sail from Southampton, England. guided by Capitan Edward J. Smith. Sitting in the Atlantic Ocean at 882 feet and 6 inches in length, 92 feet and 6 inches in width, the Titanic was said to be unsinkable. However, the "unsinkable ship" would soon change history forever.

 At 11:40 PM, just four days after its departure, the Titanic hit an iceberg just south of Newfoundland. Though many S.O.S. signals were set off, only one neighboring ship responded, the Carpathia. It was known, however, that by the time the Carpathia reached the Titanic, it would be too late. And it was. By the time the Carpathia reached what was left of the Titanic, all that remained were lifeboats filled with the alarmed faces of the lucky survivors. Although the Titanic only held 20 lifeboats, some of them were lowered into the water only half-full, limiting the number of lives that could be saved during this horrific event.

 After many attempts, the Titanic's wreckage was finally discovered in 1985. This gave survivors, as well as historians, an insight into the unanswered questions that surfaced during the 60 years after the shipwreck. Then, in 1997, moviegoers everywhere enjoyed a life-like motion picture, directed by James Cameron, about the Titanic's voyage. Until Avatar's release in 2010, the movie Titanic was rated the number one selling blockbuster of all time.

 FUN FACTS


 * $7.5 million spent to built the Titanic
 * Around 2,000 men were used to build the Titanic
 * The capacity of the Titanic included 3547 passengers plus crew members
 * When loaded, the Titanic weighed 46,328 tons
 * The first class passenger ticket for a parlor suite was $4,350
 * There was a heated swimming pool on the ship, the first for any sailing vessel
 * There were 1523 people who perished in the sinking ship, out of these only about 300 bodies were recovered
 * The Titanic lies are 12,600 feet at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean

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