 RMS Titanic
was a British ship built by the
Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast
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14,000 men worked at the
Harland & Wolff shipyard in
Belfast.
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3,000 of whom worked for 3
years to construct the Titanic.
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It was the main source of
work in Belfast at the time.
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6 of my uncles and both
grandfathers worked there
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The weekly wage of a Harland
& Wolff construction worker
was £2 (€ 2.40)
 The
Titanic was the
biggest and most
luxurious ship of her
time with an on-board
gym, swimming pool,
libraries, high-class
restaurants and
magnificent cabins.
 It was also named
“The Ship of
Dreams” and “The
Unsinkable Ship”
 The Titanic
set sail
from South
Hampton in
England and was
destined for New
York
 It
hit the iceberg
450 miles from its
destination
Her passengers
included some of the
wealthiest people in
the world
 As well as hundreds of
emigrants from Great
Britain and Ireland,
Scandinavia and
elsewhere throughout
Europe seeking a new
life in North America
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 Under
the command of the captain
Edward Smith
 885
crew members aboard
the titanic
 Only
22% of male crew
members survived
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After 5 warnings previously
ignored
At 11.40 pm (ship's time), a
lookout spotted an iceberg
immediately ahead of Titanic
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He alerted the Captain
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However it was too late.
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The Titanic struck the
iceberg, creating a series of
holes in it.
It soon became clear that the
ship was doomed.
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At first passengers did not realise
how bad the situation was so many
people were not ready to get into
the lifeboats.
As it became obvious that the Titanic
was sinking, the rush to get on a
lifeboat became desperate.
Women and children were to be
rescued first
To the horror of everyone on board,
there were not enough lifeboats to
save everyone.
To sink completely, it took 2 hours
and 40 minutes it then broke in half.
 The
Titanic was able
to carry 64 lifeboats
(a total well over the
ships maximum
capacity of 3547
people)
 However only
carried 20 which
could only rescue
33% of the ship’s
capacity.
 The
remains of the
Titanic were found
in 1985 by Dr.
Robert Ballard
13,000 feet below
the surface of the
Atlantic Ocean
 This
museum is new to
Belfast.
 It was opened in April
of last year to
celebrate the
centenary (100 years)
of The Titanic’s voyage
 Inside is a
reconstruction of the
Titanic
 http://www.englishblog.com/2012/04/tit
anic-resources.html#.UPLGI28md5w
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAW
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