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The Rms Of The Titanic

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The Titanic Imagine being on a ship and knowing that in just a few hours it was going to sink. This is what the people on the RMS Titanic experienced. Although this was a major disaster, it brought to light the importance of proper safety equipment. If the Titanic had proper safety equipment and proper instruction on what to do in an emergency, the final death toll would be much lower. The titanic was an enormous ship that had many amazing features to it. When the titanic sank it devastated the world. The aftermath of the event was horrific, many people tried to help but not everyone could be saved. The Titanic was a huge 882 foot long, 92 foot wide, and 175 foot tall cruise ship that weighed over 46,000 tons. It belonged to White Star Lines, and was designed by Thomas Andrews. The company Harland and Wolff built the ship. It took 3 years, and $7.5million dollars to build ($167 million today). 3,000 workers made the ship, and each of its anchors weighed 15 tons. In May, 1911 the Titanic’s hull, the largest man made moveable object it the world, made its way to River Lagan. The Titanic was equipped with 29 boilers that burnt up to 650 tons of coal every day. The titanic was first launched on Queens Island on April 10th 1912. There was approximately 2,200 people on board, 1,300 passengers, and 900 crew members. It had 75,000 pounds of meat, 16,850 bottles of wine and liquor, 101,000 pieces of fruit, and 130,000 pieces of silverware. The Titanic was the largest ship

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