The Sinking of the Titanic in Dusk to Dawn by Dr. Paul J. Quinn

On April 15, 1912 at 11:40 P.M. the Titanic collided with an iceberg and by 2:20 A.M. it was at the bottom of the ocean; over 1,500 people died. The massive loss of life was a shock to the world. The “unsinkable” ship had sunk. Despite the Titanic’s claims about being “unsinkable” and completely safe, many avoidable things led to the immense number of fatalities, such as the shortage of lifeboats, lowered bulkheads, and the lack of binoculars. Bruce Ismay, the designer of the Titanic and director of Whitestar line, often chose the comfort of his passengers over their safety. While Ismay was designing the Titanic he thought that the deck was too cluttered so he decided to keep only a third of the lifeboats needed to save all of the passengers

One of the main reasons as to why many sailors died after being torpedoed was not being

Titanic was equipped to be able to carry 64 lifeboats, Captain planned to carry 40, but only 20 lifeboats were carried on board. With 2,223 people on board and only 20 life boats with a maximum capacity of 40 to 65 people per boat. Twenty life boats was no were near enough for that many people. Sixteen out of the twenty lifeboats that were on board made it into the water. It took 80 minutes to dispatch 16 lifeboats and they were not even close to being full.

When the titanic was first built it was said to be the fastest, unsinkable, and safest ship. This was the first voyage of the Titanic. There were over 2,200 people on the ship and over 1,500 passengers died. As a result of the sinking of the titanic the radio act of 1912 was passed which improved communications for ships. The radio act included rules that improved the radios by making sure they don't have interferences, put other ships in dangerous situations, and improve the distance they can reach.

The Titanic is different from the other ships because, they thought that the Titanic was unsinkable. “It’s another ice burg warning…the captain had seemed quite unconcerned” on 106 and 107 so they aren’t worried that they will not hit the ice burg and sink because those people don’t think it can sink. “There was much talk among the passengers about the Titanic being unsinkable.” On 105 so they aren’t worried that the boat will sink. “Nicknamed the Unsinkable ship” on page 102 it even says unsinkable

The Titanic had originally planned 48 lifeboats to be on the ship. Only 20 lifeboats made it on the ship because it made the “decks look less cluttered.” The maximum total weight capacity of all the lifeboats together was 161,000 lbs. This is plenty for at least 1,100 hundred people. With careful planning and enough time, more people could’ve been saved. Not every lifeboat carried the maximum capacity weight allowed. On the first lifeboat, only 28 people out of a possible 65 maximum was allowed to board, according to the “Titanic Facts: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic in Numbers.” This I believe was because the crew was not adequately trained on the lifeboats. Time was a major factor in the sinking of the Titanic. There was confusion and chaos and so many people died because of

In “Exploring the Titanic” by Robert D. Ballard, bad planning and bad luck caused many people to die on the Titanic, because people did not know what to do and everything was happening so fast. In the story, “Sensing trouble, Ruth’s mother looked out of the door of their second class cabin and asked a steward what had happened. He told her that nothing was the matte, so Mrs. Becker went back to bed.” That shows that the people who worked there, didn’t tell any of their passengers so when trouble came where they had to evacuate, all the passengers didn’t know what to do. Also another example is “Poking her head out of the cabin, she found a steward and asked what the matter was. “Put on your things and come at once” said the steward. “Do we

The Titanic was a passenger ship, not a battleship, so it was not built to take on huge icebergs. It states in the article that nothing was wrong in the building of the Titanic, but anything is possible. Man’s error could have been a big factor with the sinking. The ship was built among time pressures, not because of cost, which put a huge strain on the shipyard. If the builders were given more time, then mayne the ship would have been stronger and could have withstanded more. Higher quality rivets and thicker hulls might have kept the Titanic afloat for much longer.

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.

When analyzing this disaster the first thing to consider is the engineer’s design of the Titanic. The Titanic was employing many new and innovative designs that were believed to make the Titanic the safest ship ever built at that time. The engineer’s of the vessel made claims that the Titanic was “unsinkable” and that “even in the worst possible accident at sea, the ship should have stayed afloat for two to three days.” One of the features that lead them to this claim was the 16 watertight compartments in the hull of the ship. The way they were designed allowed for up to four compartments to be breached and they ship would still carry

The Titanic’s maiden voyage was a disaster because the crew never went over safety procedures. They said the ship was unsinkable so nobody thought they needed to worry.When they did hit the iceberg and started to sink no one knew what to do. They panicked and didn’t fill the lifeboats to full capacity. They held 64 people and the first couple of boats left with as few as 26 people. If they were to fill those there wouldn’t have been so many deaths.

Effectively, the overall safety enhancement did not match the huge and diligent efforts dedicated to the countless codes, rules, best practices, and guidelines issued, to the outburst of marine colleges, institutions, governmental offices, and committees, to the strictness on certification, investigations, surveys, and supervision. Not to mention the panoply of new equipment allotted to the safety of life, property, and environment. In spite of all that, the Titanic tragedy did not recur 100 years later just by luck.

One of the many ways people were preparing the Titanic to sail, was by putting thousands of pounds of food on the ship. With all of this food, you must be wondering how many people were going to be sailing. There were 2,200 passengers that were going to be on the Titanic. The ship had 75,000 pounds of fresh meat. Another food was 800 bundles of asparagus. As you can see, by just these few examples the food amounts were unbelieveable. In conclusion, the Titanic was well prepared not to let anyone go

The Titanic carried a total of twenty lifeboats. Fourteen of these were standard wooden lifeboats capable of carrying 65 people each, four “collapsible” lifeboats with wooden bottoms and collapsible canvas sides with a total capacity of 47 people each, and two emergency cutters with the ability to hold 40 people each. However, this meant that the Titanic only carried enough lifeboats for 1,178 people—slightly more than half of the number on board, due to the belief that the ships's constuction made the Titanic

The Titanic when full could carry 2,435 passengers, and a crew of approximately 900. Which brought her capacity to more than 3,300 plus people.