Black Star Line

Titanic Case Analysis Estate of Hans Jensen vs. The White Star Line Facts: The White Star Line was owner of the Titanic, which was the largest and most luxurious ship in the world at the time. On April 10th, 1912, the Titanic left from Southampton, England with 2,227 passengers aboard bound for New York City. On April 14th, the ship struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland and sank about 2 ½ hours later. Passengers, mostly women and children, were loaded into lifeboats, however only 705

and were named the Olympic, the Titanic and the Gigantic. After the highly publicized loss of the Titanic and Britannic, the White Star Line was never able to fully recover. After World War I ended and with it the loss of the pride of their fleet (the Britannic) and the aging of the rest of their fleet, the company began to struggle to keep up with rival passenger lines. The invention of the Zeppelin in the 1920’s and its weekly trans-Atlantic crossings became the preferred method of travel and the

The Plight of the RMS Lusitania It is an overcast evening, yet sunlight pours through a hole in the layers upon layers of clouds. There is a small party on-board the RMS Lusitania, and the Cunard Line’s captain assigned for the vessel, William Turner, is standing in uniform, facing towards America. He raises a glass of port to a safe voyage, and the whole room follows suit. The chamber orchestra begins to play a fast-paced, lighthearted tune. You are a war correspondent, and you believe that something

The Titanic, the pride and joy of the White Star Line and, at the time, the largest moving object ever built. She was the most luxurious liner of her era, named the "ship of dreams". This legendary ship was known to be unsinkable, until April 15 1912. It is commonly believed that this “unsinkable” ship hit an iceberg that night and sank in the northern atlantic. But how is this possible? On a night with perfect weather and prior warning about the dangers of ice ahead? Maybe this isn't what happened

later because he and other workers were pulled aside by an important government official and an important person in the White Star Line company and they were read an “official secrets act.” This act stated if they breathed a word about the switch they would be sent to jail for 20 years and would not get a job ever again when they got out. Two important people in the White Star Line company also happened to cancel their trips right before the Titanic was suppose to make its maiden voyage. J.P. Morgan cancelled

Titanic The RMS Titanic is the only ocean liner to be sunk by an iceberg. They say the iceberg started its journey at around 1000 BCE, which is pretty impressive for an iceberg. Considering global warming and all. As you probably already know, the RMS Titanic sank and out of an estimated 2500 lives only around 710 survived the sinking which means 1514 were sadly lost. These are just a few of many interesting facts but soon I’m going to tell you everything you need to know about the Titanic and the

The hit movie "Titanic" may possibly be one of if not the greatest movie of all time. It’s tale of the epic romance and disaster film leading to the early morning hours of April 15, 1912 in the North Atlantic, killing 1500 of the 2200 on board. This creative movie has a strong underlining love story between Leonardo DiCaprio as (Jack Dawson) and Kate Winslet as (Rose DeWitt Bukater). “While Titanic is easily the most subdued and dramatic of Cameron's films, fans of more frantic pictures like Aliens

James Cameron directed and co-produced Titanic in 1997. It is one of the epic tragical-romantic films of all time. Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jack Dawson (hero) and Kate Winslet plays Rose DeWitt Bukater (heroine). Titanic tells the evergreen love story of Rose and Jack. Rose is a first class passenger, but her family is going through financial crises which her mother Ruth is trying to resolve and retain their weakening high-class status through her marriage with Cal Hockley, her fiancé. Agitated over

Titanic. The ship was on its maiden voyage when it hit an iceberg and sank, leading to the death of more than 1,500 people (“Titanic” A+E Networks). It was a horrible event, but it may have all been planned by the company that owned the ship. White Star Line owned both the Titanic and its sister ship, the Olympic. The

Intro Many ships have sunk during voyages and aircrafts have crashed in the ocean. There is one place that has sunken ships and aircrafts. The Bermuda Triangle. It‘s also known as The Devil’s Triangle. The Triangle is 450,000 square miles. (Bermuda Triangle). The Triangle’s three vertices are in Miami, Florida, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and of course the island of Bermuda. There are two famous disappearances in the triangle. Flight 19 and the USS Cyclops. U.S.S. Cyclops The U.S.S. Cyclops is