Facts About the Real Titanic

Length: 882 Ft 9 in.
Width: 92 Ft 6 in.
Titanic was only 9 inches longer than her sister ship " The Olympic".
The Titanic was Apart of the White Star Line
The White Star Line was owned by J.P. Morgan, who was also an American Railroad Tycoon
Crusing Speed: 21 Knots
Number of People on Board: 2203. -1324 Passengers and 899 Crew
Lifeboats: 20
Lifeboat Capacity: 1178 People
Surviors: 705
The Titanic went down to the Atlantic at 2:20 am on April 15, 1912 after hitting an iceberg.
It received 6-7 iceberg warnings before the sinking.
It was in a really high speed, wanted to break the record.
The Titanic did not carry enough lifeboats for everyone to aboard, however, the amount of lifeboats was more than what the law required.
1,523 people died with Titanic... some drowned and some were frozen to death.
The recuse ship came 2-3 hours after the sinking.
Only 700 people were saved.
The lifeboats could carry 65 people, but some only left with 12-30 people.
Those people in the lifeboats had to burn their clothes and lights in order to keep the lifeboats together.
A man drank alcohol before the sinking, which saved his life from keeping his body warm in the icy water.
The band played on the deck until the ship sinks...
The last song that the band played was,"Nearer My God To Thee"
Titanic remained mytery for 70 years, many people believed that the ship wasn't split in half... but some people claimed that it was... Nobody knew the truth until people went down to the Titanic's grave in the 1980's.
The pressure in the ocean was really strong... about 6000 lbs per square inch.

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