Sinking B Titanic example essay topic

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I. The sinking of the Titanic was a horrible tragedy that killed many people II. The making of the Titanic A. Built in Ireland B. Built by Harland & Wolff Shipbuilding. About the ship A. 882 feet long B. Weighed 45,000 tons C. Owned by White Star Line D. Had first, second, or third class tickets E. 860 crew members aboard F. Captain was E.J. Smith G. 2,200 passengers aboard H. Only had enough lifeboats for about half the people IV. Setting sail A. Took off from England B. Headed for United States C. Left on April 10, 1912 VI. The lookout tower A. Bad conditions 1.

Missing binoculars 2. Water was unusually calm B. Didnt spot the burg early enough VII. Spotting the burg A. Tried to avoid being hit 1. Ordered all stop and all reverse full 2. Turned the wheel as far over as it would go B. Avoided head on collision VII. Hitting the burg A. Sideswiped the iceberg B. Hit at a speed of 225 knots IX.

The damage A. Over 200 feet were damaged B. Six water tight compartments were flooding X. The call for help A. Lookout tower signaled down B. Notified the captain C. Notified other ships in the area 1. Sent distress calls 2. Set off distress flares XI. The evacuation A. At 12: 05 am lifeboats began to be uncovered B. The band started playing cheerful tunes on deck C. Lifeboats began being lowered 1. Women and children were loaded on first 2.

First few were only about half full 3. Last few were filled to capacity XII. The sinking A. Bow section was completely under water B. Stern was beginning to rise C. Ship started going under D. Finally went under at 2: 20 am X. The rescue A. Two lifeboats went back and rescued a couple of people B. At about 4 am the Carpathian rescued the people in the lifeboats C. Only 750 of the 2,227 passengers survived XIV. Discovering the wreckage A. Plans to raise the ship began soon after the sinking B. Titanic was located on July 1, 1985 B. It wasnt able to be raised 1. It was one and a half miles under the ocean 2. It was in too bad of shape.