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• Met its catastrophic end in the North Atlantic
• Plunged two miles to the ocean floor after sides wiping an iceberg
• Happened April 15, 1912
• More than 1,500 people lost their lives
• 740 survivors out of 2240

CAUSE

• Individual bulk heads were indeed water tight, but
• Water could spill from one compartment into another.
• The jagged underwater portion of the iceberg slashed a
• 300-foot gash below the ships water line causing it to fill with water

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• The boat had 16 life boats, along with four engelhardt
• "Collapsible", could accommodate 1,778 people... The
• Titanic when full could carry 2,435 passengers, and a crew of 900
• Men Approximately Brought the capacity to more than 3,300 people
• Available seats for only one third of those aboard

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• Left from Southampton, England,
• On April 10, 1912
• Stopped In Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown now known as
• Cobh, Ireland, and the ship set sail for New York with 2,240 passengers

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LAYOUT

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PRIMARY SOURCES

• Http://youtu.be/FSGeskFzE0s

QUIZ

WHERE DID THE SHIP SINK?

HOW MANY SURVIVED?

WHERE WAS THE SHIP HEADING?