Titanic

That was the Titanic?

The Titanic was the largest passengers ship, in the world when it was built in 1912 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It was like a floating town with passengers  from all social classes. Third-classs passengers paid 3$ to  8$ for a one-way ticket to America. First-class passengers paid 30$.

Inside the Titanic.

The Titanic was a luxury ship. Rich passengers paid 865$, for a suite decorated in elegant styles. There was also the famous Grand Staircase (see photo) which is in the film Titanic too.

The Titanic's destination.

The Titanic's first voyage was from Southampton, in England, to New York City, USA. The ship left on 10 April 1912... but never arrive at her destination.

The tragedy

On 14 April, four days after leaving Southampton, the Titanic was calm but visibilty was low. At 11.40pf, a lookout saw a large iceberg near the ship. 37 seconds later, the Titanic hit the iceberg and water entered the ship. At fist the passengers didn't panic...two hours and 40 minutes later, at 2.20 am, the Titanic sank...

Who died?

Of the 2,224 people on board, only 710 survived: there were not enought lefecoats. Most survivors were women, children and the rich: 60% of first-class passengers survived. But only 42% of second-class and less than 25% of third-class passengers survived.