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A total of 1523 people died at sea
Resource: http://www.american-historama.org

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The luxury steamship RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage. Of the 2,240 passengers and crew on board, more than 1,500 lost their lives in the disaster.

https://www.history.com/topics/titanic

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The Titanic hit the iceberg at 11:40 pm on April 14, 1912 and roughly two hours and forty minutes later at 2:20am on April 15th the ship plunged to the bottom of the ocean.

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The hull was built with a double bottom. As a safety feature, it was divided into 16 watertight compartments. The ship could stay afloat with any two of the middle compartments, or four of the first compartments, flooded.

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The RMS Titanic was the world’s largest passenger ship when it entered service, measuring 269 metres (882 feet) in length, and the largest man-made moving object on Earth. The largest passenger vessel is now Harmony of the Seas, at 362.12 metres.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/titanic-fascinating-facts/

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While it was sinking, the Titanic radioed to other ships in the area but was only able to reach the R.M.S. Carpathia which was 93 kilometers (58 miles) away. The Carpathia arrived about four hours later, at 4:00 a.m., to rescue the estimated 705 survivors.

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Because the Titanic compartment was not sealed from the collision which then made the bow sink causing the titanic to break in half causing the boat to sink.

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At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before.

On April 10, the RMS Titanic, one of the largest and most luxurious ocean liners ever built, departed Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. The Titanic was designed by the Irish shipbuilder William Pirrie and built in Belfast, and was thought to be the world's fastest ship. It spanned 883 feet from stern to bow, and its hull was divided into 16 compartments that were presumed to be watertight. Because four of these compartments could be flooded without causing a critical loss of buoyancy, the Titanic was considered unsinkable. While leaving port, the ship came within a couple of feet of the steamer New York but passed safely by, causing a general sigh of relief from the passengers massed on the Titanic 's decks. On its first journey across the highly competitive Atlantic ferry route, the ship carried some 2,200 passengers and crew.

After stopping at Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown, Ireland, to pick up some final passengers, the massive vessel set out at full speed for New York City. However, just before midnight on April 14, the RMS Titanic failed to divert its course from an iceberg and ruptured at least five of its hull compartments. These compartments filled with water and pulled down the bow of the ship. Because the Titanic's compartments were not capped at the top, water from the ruptured compartments filled each succeeding compartment, causing the bow to sink and the stern to be raised up to an almost vertical position above the water. Then the Titanic broke in half, and, at about 2:20 a.m. on April 15, stern and bow sank to the ocean floor.

Because of a shortage of lifeboats and the lack of satisfactory emergency procedures, more than 1,500 people went down in the sinking ship or froze to death in the icy North Atlantic waters. Most of the 700 or so survivors were women and children. A number of notable American and British citizens died in the tragedy, including the noted British journalist William Thomas Stead and heirs to the Straus, Astor and Guggenheim fortunes.

One hour and 20 minutes after Titanic went down, the Cunard liner Carpathia arrived. The survivors in the lifeboats were brought aboard, and a handful of others were pulled out of the water. It was later discovered that the Leyland liner Californian had been less than 20 miles away at the time of the accident but had failed to hear the Titanic 's distress signals because its radio operator was off duty.

Announcement of details of the tragedy led to outrage on both sides of the Atlantic. In the disaster's aftermath, the first International Convention for Safety of Life at Sea was held in 1913. Rules were adopted requiring that every ship have lifeboat space for each person on board, and that lifeboat drills be held. An International Ice Patrol was established to monitor icebergs in the North Atlantic shipping lanes. It was also required that ships maintain a 24-hour radio watch.

On September 1, 1985, a joint U.S.-French expedition located the wreck of the Titanic lying on the ocean floor at a depth of about 13,000 feet. The ship was explored by manned and unmanned submersibles, which shed new light on the details of its sinking.

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At 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912, the British ocean liner sinks into the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada. The massive ship, which carried 2,200 passengers and crew, had struck an iceberg two and half hours before.

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On April 14, after 4 days of uneventful sailing, Titanic received reports of ice from other ships but the Titanic was sailing on calm seas.

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Everyone knows the Titanic was big, and we have the hard numbers to prove it. Discover what made it a supersized ship.

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A mere 16 boats, plus four, could accommodate just 1,178 people. Titanic could carry up to 2,435 passengers, and a crew of approximately 900 brought her capacity to more than 3,300 people.

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Everyone knows the Titanic was big, and we have the hard numbers to prove it. Discover what made it a supersized ship.

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Built between 1909 1911,

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Titanic Facts

Check out our Titanic facts for kids and learn a range of interesting information about this famous passenger liner.

Find out how big the Titanic was, where it sailed from, its intended destination, how many people died when it sunk and much more. Read on and enjoy our Titanic facts for kids.

The Titanic was built between 1909 and 1911.

It was 882 feet (269 metres) in length and 175 feet (53 metres) in height.

The Titanic had a crew of around 900 people.

The Titanic's engines were powered by pressurized steam from burning coal.

It was a luxury passenger liner that carried some of the world's richest people as well as others looking for a new life in North America.

The Titanic's intended course was from Southampton, England to New York City, USA.

It left Southampton on April 10, 1912 and stopped at destinations in France and Ireland before heading west towards New York.

It collided with an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912.

While the Titanic carried over 2200 people, there were only enough life boats for around 1200 of them.

Over 1500 people died because of the sinking.

The remains of the Titanic wreck sit on the sea bed over 12400 feet (3780 metres) beneath the surface.

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Titanic Facts for Kids - Interesting Information about the Titanic

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Titanic Facts Check out our Titanic facts for kids and learn a range of interesting information about this famous passenger liner. Find out how big the Titanic was, where it sailed from, its intended destination, how many people died when it sunk and much more. Read on and enjoy our Titanic facts for kids.

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* 1,500 people died
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source: https://www.history.com/topics/titanic

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/lists/titanic-fascinating-facts/
100,000 people turned up to see the ship’s launch on May 31, 1911

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There were 840 staterooms in all, 416 in First Class, 162 in Second Class, and 262 in Third Class.

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Has any one worked out how many beds were on the Titanic.
Including double,single and bunkbeds.
In first,second and third class,
hospital,officrs,crew,workers,firemen etc.

I don't know if anyone has done an exact inventory, but you might find that to be an interesting research project if you're up to it. For whatever it's worth, the Titanic's Passenger Certificate certified the ship for 3547 passengers and crew broken down as follows:

1st Class: 905
2nd Class: 564
3rd Class: 1134
Crew: 944

Source: BOT Enquiry Into The Loss of the S.S. "Titanic", pg 912, Passenger Certificate 1415 as appended to the Minutes of Evidence.

Hi Michael. Thanks for your reply.
Its a start to my goal..
Do you know how many beds were in the hospital wards.and were there any sick beds for the crew.

What got me thinking about the beds was the manifest of the Titanic.
It said there were 7.500 blankets.
Working it out to two blankets each bed.7094
That leaves 406 blankets.
Allowing some for the hospital say 50
And some for accidents that might have happened.another 100
It still leaves 256 blankets not being accounted for.

>>Do you know how many beds were in the hospital wards.and were there any sick beds for the crew.<<

No. Not offhand. I wouldn't read too much in to how many blankets were carried aboard the ship. For obvious reasons of health and sanitation, they would have to carry some replacement bedding, especially if it got soiled or ruined somehow.

Hi
Still on the subject of beds.
I know that third class didn't have cots for there young ones.
But what about first and second class.
It was a ship that was said to have every thing.

As far as I know, 1st and 2cnd class had nice normal beds. I suspect a mere cot would have been out of place in the fancier digs, but I could be mistaken. Still, I've never heard of any such being used on the ship. There was more then adaquate bed space for everyone so there was no need.

Actually, there were cabins with bunks on two levels throughout the ship. Lawrence Beesley mentions commandeering an upper bunk in second class. These were evidently pretty basic affairs.

In first class there were some beds that had above them what were termed Pullman berths, from their origins on trains. These were folded up against a partition and lowered as needed. These can be seen on page 31 ofFather Browne's Titanic Album.

The wonders ofTitanic's accommodation, like so much else, have been wildly exaggerated. She was permitted to carry up to 905 first class passengers. You don't carry numbers like that by using cabins like the famous private suites. Most of the first class accommodation would be outdone by any half-decent modern motel.

I've never seen anything on children's berths. I wouldn't assume there were any.

Mike, I think you and Diana have used the word 'cot' in two different senses. You are thinking in military terms, but in Britain the word generally refers to a cradle for a baby. Two nations divided by a common language!

>>but in Britain the word generally refers to a cradle for a baby.<<

Ahhh...learn something new every day here!

Looking at a 2nd Class Fare Rate booklet several rooms are marked: "Sofa in Room sufficiently large to accommodate one child. The size of each sofa is indicated on the plans."

All of the designated rooms were 2-berth. I count ten 2-berth rooms that did not have this feature.

All,

I think Mrs Laroche in her letter mentioned that this sofa berth was folded out and used by one of her children.

Daniel.

hi all
english word cot =a small bed for a young child/baby
also know as cradles and cribs.

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Has any one worked out how many beds were on the Titanic. Including double,single and bunkbeds. In first,second and third class, hospital,officrs,crew,workers,firemen etc. I don't know if anyone has done an exact inventory, but you might find that to be an interesting research project if you're up to it.

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The Titanic was designed by the Irish ship builder William Pierre

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/titanic-sinks

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Robert Hichens sunk the titanic by accidentally steering the ship into an iceberg. This mistake ruined his career as a quarter master of the R.M.S. Titanic.

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When Robert Hichens became a quartermaster on the Titanic he was at the peak of his career.

But for the man steering the doomed liner when it hit an iceberg, the disaster would ruin his dreams and overshadow the rest of his life.

Hichens survived the sinking, arriving in New York aboard Carpathia.

He had been ordered to leave the wheel of the liner less than an hour after the collision and put in charge of lifeboat six.

He rowed more than 40 people to safety but his great granddaughter, Sally Nilsson, believes the disaster blighted the rest of his life and "cartwheeled him to a very tragic end".

His marriage broke up, he became a heavy drinker and twice tried to kill himself, eventually ending up in jail for attempted murder.

"There were two inquiries at the time - one in the US and one in the UK," said Ms Nilsson, from Reigate in Surrey.

"Robert Hichens was one of the most vital witnesses and it is his testimony that forms part of the traditional story that we know today.

"The problem was that his fellow crewmen saw him as jinxed."

It has been suggested that helmsman Hichens misinterpreted the steering orders and steered Titanic the wrong way, into the iceberg.

"I dispute this because he had been at sea since he was 14 and he was 30 when he was on the Titanic," said Ms Nilsson.

"He had worked as a quartermaster for seven years and he would never have made a glaring error like that."

Hichens was played by Paul Brightwell in the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic, where he was shown in a confrontation with one of the passengers, Molly Brown, played by Kathy Bates.

She urges him to turn the lifeboat back to the ship to rescue other survivors, but he refuses.

"Robert Hichens had been given direct orders by his captain to drop off passengers and then return," said Ms Nilsson.

"Molly Brown went to the papers when they were rescued and put the nail in the coffin for Robert, by saying he was a coward and a bully.

"But it was awful, the stuff of nightmares really.

"Robert didn't know which way to go, and there were 16 lifeboats in the same position."

Ms Nilsson, whose grandmother was born just weeks after the disaster and became known as the "Titanic baby", researched her ancestor's life for a biography, The Man Who Sank Titanic.

She discovered the family moved to Torquay in Devon, but did not stay together. Hichens's wife subsequently left to return to Southampton with the children.

Ms Nilsson said Hichens had developed neurasthenia, a nervous condition which would now be termed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

He set up a boat charter business but later acquired a gun and shot Harry Henley, the man who sold him the boat, during a dispute over money. Mr Henley lived, but Hichens was jailed.

He was freed four years later in 1937, but died in 1940.

"Robert ended up as third mate on a cargo ship in the Second World War, taking coal over to Africa," said Ms Nilsson.

"They delivered the coal and came back but it was his final voyage."

As the ship docked outside Aberdeen, one of the crew members found him dead in his bunk from heart failure.

"For me he died of a broken heart," said Ms Nilsson.

"With all the research I did I discovered a man who was very caring, funny, incredibly loving and totally loyal."

Titanic enthusiast Mandy Le Boutillier said many of Titanic's 705 survivors were affected by what would now be classed as PTSD.

"In those days it was not understood," she said. "They got no back-up at all.

"For a lot of survivors it was such a horrendous experience that it did blight their lives.

"Hichens has been portrayed as a gruff sort, argumentative and quite a sharp character. He has been misrepresented."

In the last few weeks Ms Nilsson tracked down her great-grandfather's grave after a three-year search.

He lies in Trinity Cemetery in Aberdeen and on Thursday she was finally able to go and pay her respects and plant a wooden cross on the communal grave.

"This has been a long journey," she said. "I never met the guy but it means everything. I grew to love him so much."

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When Robert Hichens became a quartermaster on the Titanic he was at the peak of his career. But for the man steering the doomed liner when it hit an iceberg, the disaster would ruin his dreams and overshadow the rest of his life. Hichens survived the sinking, arriving in New York aboard Carpathia.

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Facts-  The Titanic ship sank in the North Atlantic Ocean about 400 miles south of Newfoundland, Canada
http://www.american-historama.org/1881-1913-maturation-era/sinking-titanic-facts.htm

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It took 3 years to build the Titanic.
https://www.coolkidfacts.com/titanic-facts-for-kids/

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Fact: There were 337 first class passengers on board
Website: http://www.american-historama.org/1881-1913-maturation-era/sinking-titanic-facts.htm