The Sinking of the Titanic
The Titanic was the unsinkable ship, so they said. On April 14, 1912 enormous
icebergs were sighted in the direct path of the Titanic, but little did they
know one of the icebergs was going to kill the majority of them. By 11:40 p.m.
the iceberg had then done the damage, by scraping the edge. The Titanic's bow
was under at 2:17am . Seeing chaos all over and panicked faces was a tragedy
its self. At three am the Titanic had totally vanished. Newspaper headlines
were screaming again and were ubiquitous. The sinking of the Titanic was a major
event of the second decade.
Facts about the titanic
| Capacity was 3,547 people | 1,500 gallons milk | 4,500 soup bowls |
| Length was 882.9 feet | 1,200 quarts cream | 1,500 coffee saucers |
| Width was 92.5 feet | 6,000 lbs butter | 500 salad bowls |
| Wieght was 46,328 tons | 15,000 bottles of Ales |
6,000 tablecloths |
| There were 20 life boats | 1,000 wine bottles | 45,000 table napkins |
| 705 people survived | 57,600 pieces of crockery |
2,000 wine glasses |
| 329 first class survivors | 29,000 pieces of glasswear | 1,200 teapots |
| 36,000 oranges | 2,500 breakfast plates | 8,000 dinner forks |
| 1,000 lb of grapes | 5,500 ice cream bowls | 7,500 blankets |
| 36,000 apples | 12,000 dinner plates | 2,000 salt shakers |