1. By Amanda Connell, Makenna Coe Smith, Katie Rawson, and Bea Casem

2. The Basics The Titanic was 882 ft. and 9 in. long. The Titanic was 882 ft. and 9 in. long. It sat 190ft above the surface of the water It sat 190ft above the surface of the water It was built by 4 different companies It was built by 4 different companies It cost $7.5 million It cost $7.5 million For the first voyage there were 2,207 passengers aboard For the first voyage there were 2,207 passengers aboard

3. Safety Equipment 14 Wooden life boats 14 Wooden life boats Carried 60 people each Carried 60 people each 2 Wooden cutter 2 Wooden cutter Carried 40 people each Carried 40 people each 4 collapsible boats 4 collapsible boats Carried 47 people each Carried 47 people each Total of Spots = 1178 Total of Spots = 1178

4. The Titanic They began building the ship in 1908 They began building the ship in 1908 On April 10, 1912 it left for its first and only voyage to the United States On April 10, 1912 it left for its first and only voyage to the United States By the morning of April 15 th the Titanic had sunk By the morning of April 15 th the Titanic had sunk

5. The Crash o April 14 th 11:40 pm – Titanic hit iceberg o Six forward compartments were ruptured making total damaged area 1.171 meters squared o April 15 th 2:20 am- Flooding of these compartments caused ship to sink o 706 passengers were rescued o 1,500 passengers lost their lives

6. The Steel o Steel plates from the hull = 1.875 cm thick o Steel plates from bulkhead = 1.25 cm thick o Expedition in 1996, researchers brought back steel for metallurgical analysis o Low nitrogen content means steel was brittle at low temperatures o Seawater at time of collision was -2 degrees C o Made of best plain carbon ship plate of time, but would not be suitable now

9. How the sinking could have been prevented: Engine speed (Officer Murdoch) Engine speed (Officer Murdoch) Better quality steel Better quality steel Warning-radar, iceberg patrol, etc. Warning-radar, iceberg patrol, etc.

10. Modern Procedures Similar structural safety design (hull divisions Similar structural safety design (hull divisions Execution changed Execution changed Materials Engineers-computer modeling to determine stress capacity Materials Engineers-computer modeling to determine stress capacity Advanced technology allows better warning, safety Advanced technology allows better warning, safety

11. Whose fault? Captain Smith: the Capitan of the Titanic Captain Smith: the Capitan of the Titanic The Shipbuilders The Shipbuilders Bruce Ismay: the Managing Director of the White Star Line Bruce Ismay: the Managing Director of the White Star Line Thomas Andrew: The Ship Arcitect Thomas Andrew: The Ship Arcitect Capitan Lord: Capitan of the Californian, a ship that was near by and sent out the iceberg warning. Capitan Lord: Capitan of the Californian, a ship that was near by and sent out the iceberg warning.

12. Conclusion Major engineering failure Major engineering failure Hundreds lost Hundreds lost Taught importance of safety Taught importance of safety