James Dixon Mrs. Burrow English III 7 October 2016 Success to Submergence On April 15, 1912, one of the largest and most luxurious vessel’s to be ever built, called the Titanic, sunk into the Atlantic Ocean killing over 1,500 people. During the construction of the Titanic, airlines did not exist yet and the only current way of traveling to different continents was by sea. The Titanic was a luxury for its passengers, but more importantly, the Titanic was a voyage with purpose, primarily to transport cargo, mail, and people, many who were leaving their country, as calmly and safely as possible. The ship was designed with efficiency and built to withstand harsh seas and cut through waters. The Titanic was an innovative breakthrough for commercial …show more content…
They also demanded the world’s most luxurious. The Titanic would offer unimaginable luxury to its passengers that were wealthy enough. The wealthy were usually more than willing to pay for luxury no matter the cost, since the world was in the Gilded Age (Mendelsohn). For first-class passengers, the Titanic was more of a luxury hotel than just a steamship. It offered all the amenities of a five-star hotel: luxury suites, a swimming pool, an exercise room, a library, and a Turkish bath (Mendelsohn). The upper class would be White Star’s target market. The company ordered Thomas Andrews, its chief designer, to design ships that would make the wealthy feel like they were traveling the ocean in the finest hotel they could imagine. The Titanic offered a flawless personal service, pleasurable amenities, the best food and drink, and beautiful …show more content…
The Olympic-class ships featured a double bottom and 15 watertight barriers equipped with electric watertight doors which could be operated individually or simultaneously by a switch on the bridge. These watertight mechanisms inspired the Shipbuilder magazine, in a special issue devoted to the Olympic liners, to deem these ships as “practically unsinkable” (Mendelsohn). But the watertight compartments contained a design flaw that may have been an important factor in the Titanic’s sinking. Although the individual barriers were indeed watertight, water was able spill from one compartment into another. Many other competitors of the Titanic boasted about innovative safety features in their ships designed to avoid this very situation. If White Star had taken notice from its competitors, they might have saved the Titanic from disaster. The second important safety issue that contributed to the loss of so many lives was the number of lifeboats carried on Titanic. There were sixteen lifeboats along with four collapsible ones that could hold 1,178 people. The Titanic when full could carry 2,435 passengers, and with a crew of about nine-hundred made the capacity to over 3,300 people (A&E). Thus, even if the lifeboats and the collapsibles were loaded to full capacity during an emergency, there were available seats for only one-third of those on board. Although this would
The Titanic has more to the story then you would think,or what you have probably learned. About a hundred years ago, there was a ship called the Titanic. Have you ever wondered the exact numbers about it? How about how long it took to sink? Well in my paper you will learn about building it, to the remains of it.
When people think profits come before safety, they will look at the Titanic and see how selfish and ignorant they are to think that way. As a side note, when the human body with an acceptable mass falls off of the tip of the Titanic from the vertical position of when it sinks and hits the back propeller at the perfect angle with a great force will force the body upon impact to flip multiple times into the ocean -- which is comparable to a majestic ballerina act -- and will provide a good laugh.
The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her voyage from Southampton, UK to New York City ,the sinking of the Titanic caused the deaths of more than 1,500 people. Amongst the research into the Titanic besides the shipwreck itself, was to see the social classes that were present on the Titanic. Before the shipwreck itself there isn’t much to go off of to see the socio-economics of the people who were boarded on this ship so Cameron and a team of researchers went on an expedition. “He developed and piloted a new class of nimble, fiber-spooling robots that brought back never before images...
The technology on the Titanic consisted of engines powered by steam, electrical systems, and wireless systems. In the ship there were two huge triple expansion engines and a Parson’s low steam pressure turbine. The engines were powered by steam that made by the 20 boilers in the Titanic. The low pressure turbine would be powered by steam and then the turbine’s propellers would drive the centre propeller of the titanic and create electricity for the ship to use. While the low pressure turbine powered the centre propeller, the triple expansion engines was used to drive the port and starboard wing propellers. However the triple expansion would re-use steam that would be wasted as exhaust and therefore using all of the energy from the steam. The titanic also had the most electrical systems ever seen in a ship. Such electricity systems would be elevators and electric gym equipment. The Titanic even had the
The Titanic was built to be unsinkable, with 16 watertight compartments to help keep it afloat. Many people called the R.M.S. Titanic “unsinkable”, because of how large it was. To many the Titanic, being the biggest ship, also meant it was the best. Publishers Weekly; 3/19/2012, Vol. 259 Issue 12, p30-32, 3p. The ship was advertised as “unsinkable as reasonably possible,” because of it’s numerous safety features. These features included automatic watertight doors, watertight bulkheads and compartments throughout the ship, the most powerful marconi at sea and the Titanic was so large, that it was thought that anything large enough to damage it would be seen in time. They were wrong. Courier Mail, The (Brisbane). 04/03/2012, p38-38. 1.
Statistical data shows that rescued passengers and survival rates were very different for categories of passengers depending on their material and social status and directly reflected on the latter. Lower class passengers had very few chances of survival, whether they were male, female, or children. These facts reveal the power of social stratification in society of the period and demonstrate how social injustice strongly affects the issues of life and death of the people. The history of the Titanic highlights some of the most sensitive issues of social justice and social stratification that should be studied in more detail and cannot be overshadowed by the popular stories that level or underestimate the social and historical importance of the messages this disaster left to posterity.
An article about Ismay and the Titanic says, "The Titanic designer Thomas Andrews was pushing for 48 lifeboats enough to carry everyone on board. But Ismay said no to the 48 lifeboats and only put 20 on board." The article also says, “ Because of his choice it puts some obligation to stay aboard the ship and take whatever comes.” If there would of been 48 lifeboats then so much more lives could of been saved. But Ismay for whatever reason only put on 20. The 1500 other people that died on the Titanic could of survived if Ismay would have put 48
On May the 7th 1915 the Lusitania sank, taking with it the lives of one thousand, two hundred and one people including ninety-one children and thirty-one infants. Despite the fact that it was the largest and fastest ship at that time, the German torpedo still found its mark off the South Coast of Ireland while the ship was travelling between the United States and England. The failure to prevent the tragedy despite the warnings given, the actions (or lack thereof) of the Admiralty and the neglect in ensuring that the lifeboat system and the ship itself would offer maximum protection; puts the primary blame unto the British Admiralty and the Cunard Company.
If there had been no compartments, the incoming water would have spread out, and the Titanic would have likely remained afloat for another six hours.
Damage beyond the hull was also witnessed that allowed for the influx of water. Whenever the forepeak tank was damaged, “six watertight compartments flooded with water, causing the ship to sink faster than it should have,” (Bassett). The Titanic, being the largest ship at this time, should have stayed afloat for two to three days after striking the iceberg. Within three hours, the Titanic sank, which never should have
The sinking of the Titanic demonstrated the concept not only of the privileges of being a first class passenger, but also the responsibilities that duty implied. Although, the Titanic brought many of her passengers with her including profuse of her lower class. According to Cummins, Captain Smith was aware that the ship would sink, and lack of communication hindered the expulsion and increased the number of fatalities (Cummins). Smith knowledge of the collision increased the numbers of deaths, especially for the lower class.
Ultimately, with a ship at sea, it is the captain who is responsible for everything. A board of inquiry can place some blame for contributing factors on others, but still, it is the captain who holds ultimate responsibility. The captain can not share the responsibility. The major malfunction of the Titanic was speed, they were simply going too fast for the conditions. Had they slowed, they might have been able to steer clear.
Little to there knowledge it wasn't the weight of the ship they had to worry about. It was traveling across the Atlantic Ocean in the dark with many icebergs. The builders of the ship took extra precautions in securing the safety and welfare of its passengers. It exceeded the legal requirement for safety boats, which were sixteen. The Titanic, carrying twenty lifeboats, still didn't have enough for all 2,227 passengers.
Thomas Andrews was the designer of the Titanic and its sister ships. His original designs of the ships was to have a double hull ship, 46 lifeboats and have the watertight bulkheads go all the way up to B deck. While he was on the ship inspecting it, he had written down notes to improve the ship. His designs were either vetoed or removed in the ship building process. One reason on why his original design were vetoed or removed because of money. If Andrews’s designs were not vetoed or removed, the Titanic would probably have been able to withstand the crash with iceberg and there would not be a design error. Since they had not followed the original design the ship was not a double hull ship, only had 20 life boats that did not suffice the amount of people on the ship and all the watertight bulkheads did not go all the way up to B deck. When the Titanic had hit the iceberg, water immediately started to flood the ship and would slowly pass the water line that was made after the original design. Once the water passed those water lines and started to fill into the other compartments the ship only had a few hours left to stay afloat. The water filled into the other water compartments like falling dominos and would continue until the ship was filled with water and break into two pieces. If the ship was, double hulled and the water line went all the way to B deck; the ship would either kept going or be able to stay