Research Paper On Titanic

The Titanic was the most magnificent ship of it's time. There were many features that made it stand out from similar ships. By far the largest and most advanced, the Titanic was known as the unsinkable ship. Over 2000 people had put their trust in the Titanic for it to take them across the ocean. (Titanic Sinks 1) The Titanic was a ship that started out as considered unsinkable but then ended up on the bottom of the ocean. Just like modern airlines, the Titanic had a very distinct separation of the passenger classes. One of the most noticeable differences was the food they ate. First class by far had the best food such as high quality meat and a buffet style of choices for each meal. The second class had food that mostly the same items as

The third class did not have a large variety of meals and what they did have was low quality and not prepared well. Another noticeable separation was the rooms the passengers stayed in. (Titanic's Menu 1) The first class had very fancy rooms to stay in as well as access to a gym and sauna. The second class was similar to the fanciness as first class and would have been treated the same way. The third class had very compacted rooms and they most often had to share rooms with strangers. The Titanic held 2228 passengers and surprisingly, the second class had the least amount of passengers with the first class having nearly 50 more members. The first class consisted of 337, the second class had 285, and the third class with by far the most amount had 721 passengers. The classes add up to be 1,343

The Titanic was 883 feet long and weighed 52,310 tons. The length and weight of the Titanic held the record for being the largest ship of it's time. In 1912 to build a ship the size was $7.5 million, today the build cost would be about $174 million. ("TITANIC-TITANIC 1) Due to the the size and amount of money put into the Titanic, the nickname of The Unsinkable ship caught on. Another unique reason that nickname was given was because the Titanic consisted of the watertight doors along the hull to prevent danger after a