Titanic Presentation 1943s

The Titanic Maiden voyageLast voyage…

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Birth of a legend The world was on the move at the beginning of the 20th century. The car, airplane and cinema were among the inventions. engers, cargo and mail could be moved across the Atlantic quickly now. People used ocean liners to travel across the oceans of the world. These ocean liners became ever faster, larger and more luxurious to accommodate this increase in traffic. At a dinner party in the summer of 1907, J. Bruce Ismay, Managing Director of the White Star Line, and Lord Pirrie, Chairman of Harland and Wolf in Belfast, created a plan to dominate enger travel on the North Atlantic. They planned to construct three ships, the largest and most luxurious ever built. Work on two ships was to start immediately. They would be called Olympic and Titanic.

Lots and lots of changes had to be made at Harland and Wolff. This enormous steel construction was created in 1908, especially for the building of the Titanic.

Launch Day On 31st of May, 1911, a crowd of more than 100,000 gathered to watch Titanic’s launch. At 12:13 p.m., a red rocket streaked into the sky and the hydraulic triggers holding Titanic in its dry dock were released. Titanic glided gracefully into the River Lagan amid the congratulatory sounds of the ships’ sirens and a general gasp of wonder from onlookers on both sides of the river. Although she was now in the water, Titanic was far from complete. The ships engines, boilers, propellers and four funnels awaited installation. Also, the luxurious interior had to be completed. Finishing Titanic would take 10 months.

Leaving Belfast Titanic sailed out of Belfast Lough on the evening of 2nd April 1912. Earlier that day the ship had been subjected to a strenuous sea trial, including an order to reverse her engines while at high speed. At 8 p.m., Titanic left the great industrial city of her birth, headed for Southampton, her massive engines rumbling as she steamed down the River Lagan and entered the Irish Sea. Throughout the night the ship maintained a steady speed of 18 knots while her Marconi Officers finished installing and collaborating the Ships wireless equipment. Due to freak atmospheric conditions, some of the Titanic’s transmissions were received as far as 4,800 kilometres away.

LEAVING BELFAST

Day of Departure On Wednesday, 10 April 1912 in Southampton, England there was an air of excitement as the Titanic crew started to board the mighty ship. Most 2nd and 3rd Class engers took the 9:30 train from London that morning, while the 1st class engers chose to get the 11:30 train to Southampton where a greeting aboard awaited them, to the sound of the ship’s orchestra. With everyone onboard, engines rumbled as the ship left the docks

LEAVING SOUTHHAMPTON

First Class Travel • Titanic could accommodate 750 first class engers. Each cabin was like a room in a luxurious hotel. Hot and cold running was standard and each cabin had a fullsized bathtub, of course. • The cost of a 1st class ticket was £525 (approx. £34,150 today). Two of the cabins were priced at £61,500. Imagine spending this amount of money on a 4-day trip from Ireland to America, one-way!

Mrs. Margaret Brown, First Class, Women’s Suffragist and Human Right’s Organiser

Second Class Amenities Titanic’s 2nd class cabins were comparable to 1st class cabins on many other ocean liners of the era, and cost nearly as much. Each cabin featured mahogany furniture, enamelled white wood work and linoleum tile and each was designated to receive natural light throughout the day. The beds themselves were made of mahogany and wider than those of rival ocean liners.

Father Thomas R. Byles, Second class enger, stayed on the sinking ship. He could have been saved. He was offered a place on one of the lifeboats.

Lost Children, 2nd Class (and their ages) Baby Corey - unborn Mr. Alfred Gaskell - 16 Mr. Thomas Charles Mudd - 16 Mr. George Frederick Sweet - 14 Mr. Ennis Watson - 15

Mr. Edgar Samuel Andrew - 17

Mr. Percy Andrew Bailey - 15

37 Second Class children survived

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Real ticket found in jacket pocket of Mr.Carl Andslund’s recovered body. His three sons died also.

Third class engers travelling on Titanic were mostly Europeans looking for a better life in America. Some had already established themselves in the United Kingdom and were returning after visits home. Others were ing family who had travelled ahead of them and had sent money for their journey. Some engers may have been able to afford a second class ticket but wanted to save for their arrival in America.

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Cabins were cramped and very plain in design. The ceilings were covered in a tangle of pipes and beams, and the noise and vibration of the engines could always be heard and felt. Despite these conditions, many third class engers found their accommodations to be more than adequate. Unlike other liners, which used straw, Titanic’s bunks used real mattresses.

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The menu for 3rd class offered great choice .The ship also featured open- air deck space on the Poop Deck, which many rival liners lacked. The bathrooms were also an improvement for many who had never used indoor plumbing. Titanic’s two bathtubs for its 700 third-class engers would not suffice today, but were manageable in the time of the once a week bath.

Frederick Goodwin Family Frederick Goodwin was 40 years old and his wife ,called Augusta,was 43.They had six children.. His brother, who had settled in Niagara Falls, New York, notified Frederick of an opening at the big power station there .He decided to move to America with his family. Selling their home in Fulham, they booked as 3rd class engers on a small steamer in order to save money. Their sailing was cancelled due to the coal strike and they were transferred to the Titanic. Lillian, 16 Charles, 14 William, 11 Jessie, 10 Harold, 9 Baby Sidney Augusta Goodwin, 43 Frederick Goodwin, 40

R.I.P.

The Goodwin Family

Stella, George, Douglas, Frederick, William, Dorothy, Ada, Constance and Thomas died with their Mum and Dad.

R.I.P.

Margaret Devaney, 19, from Sligo, survived the disaster. She was travelling with two friends, also from Sligo.

Bridget Bradley, 22, from Co. Cork was travelling in a large group of seven friends. Her friend, Daniel Buckley, was one of a handful of 3rd class men who survived. They escaped in the same lifeboat, Daniel wearing a woman’s shawl.

Margaret “Maggie” Madigan Margaret Madigan led a very unlucky life, having been lucky to survive the disaster. She lost her only child,Alfred,in a drowning accident. Both her first and second husband died at a young age. She struggled to make ends meet all of her life. She is buried with both of her husbands in an unmarked grave in New York.

Willie Coutts

This boy’s hat almost caused his death!!!

Ruth Becker

• Ruth Becker with one of her little brothers. Her Mum and her other little brother also survived as 3rd Class engers

Millvina Dean • Millvina Dean was the youngest enger onboard. Amazingly, this baby and her little brother and Mum survived. • Millvina Dean lived longest also. She died in May 2009,aged 97.

130 Children were lost that night… 110 of them are Third class engers

These are four of the total of 20 lifeboats. At least 60 were needed to save everyone on board