من طرف Rahaf 10/8/2011, 16:22The Ship: The RMS (Royal Mail Steamship) Titanic British luxury passenger liner, at the time was the largest and most luxurious man made afloat in the world. Titanic was 883 feet long (1/6 of a mile), 92 feet wide and weighed 46,328 tons. She was 104 feet tall from keel to bridge, almost 35 feet of which were below the waterline. Her accommodations were the most modern and luxurious on any ocean, and included electric light and heat in every room, electric elevators, a swimming pool, a squash court, a Turkish Bath, a gymnasium with a mechanical horse and mechanical camel to keep riders fit. Titanic had a double-bottomed hull of 1-inch thick steel plates that was divided into 16 watertight compartments. Because four of these could be flooded without endangering the liner's buoyancy, it was considered unsinkable. The cost to build the Titanic was $7.5 million.
The Maiden Voyage: The journey began at Southampton on Wednesday April 10, 1912 at Noon to New York City, carrying a sum of 2228 passengers including 898 crew members. At the speed of 22 knots, On Sunday, April 14, 1912 (the fifth day at sea), Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. and five of its watertight compartments were ruptured, causing the ship to sink at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912 during its maiden voyage. The vessel sank at a point about 400 miles (640 km) south of Newfoundland in less than three hours, with a loss of about 1,502 lives while 705 lives were saved.
The Wreckage: Investigations uncovered several unsafe practices, including insufficient lifeboats. Dr. Robert Ballard of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute found the wreck on September 1, 1985. The wreck of the Titanic was found lying upright in two pieces approximately one mile apart, on the ocean floor at a depth of about 4,000 m (13,100 feet). The ship was located at about 41 degree 46' N 50 degree 14' W and was explored by an unmanned submersible under the direction of American and French scientists.
About Movie: Titanic, is based on the true story of the Titanic steamship and it starts depicting the expedition to find the wreckage. The story was written and directed by James Cameron, released on December 19,1997 and the cost to make the movie was $200 million. Titanic declared Best Picture of the year 1997, winning 11 Academy Awards* (Oscars) in total out of the record setting of 14 nominations on 23 March, 1998. Titanic was at number 1 for 15 consecutive weeks in US only and collected worldwide a total of $1.8 billion after 38 weeks. Titanic is the king of the worldwide box office in the USA. Titanic Box Office History.
* First 11 Academy Awards winner movie was William Wyler's Ben Hur in 1959.
The Maiden Voyage: The journey began at Southampton on Wednesday April 10, 1912 at Noon to New York City, carrying a sum of 2228 passengers including 898 crew members. At the speed of 22 knots, On Sunday, April 14, 1912 (the fifth day at sea), Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. and five of its watertight compartments were ruptured, causing the ship to sink at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912 during its maiden voyage. The vessel sank at a point about 400 miles (640 km) south of Newfoundland in less than three hours, with a loss of about 1,502 lives while 705 lives were saved.
The Wreckage: Investigations uncovered several unsafe practices, including insufficient lifeboats. Dr. Robert Ballard of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute found the wreck on September 1, 1985. The wreck of the Titanic was found lying upright in two pieces approximately one mile apart, on the ocean floor at a depth of about 4,000 m (13,100 feet). The ship was located at about 41 degree 46' N 50 degree 14' W and was explored by an unmanned submersible under the direction of American and French scientists.
About Movie: Titanic, is based on the true story of the Titanic steamship and it starts depicting the expedition to find the wreckage. The story was written and directed by James Cameron, released on December 19,1997 and the cost to make the movie was $200 million. Titanic declared Best Picture of the year 1997, winning 11 Academy Awards* (Oscars) in total out of the record setting of 14 nominations on 23 March, 1998. Titanic was at number 1 for 15 consecutive weeks in US only and collected worldwide a total of $1.8 billion after 38 weeks. Titanic is the king of the worldwide box office in the USA. Titanic Box Office History.
* First 11 Academy Awards winner movie was William Wyler's Ben Hur in 1959.
