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Titanic was a passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, Englandto New York City. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,514 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. She was the largest ship at the time of her
maiden voyage.....
Here are some interesting facts about Titanic.....
1) The Titanic is as long as the Empire State Building is tall.
2) 13 couples were on the Titanic celebrating their honeymoons.
3) The Titanic had 4 elevators (3 in First class, 1 in Second class).
4) The Titanic's whistles could be heard 11 miles away.
5) The Titanic used 14,000 gallons of drinking water every day.
6) It took 2 hours and 40 minutes after first hitting the iceberg for the Titanic to sink.
7) All the lifeboats on the ship could carry 1,178 people, but 2,201 people were actually onboard.
8) Of the 2,201 people on board the Titanic, only 711 survived. Many of the lifeboats were not filled to capacity.
9) There were 10,000 pounds of cereal onboard the Titanic, and 75,000 pounds of fresh meat.
10) The crew received 6 iceberg warnings on the day of the collision.
maiden voyage.....
Here are some interesting facts about Titanic.....
1) The Titanic is as long as the Empire State Building is tall.
2) 13 couples were on the Titanic celebrating their honeymoons.
3) The Titanic had 4 elevators (3 in First class, 1 in Second class).
4) The Titanic's whistles could be heard 11 miles away.
5) The Titanic used 14,000 gallons of drinking water every day.
6) It took 2 hours and 40 minutes after first hitting the iceberg for the Titanic to sink.
7) All the lifeboats on the ship could carry 1,178 people, but 2,201 people were actually onboard.
8) Of the 2,201 people on board the Titanic, only 711 survived. Many of the lifeboats were not filled to capacity.
9) There were 10,000 pounds of cereal onboard the Titanic, and 75,000 pounds of fresh meat.
10) The crew received 6 iceberg warnings on the day of the collision.
