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=THE TITANIC AND OCEAN LINERS = Rosie Nagele = =

Ocean Liners-
 Ocean Liners were invented in the mid-1800's. They were the most efficient way to travel overseas. Ocean liners were the first ships to use a motor. They originally carried only mail. When they proved their ability to travel across the seas safely and quickly, passengers were allowed on. Many immigrants took advantage of their efficiency and moved to America on them. During World War I, they were a strong method of transportation,but unfortunately many amazing ocean liners were destroyed.

The Titanic-
 The Titanic was one of the most technologically advanced ocean liners of its time. It was said to be unsinkable. The Titanic set off on April 10th, 1912. Late at night on April 14th, the Titanic hit an ice burg. It sunk early the next morning. Look at the bottom of the page for a more informative timeline and images.

Causes of the Tragedy-
 The captain was attempting to set a new record speed from England to New York. He was traveling through icy waters recklessly. The Titanic was built with steel doors that could close in 25 seconds to block out any water that came in. When she struck the ice burg nearly 3 million of the rivets holding the doors together popped out, making the doors useless. The Titanic was constructed with iron that contained a lot of sulfur, which weakens in freezing water, so she wasn't nearly as strong as she should have been. There is a theory that if the crew hadn't tried to avoid the ice burg, but hit it head on, the Titanic would have suffered less damage and have a chance of survival. Lastly, there were only 20 lifeboats onboard so that there would be more room for the 1st class passengers to lounge. There was room for less than half of the passengers on board.

The Passengers-
 1st Class- 337 people lived luxuriously on the Titanic, it was the grandest boat they had ever ridden 2nd Class- 285 people 3rd Class- 721 people -many of the 2nd and 3rd class passengers were immigrants moving to America, they stayed in cramped, uncomfortable, quarters Total Passengers and Crew- 2228 people Of this only 705 people survived

Safety Regulations-
 After news of the Titanic reached New York, ocean liners were required to make changes. 1. Wireless was required at all times: this allowed ships to listen to the weather, check their positions, and to communicate with other ships if they or anyone else is in trouble. 2. Boats had to have enough life boats to accommodate all of the passengers. Each lifeboat needed to carry oars, a sail, a compass, signaling devices, food, and water. 3. An ice patrol system was started that notified ships when to be wary of ice burgs in between England and America

Social Icons-
 Americans were saddened by the deaths of people on board the Titanic: 1. Mr. Isidor Strauss- He owned a company during the civil war that engaged blockage running for Confederates. After the war, he moved to New York and started Macy & Co. In 1895 he became the Congressman for New York. 2. Colonel John Jacob Astor IV- He invented the bicycle brake, the turbine engine, and the pneumatic road improver. He was the author of A Journey in Other Worlds

Effects on New York-
 National League of Baseball In honor of the survivors of the Titanic, the New York Giants and the New York Yankees played an exhibition game on April 21,1912, 6 days after the Titanic sank.

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