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Building the Ship: 30 Apr 1907 J Bruce Ismay and William James Pirrie come up with the idea to build Olympic, Titanic and Brittanic 29 Jul 1908 Design plans for the Titanic and her sister ship

2 Building the Ship: 30 Apr 1907 J Bruce Ismay and William James Pirrie come up with the idea to build Olympic, Titanic and Brittanic 29 Jul 1908 Design plans for the Titanic and her sister ship Olympic are agreed upon 31 Mar 1909 Titanic's keel is laid down at Yard No May 1911 Witnessed by over 100,000 spectators, Titanic's hull is successfully launched before being towed to the fitting-out basin On February 3, 1912 Titanic is moved to the Dry Dock where propellers were added and a final coat of paint was applied 2 April 1912 At 800pm, Titanic sets sail from Belfast for Southampton 3 April 1912 Titanic arrives in Southampton

3 Building the Titanic

Setting Sail 10th April 1912 9:30-11:30 am Setting Sail 10th Set sail April on 1912 Thursday April 11, 1912 12:00 pm 2223 people on board 10th Left April Queenstown, 1912 Ireland for New York 6:30

4 Setting Sail 10th April :30-11:30 am Setting Sail 10th Set sail April on 1912 Thursday April 11, :00 pm 2223 people on board 10th Left April Queenstown, 1912 Ireland for New York 6:30 The pm captain s name was Edward J Smith 11th April :30 am 12th, 13th April th April 1912 Passengers arrived in Southampton and began boarding the ship Titanic begins her maiden voyage Titanic reached Cherbourg, France and picked up more passengers Titanic reaches Queenstown, Ireland Titanic sails through calm waters Throughout the day seven iceberg warnings were received

5 Setting Sail

900am 1015am 1100am 1200pm 200pm 530pm April 14, 1912 Video 01: How are icebergs formed Senior wireless operator Jack Phillips starts to receive warnings of icebergs from other vessels further to the

6 900am 1015am 1100am 1200pm 200pm 530pm April 14, 1912 Video 01: How are icebergs formed Senior wireless operator Jack Phillips starts to receive warnings of icebergs from other vessels further to the west Captain Smith is passed the first telegraph warning of icebergs The scheduled time of the first lifeboat drill, which was cancelled by Captain Smith without explanation This meant that the crew were unrehearsed when the real lifeboat evacuation commenced Phillips receives the second ice warning of the day, from the steamship Baltic, which reported large icebergs in an area ahead of the Titanic (42 N, 51 31' W) Captain Smith passes the second ice warning to Bruce Ismay Over the course of the next 2 hours, the air temperature drops 10 degrees, down to 05 C

Change of Course 5:50 pm The Titanic changes course from south west to due west This was originally planned to occur at 530pm but was delayed to allow Titanic to travel further south in an attempt to

7 Change of Course 5:50 pm The Titanic changes course from south west to due west This was originally planned to occur at 530pm but was delayed to allow Titanic to travel further south in an attempt to avoid the ice region reported by the Baltic This change should have directed the Titanic into an area of the gulf stream that would be free of icebergs; in any normal year this would be the case, but 1912 was not a normal year for ice - cold water had pushed the warm gulf stream further south - and the change in direction actually put the ship on a collision course with the iceberg 6:00 pm Second Officer Charles Lightoller takes over the bridge from Chief Officer Wilde

7:20pm April 14, 1912 Assistant wireless operator Harold Bride finishes work on the accounts and finally picks up the ice warning from the SS Californian, warning of 3 large icebergs (42 N,

officers recalled seeing the message) 8:55 pm Captain Smith checks in with the bridge before retiring to his cabin The conditions are moonless, clear and flat calm The lack of wind and calm waters

8 7:20pm April 14, 1912 Assistant wireless operator Harold Bride finishes work on the accounts and finally picks up the ice warning from the SS Californian, warning of 3 large icebergs (42 N, longitude 49 W) When Bride took the telegram to the bridge, Captain Smith had already left to dine with passengers; the telegram was passed to another officer instead (although none of the surviving officers recalled seeing the message) 8:55 pm Captain Smith checks in with the bridge before retiring to his cabin The conditions are moonless, clear and flat calm The lack of wind and calm waters would actually make spotting an iceberg more difficult, as without wind they would be unable to see water breaking on the berg The lack of moonlight would limit the chance of reflected light from the iceberg

Approaching Disaster 9:40 Phillips receives the fifth and final ice warning, from the SS Mesaba, warning of a "great number" of large icebergs and field ice just 15 miles ahead of the Titanic

failed to pass the message on, and returned to the busy task of sending passengers' personal telegrams (there was a two hour window to send passenger telegrams via the Cape Race receiver on

9 Approaching Disaster 9:40 Phillips receives the fifth and final ice warning, from the SS Mesaba, warning of a "great number" of large icebergs and field ice just 15 miles ahead of the Titanic (latitude 42 N to 41 25', longitude 49 W) Because the message was not prefixed with MSG - the signifier that the communique was intended for the captain - Phillips treated it as non-urgent, failed to pass the message on, and returned to the busy task of sending passengers' personal telegrams (there was a two hour window to send passenger telegrams via the Cape Race receiver on Newfoundland) 10:00 Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee commence their watch in the crow's nest, looking out for growlers more than larger icebergs First Officer Murdoch takes over the bridge from Lightoller

Approaching Disaster 11:00 The Californian sends a message to say that she has stopped sailing for the evening due to the ice, but Phillips, desperate to complete all of the passenger telegrams,

10 Approaching Disaster 11:00 The Californian sends a message to say that she has stopped sailing for the evening due to the ice, but Phillips, desperate to complete all of the passenger telegrams, simply replies to say "Shut up! I am busy I am working Cape Race" Meanwhile, unbeknown to Murdoch, the iceberg lies just 15 miles ahead, whilst Titanic continues at a high speed of 215 knots (24 mph) 11:30 The iceberg lies just 4 miles and 10 minutes ahead 11:39 The iceberg lies just 1,000 yards ahead, but the moonless conditions mean the lookouts cannot see it still 30 seconds later and the berg is spotted, but too late too avoid a collision

11 DISASTER!!!! 11:40 Frederick Fleet sees the iceberg and alerts the bridge, Murdoch gives the orders to steer the ship away from the berg The iceberg strikes the Titanic's starboard bow Many passengers and crew sleep through the collision whilst many others - including lookout man Fleet - assume the ship has survived a glancing blow and is undamaged Video 02: Titanic and the Seconds Before Hitting the Iceberg

12 Ice Field in the area of the Titanic

The Beginning of the End- 4/15/1912 11:50 Water poured in and rose 14 feet in the front part of the ship 12:00 am Thomas Andrews informs Captain Smith that the ship will only stay afloat

has turned off her wireless for the evening after receiving Phillips' curt response earlier in the evening Tragically, the ship was a mere 10 miles away and could have possibly reached

13 The Beginning of the End- 4/15/ :50 Water poured in and rose 14 feet in the front part of the ship 12:00 am Thomas Andrews informs Captain Smith that the ship will only stay afloat for two to three more hours Captain Smith gives the order to request emergency assistance and broadcast a distress call to all ships within range However the nearest ship, the Californian, has turned off her wireless for the evening after receiving Phillips' curt response earlier in the evening Tragically, the ship was a mere 10 miles away and could have possibly reached Titanic before she sank 12:05 The order was given to uncover the lifeboats and to get passengers and crew ready on deck There was only room in the lifeboats for half of the estimated 2,227 on board

12:25 am They began loading lifeboats women and children first The Carpathia, southeast of the Titanic by about 58

lifeboat (lifeboat No7 on the starboard side) is launched She leaves with just 28 of a possible 65 people on board The

people left on the ship The tilt of Titanic's deck grew steeper and steeper 2:17 am The last radio message was sent on

14 12:25 am They began loading lifeboats women and children first The Carpathia, southeast of the Titanic by about 58 miles, picked up the 15 th of April 1912 distress call and began sailing to rescue passengers 12:45 am The first lifeboat (lifeboat No7 on the starboard side) is launched She leaves with just 28 of a possible 65 people on board The first of eight emergency distress rockets is fired 2:05 am The last lifeboat left the ship There were now over 1,500 people left on the ship The tilt of Titanic's deck grew steeper and steeper 2:17 am The last radio message was sent on the ship The captain announced 'Every man for himself' Video3: 100th Special Anniversary Sinking of the TITANIC National Geographic

and tilted its end high into the air before sinking into the sea People in the water froze to death within an hour Generally

15 Titanic slips beneath the surface! 2:20 am The Titanic's broken off stern settled back into the water, becoming more level for a few moments Slowly it filled with water and tilted its end high into the air before sinking into the sea People in the water froze to death within an hour Generally hypothermia can set in within 10 minutes of such harsh conditions Although total brain death can actually take longer in stage-3 hypothermia because severely lowered metabolism slows brain activity Video 04- Titanic New CGI of How Titanic Sank

April 15, 1912 3:30 am April 15, 1912 4:10 am April 15, 1912 8:50 am April 18, 1912 9:00 pm The Carpathia to the Rescue

area bound for New York She had on board 705 survivors of the Titanic disaster The Carpathia arrived in New York When The

16 April 15, :30 am April 15, :10 am April 15, :50 am April 18, :00 pm The Carpathia to the Rescue Carpathia's rockets were spotted by the survivors The first lifeboat was picked up by the Carpathia The Carpathia left the area bound for New York She had on board 705 survivors of the Titanic disaster The Carpathia arrived in New York When The Carpathia received the SOS it was 60 miles away Some of the people were in lifeboats for 4 hours 1517 souls perished 706 people survived

17 Rescue! Video 05- Titanic Survivors- What They Saw

disaster site to recover bodies A total of 328 bodies were found floating in the area

18 April 19, through May 25, 1912 April 22 through May 15, 1912 May 2 through July 3, 1912 Aftermath American enquiry into the disaster was held Several ships were sent to the disaster site to recover bodies A total of 328 bodies were found floating in the area British Board of Trade enquiry into the disaster was held 06- The Sinking of the Titanic- A Timeline

19 Rediscovery Titanic was rediscovered in 1985 by Robert Ballard 2 1/2 miles underwater in two pieces

20 Rediscovery Location where the Titanic wreck was discovered

21 Rediscovery 07- Titanic - The Artifact Exhibition

22 Rediscovery "The debris field hit me the most, here in that ghostly expanse of sea floor 350 miles off Newfoundland, the people who died during the early hours of April 15th 1912, leaves me with this everlasting memory" ~ Dr Robert Ballard ~

23 THE END!

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