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the prophecy
Morgan Robertson wrote a prophecy in 1898. He wrote it 14 years before the titanic sank and it became true.
"Titanic Mystery: A Prophecy of the Tragedy? | Denver Public ..." 2012. 25 Sep. 2014 http://denverlibrary.org/blog/titanic-mystery-prophecy-tragedy -
Building the titanic
the 14,000 men were employed at the Harland & Wolff shipyard where the Titanic was built. The men worked an average of 49 hours per week.
"Building the Titanic | Who Built the Titanic | Construction Facts." 2011. 24 Sep. 2014 http://www.titanicfacts.net/building-the-titanic.html -
titanic finished
The titanic was really big, so it cost 7,500,000 to built it.
The titanic was finished in May,131911 which it took over another year to finish the engines and funnels putting the
"RMS Titanic Questions and Answers | FAQ - Titanic Facts." 2005. 24 Sep. 2014 http://www.titanic-facts.com/titanic-questions-answers.html
"How long did it take to build the Titanic | Building the Titanic ..." 2011. 24 Sep. 2014 http://www.the-titanic.com/Titanic-FAQs/How-long-did-it-take-to-build-the-Titanic-.aspx -
got iceberg warnings
The titanic got a lot of iceberg warning, about 6 iceberg warnings. They had been in the ocean for four days on the day it crashed with the iceberg.
"Sinking of the RMS Titanic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." 2007. 26 Sep. 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_the_RMS_Titanic -
time titanic sank and day
Titanic sank at 2:20am after it hit the iceberg. The titanic sank April 15, 1912 it was the fourth day at sea.
"Titanic sinks — History.com This Day in History — 4/15/1912." 2010. 25 Sep. 2014 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/titanic-sinks -
compartments were flooding
The titanic hit the iceberg and the compartments were all flooding, so the titanic sank. The titanic sank in two hours because the compartments were not tall enough.
"Sinking of the Titanic - National Geographic Education." 2012. 25 Sep. 2014 http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/media/sinking-of-the-titanic/?ar_a=1 -
knew many people died
They knew from the titanic an estimate of 1,500 people died there. There were on the titanic aboard a total of 2,200 passengers on the titanic going to new york.
"Encyclopedia Titanica: Titanic facts, history and passenger ..." 25 Sep. 2014 http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/ -
passengers rescued
From a lot of the people on the titanic only 705 passengers were rescued from the ship carpathia. The Carpathia took them to New York where they were going.
"Titanic rescue ships | The Chronicle Herald." 2012. 25 Sep. 2014 http://thechronicleherald.ca/titanic/slideshow/82457-titanic-rescue-ships -
how many boats
The titanic saw the iceberg but it was too late and it hit it at 11:40.
There were only half of the boats for the people.
"The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 - EyeWitness to History." 2003. 25 Sep. 2014 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/titanic.htm
