How+was+Titanic+Built?

 =**Building the Titanic** =   The Titanic has a lot of characteristics to give it the name of “wonder ship”, “floating palace”, or “rich man’s special. In 1909, Harland and Wolff started constriction of the Titanic. It was built in the Belfast, Ireland shipyards by Joseph Ismay. The construction took over three years and 14,000 men to build this huge ship. When it was finished, the Titanic was about 882 feet long and about 92 feet wide. The heavy ship weighed 21,831 tons. It had three propellers and its top speed was 23 knots. The Titanic had four funnels, but only three were used to let out smoke and gas. It had eleven decks. The Titanic had 16 watertight compartments at the bottom of the ship. If one got flooded the captain would flip a switch and a steel door would trap the water. Four or less compartments can be filled with water and the Titanic will still float. The Titanic has 29 boilers and 159 coal burning furnaces. There were 3,000,000 rivets used in to hold the Titanic together. I bet the Titanic still looks very beautiful, even if it is broken in half. I wish I could have seen it.

= How the Titanic was Built    = =    =      <span style="COLOR: rgb(69,239,252)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(59,98,227)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(53,62,227)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="COLOR: rgb(143,219,224)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(83,90,233)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">In 1909, the White Star Line built the Titanic at the Harland and Wolff shipyard. The shipyard was located in Belfast, Ireland. J.P. Morgan gave the White Star Line the money to build the Titanic. At the time of construction, the ship cost 7.5 million dollars. Today, it would cost over 7.5 million to build!!!!! The Titanic was designed by Joseph Ismay and built by Thomas Andrews The materials used to build the ship were steal, iron, and wood. The Titanic was 882 feet long and it was 92 feet wide. She weighed 21,831 tons. <span style="COLOR: rgb(69,239,252)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(59,98,227)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(53,62,227)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="COLOR: rgb(143,219,224)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(83,90,233)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive"> <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Titanic started her voyage to America on April 10, 1912. At the time of her voyage, she was the biggest ship ever built. The Titanic was called the “Safest Ship of all time” because of the special safety features. The features on board were on sixteen water tight compartments and two hulls for safety. Unfortunately, there were not enough lifeboats for all passengers. The reason there were not enough lifeboats on board were because the Titanic wanted to have many special, fancy features. Other nicknames of the Titanic were the “Wondership”, “Rich Man’s Special”, and “Floating Palace”. It got those nicknames because of the swimming pool, gym, and luxurious first class cabins. The Titanic took three years to build and 2 hours and forty minutes to sink. <span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">In 1909, the White Star Line built the Titanic at the Harland and Wolff shipyard. The shipyard was located in Belfast, Ireland. J.P. Morgan gave the White Star Line the money to build the Titanic. At the time of construction, the ship cost 7.5 million dollars. Today, it would cost over 7.5 million to build!!!!! The Titanic was designed by Joseph Ismay and built by Thomas Andrews The materials used to build the ship were steal, iron, and wood. The Titanic was 882 feet long and it was 92 feet wide. She weighed 21,831 tons. <span style="COLOR: rgb(143,219,224)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(83,90,233)"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive">Titanic started her voyage to America on April 10, 1912. At the time of her voyage, she was the biggest ship ever built. The Titanic was called the “Safest Ship of all time” because of the special safety features. The features onboard were on sixteen water tight compartments and two hulls for safety. Unfortunately, there were not enough lifeboats for all passengers. The reason there were not enough lifeboats on board were because the Titanic wanted to have many special, fancy features. Other nicknames of the Titanic were the “Wondership”, “Rich Man’s Special”, and “Floating Palace”. It got those nicknames because of the swimming pool, gym, and luxurious first class cabins. The Titanic took three years to build and 2 hours and forty minutes to sink. Websites used: http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/281/27/ http://www.historyonthenet.com/Titanic/titanicmain.htm http://www.starway.org/Titanic/Giant.html http://www.titanic-whitestarships.com/ http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/index.php http://www.geocities.com/Athens/oracle/8912/construc.html http://www.dellamente.com/titanic/constr.htm