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= Taking into account the link underneath write a 120 word composition about the Titanic. = = When, where, why, who.... It should be a text, don't answer the questions =

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= = = O n April 10, 1912, the //Titanic//, largest ship afloat, left Southampton, England on her first voyage to New York City. The White Star Line had spared no expense in assuring her luxury. A legend even before she sailed, her passengers were a mixture of the world's wealthiest travelling in the elegance of first class accommodations and immigrants =

= The //Washington Post// announces the disaster = || = She was considered as the safest ship ever built, so safe that she carried only 20 lifeboats - enough to provide accommodation for only half her 2,200 passengers and crew. = = = = Since the ship's construction made her " unsinkable, " her lifeboats were necessary only to rescue survivors of other sinking ships. Additionally, lifeboats took up valuable deck space. =
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= Four days into her journey, at 11:40 P.M. on the night of April 14, she struck an iceberg. , The collision was fatal and the icy water soon poured through the ship. = = It became obvious that many would not find safety in a lifeboat. = = = = Each passenger was given a life jacket but life expectancy would be short when exposed to water four degree s below freezing . = = = = As the forward portion of the ship sank deeper, passengers scrambled to the back. It disappeared after 2 hours and 40 minutes = = = = The next morning, the liner //Carpathia// rescued 705 survivors. One thousand five hundred twenty-two passengers and crew were lost. Subsequent inquiries attributed the high loss of life to an insufficient number of lifeboats and inadequate training in their use. =

==Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors.==

==There were no cats on the Titanic. Cats were often brought on ships as a form of good luck. They also controlled rodents. ==

==** There were 13 couples on board celebrating their Honeymoons.==
 * ==Captain Smith was planning to retire after Titanic's maiden voyage.==
 * ==The Titanic had 4 elevators (3 in First class and 1 in Second class).==
 * ==At the time, Titanic's whistles were the largest ever made.==
 * ==Titanic's whistles could be heard from a distance of 11 miles.==
 * ==The Titanic carried 900 tons of baggage and freight.(carga) ==
 * ==The Titanic used 14,000 gallons(3,7 litres) of drinking water every 24 hours.==

| == Coal consumption per day: 825 tons.==

==It Carried 20 lifeboats and 3560 life jackets.==

==*** The Titanic sank 2 hours and 40 minutes after hitting the iceberg.==
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