The titanic was a luxury ship. Rich passengers paid 865 pounds for a suite decorated in elegant styles. There was also the famous Grand Staircase wich is in the film Titanic too.
THE TITANIC'S DESTINATION
The titanic's first voyage was a form Southampton, in England, to New York City, USA. the ship left on 10 April 1912... but never arrived at the destination.
THE TRAGEDY
On 14 April, four days after leaving Southampton, the Titanic was in the North Atlantic. The sea was calm but visibility was low. At 11.40pm, a lookout saw a large iceberg near the Titanic ship. 37 seconds later, the titanic hit the iceberg and water enter the ship. At first the passagers didn't panic... two hours and 40 minutes later, at 2.20 am, the Titanic sank...
WHO DIED?
Of the 2,224 people on board, only 710 survived: there were not enought lifeboats. Most survivors were women, children and the rich: 60% of first-class passengers survived. But only 42% of second-class and less than 25% if third-class passangers survived.
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