The Rms Titanic

Part I of Essay
Just 20 minutes short of midnight, April 14, 1912, the great new White Star Liner Titanic, making her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, had a rendezvous with ice in the calm, dark waters of the North Atlantic. She brushed the berg so gently that nearly all of the ....

Part II of Essay
.... White Star vessels. They met to discuss the plans for two very large ships, the Olympic and the Titanic. The two ships were almost identical in size, but the Titanic was some 1,000 gross tons larger, due to the more extensive and elaborate interior furnishings. (Gary's Titanic Page) The hull of the Titanic was finished and launched on May 31, 1911, but it would take another year to complete. With a total of nine decks, the Titanic was divided somewhat by social classes. Each class, first, second, and third, had two decks for themselves ....