The tip of the iceberg. This is what brought down the greatest ship of its time. This is why 1,500 people died in one of the world's deadliest maritime disasters. The Titanic. When the Titanic was built, it was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of its time. It was also considered completely unsinkable. The hull weighed a total of 25,000 tons and consumed 825 tons of coal per day. The Titanic had three bronze propellers weighing 92 tons. So it was obviously a very heavy ship that could not turn quickly to avoid icebergs. The time from sighting the iceberg to impact was 30 seconds. 76% of the crew died and 80% of all male passengers on board died. Only 25% of the women on board died. At the time of the Titanic's destruction, the water temperature was -2°C and it took scientists 74 years to discover the wreck of the Titanic. For much of the voyage, the Titanic's two wireless radio operators had received warnings of icebergs. , some were transmitted to the bridge and the captain slightly altered the ship's course to head further south. However, it kept the ship's speed at around 40 kilometers per hour. Many warnings were never transmitted to the deck of the Titanic. At 10:55 p.m., a nearby vessel reported that it had stopped after being surrounded by ice. Two lookouts were stationed in the Titanic's crow's nest. Around 11:40 p.m. they spotted an iceberg and the bridge was warned. The co-pilot ordered the ship to turn “hard to starboard” and reverse the engines. The Titanic began to turn, but it was too close and too heavy to avoid a collision. The side of the ship scraped the iceberg. At least five of his com...... middle of paper...... placed on the ship. The Titanic had its own journal, prepared on board the ship. In addition to news articles and advertisements, it contained a daily menu, the latest stock prices, horse racing results and society gossip. Early headlines from the Titanic disaster claimed that all passengers had survived and the ship was being towed back to dry land. At first, most passengers did not believe that the Titanic was actually sinking, hence the low number of 19 on board the first lifeboat, even though it could carry 65. One of the objects The most exotic of the Titanic's cargo was "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam", a book of ancient sayings. The copy was adorned with 1,050 precious stones, each set in gold. This is the story of the unsinkable ship that sank. To finish I leave you with these famous words “but I’m too involved now. You jump, I jump. Remember?" and "I'll never let go...I promise.”