Blog #70

What year did the Titanic sink?  Find the Titanic web site and list 5 interesting facts about the Titanic’s sinking.

The Titanic sunk in 1911. Five interesting facts were that

1) It was launched without it’s propellers at first

2)In 1898 (14 years prior to the Titanic tragedy), Morgan Robertson wrote a novel called Futility. This fictitious novel was about the largest ship ever built hitting an iceberg in the Atlantic ocean on a cold April night. The fictional ship (named Titan) and the real ship Titanic were similar in design and their circumstances were remarkably alike. Both ships were labeled “unsinkable”.

3)Two dogs were among the Titanic survivors

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

5) Captain Smith was planning to retire after Titanic’s maiden voyage.

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~ by bradschaitel on June 8, 2009.

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