Adding the number of passengers to the 900 workers, the Titanic was carrying around 2200 people when it left England. Over 900 people worked on the Titanic, including crew members, cooks and servers in the dining room, and the Captain himself, Captain Edward John Smith. All of these exciting features gave the Titanic nicknames like the “Unsinkable Ship” and the “Wonder Ship.” It was built with 15 supposedly watertight compartments that could be closed from the bridge in case water came aboard during a hull breach. Even the most modest third-class offerings were still noted for their comfort and beauty. Known for its comfort instead of speed, the Titanic and its sister ships the Olympic and the Britannic were filled with an ornate interior like a large first class dining room, four elevators, a swimming pool and a grand staircase. Measuring 882 feet long, the length of two and a half football fields, it was intended to travel almost 3,000 miles from Southampton, England to New York City. The Reagan Library also offers Titanic Trunks available for rent to use in your classroom: to read more about that, click here.īuilt between 19, the luxury British steamship Titanic was so big, they had to create a new workspace before they could even start to build it. To see a video lecture of this presentation from our Presidential Primary Sources distance learning series, click here.
In this guide, we provide research and information on the ship, it’s passengers, and the fateful night it crashed, as well as a list of discussion questions and additional resources.
The Titanic is one of the most famous ships in history: leaving England on April 10th, 1912, it was only on the water for three days before it collided with an iceberg and sank on April 15th, 1912. The Titanic, docked in Southampton, England.
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