Lesson 10 The loss of the Tita
The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying
1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal
ship. At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was
regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of these were
flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be
remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North
Atlantic,huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great
ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing
the immense walk of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a
slight trembling sound from below,and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had
been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his
horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had
already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the
icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
1,316 passengers and crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal
ship. At the time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was
regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of these were
flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be
remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
Four days after setting out, while the Titanic was sailing across the icy water of the North
Atlantic,huge iceberg was suddenly spotted by a lookout. After the alarm had been given, the great
ship turned sharply to avoid a direct collision. The Titanic turned just in time, narrowly missing
the immense walk of ice which rose over 100 feet out of the water beside her. Suddenly, there was a
slight trembling sound from below,and the captain went down to see what had happened. The noise had
been so faint that no one though that the ship had been damaged. Below, the captain realized to his
horror that the Titanic was sinking rapidly, for five of her sixteen watertight compartments had
already been flooded! The order to abandon ship was given and hundreds of people plunged into the
icy water. As there were not enough lifeboats for everybody, 1,500 lives were lost.
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