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On Board the Titanic
March 11, 2021
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On April 10, 1912, the Titanic set sail on its �rst voyage. Many passengers
were aboard the cruise ship. It was supposed to cross across the Atlantic
Ocean. It set off from England to New York.
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This photo shows passengers walking on the deck of the Titanic in 1912.
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Four days later, the Titanic struck an iceberg. The ship �ooded. It sank to
the bottom of the sea. Some people got into lifeboats. But there were not
enough lifeboats for everyone. Many people did not survive.
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At the time, the Titanic was the biggest ship ever built. It was almost as
long as three football �elds. The ship took two years and many workers to
construct. The Titanic had 10 decks and many sections for passengers.
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This picture shows the ship’s many decks, or �oors. Each �oor had a
different purpose.
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First-class passengers had fancy meals. The Titanic was also one of the
�rst ships with electric lights in all of its rooms. The Titanic sank more than
100 years ago. But scientists and historians still study the ship. They dive
underwater and look at the shipwreck. What stories do you think they are
piecing together?
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This is a painting of the Titanic sinking. It took about two and a half hours
for the ship to go down.
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Did You Know?
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This was a lifeboat from the Titanic. The ship carried only 20 of them.
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There are rules today that passenger ships must follow on long trips
between countries. They must carry enough lifeboats for all passengers.
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