the multiple interlocking causes why so many died when the titanic sank

Running Head : SINKING OF TITANIC

Why The Titanic Sunk

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Why The Titanic Sunk

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During the early 1900s , J . Bruce Ismay , who was the President of the White Star Line , and Lord Pirrie , Chairman of Harland Wolff Shipbuilders , longed to build luxury ocean liners as the company 's means of competing in the transatlantic passenger market . White Star Line had three ships lined-up for construction - the Olympic , Titanic , and Gigantic . A year later , extensive design work was started ( Titanic Info ' 2003 p

On July 30 , 1908 , the building of the Titanic and the Olympic received authorization . Three years later , the Gigantic received its authorization . Upon the completion of the ship , its name was changed to Britannic because the original name Gigantic was similar to Titanic ( Titanic Info ' 2003

Harland and Wolff , an Irish-based company , was tasked to build the Titanic . Its construction required 14 ,000 workers , and it took three years to complete the ship . During that time , the Titanic was the largest ship in the world . Likewise , it was the largest movable man-made object ever constructed . It was the first ship to have a swimming pool The Titanic was also recognized as the largest , most secure , and most luxurious five-star floating hotel in the world ( Titanic Info 2003

The Titanic was among the line of ships by the White Star Line and was owned by Oceanic Navigation Company . Its stockholders belonged to the International Navigation Company Ltd of England , a firm owned by the International Mercantile...