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• The Titanic was completed in early April, 1912. On
April 10, the Titanic set sail in Southampton, England.
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• Its next stop was Cherbourg, France. While there it
picked up more passengers and cargo.
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• Titanic’s last port before reaching New York was at
Queenstown, Ireland. This is the last picture ever
taken of the Titanic.
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• The voyage had gone on for five days until April
14, 1912. At around 11:40, lookout Fredrick Fleet
spotted an iceberg. By the time he called the
crew, it was to late.
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• When the Titanic sideswiped the iceberg, it caused
the rivets that held the metal in place to fall out,
letting in water into the doomed ship.
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• It took about two hours for it to sink, and at 2:20 the
RMS Titanic plunged into the Atlantic Ocean.
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• In 1985, a scientist by the name of Robert Ballard
found the Titanic. Since then many films have been
made about the Titanic, assuring that it will be
remembered forever.