18 MIND BLOWING FACTS AND ANSWER TO QUESTIONS ABOUT TITANIC!
FACTS ABOUT TITANIC 1. The Titanic took less time to build than you might think. The Titanic took an impressive two years to build, and work started on the ship in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 2. It pulled in the crowds! The launch was truly huge – more than 100,000 people were in attendance to see the ship set sail. 3. Unfortunately, the early press was very wrong indeed. Ironically, the ship was referred to many in the press as ‘unsinkable’ before it set off. 4. It cost a very pretty penny to put to the water. At the TIME of building, the ship cost an eye-watering $7.5 million in building costs. 5. That’s a lot of heat on board. The Titanic took a lot of power to run – nearly 30 different boilers powered the ship. 6. The lack of lifeboats was a massive flaw – and one that should have been dealt with before launch. It’s true – it’s recognized as a massive safety failure that there were simply not enough lifeboats available to pro...