A BRIEF HISTORY OF TITANIC

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1. The original design called for 32 lifeboats,

reducing the number to 20.2. The designer used wrought iron rivets

instead of steel.3. Titanic received five different ice-

warnings.4. Unprecedented amounts of ice had

broken loose from the arctic regions.5. The Titanic turned slightly, but it was

much too large, moving much too fast.

The Royal Mail Ship TITANIC was the last grand dream of

the Gilded Age.

The original design called for 32 lifeboats, reducing the number to 20.

The designer used wrought iron rivets instead of steel.

Titanic received five different ice-warnings,

but the captain was not overly concerned.

Wireless operator Phillips was very busy sending chatty passenger's messages to Cape Race, whence they could be relayed inland to friends and relatives.

The Titanic turned slightly, but it was much too large, moving much too fast.

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