Titanic Summary By Bruce Beveridge

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The Titanic set sail from Southampton, United Kingdom on April 10, 1912. The Titanic was a luxurious ship that carried some of the wealthiest people of the world as well as emigrants searching for a new way of life, it was said to be a “floating palace.” It had many characteristics of such fancy and power that many deemed it unsinkable. In fact, a White Star employee stated, “Not even God himself could sink this ship.” The technology that was present on this ship was remarkable for the time period. It had high-tech capabilities and was one of the best accomplishments. As the deluxe palace was on its voyage to the Port of New York, it ran into a large iceberg. The impact was so harsh that the ship’s hull plates were forced inwards, allowing …show more content…

He is also a founding member and trustee of the Titanic Research and Modeling Association. Beveridge explains that the ship itself is the most important part of any story one can hear about the Titanic. He expresses, “since the day Titanic passed into history, people have been writing books about the circumstances surrounding the loss of this great ship. And yet, little has been written about the ship herself - the design, the structural details, interiors, and engineering of what is arguably the most famous ship ever built.” Beveridge argues that no matter what other background information slides along with the downfall; the ultimate focus is the structure and layout of ship. Analyzing the structure, fitting, and reviewing all areas in the Titanic allows people to create a visual how the ship sunk and what could have possibly been done to save the lives of the 1,500 who went down with …show more content…

The explorers were able to break down what happened the night the ship was doomed. Studying the residue frame by frame and considering the marine life made many opportunities open themselves up. Examining every minor detail came to show the people the angles at which the ship had sunk and at which it was driven into the ocean bottom. Delgado argues that without these leaps and bounds in the virtual world, the titanic would be unheard of today. He states, “It has been one hundred years since it sank, and twenty-seven years since it was rediscovered.” This quote shows that for at least seventy-three years the Titanic ship was not important to the modern people. The information upbringing and physical evolution is what brought such great fame to the Titanic ship. Once the artifacts were exposed and acknowledged the Titanic became a much more remarkable story and event in