huge science report on titanic?

Question

i have to do a science report on the titanic. i have to write about the titanic and the glacier. for example, how the crew miscaculated that the would not hit it and other things like that. can you help me?? please ASAP

Answer 1

Big boat. Big Icerberg. Boat hits Iceberg. Boat sinks.

What else is there to know?

Answer 2

In 1912, the only way to know the location of icebergs, (not a glacier) was to spot it with one's own eyes.

The crew certainly knew there was a chance of encountering an iceberg. On the course they were on, there were bound to be some spotted along the way.

The crew had no way of knowing, for sure of any icbergs in their path, so, as usual, they put lookouts high up to keep a look out for anything in the ship's path. But, the ship was travelling at such a rate of speed that by the time the lookouts could warn the bridge officers, it was too late to completely avoid the collision.

Consider these things"

An ocean liner is VERY large, and the Titanic was the larges thing afloat in that period. It takes a LOT of time, and a lot of distance for the ship to respond to any moves by the helm.

An iceberg is much larger than what it appears to be, above the water. A berg, the size of a house, on top is nine or ten times larger below the surface. So, even if an observer would think a ship may miss the berg, even by a large margin, there is no way to tell how wide an iceberg is below the surface.

The technology (of the time) was sound in the Titanic's design, but some shortcuts were taken in the building process. Perhaps this was done to save construction costs. But, the water tight compartments of the ship were all left open at the top of the sections. As one section filled up with sea water, this water spilled over the top of the next section and filled it. The added weight of the water in those sections pulled the ship farther down, letting in even more water to other sections.

Answer 3

SS Titantic was a lake freighter that sank suddenly during a gale storm on November 10, 1975, while on Lake Superior. The ship went down without a distress signal in 530 feet (162 m) of water at 46°59.9′N 85°6.6′W, in Canadian waters when it struck a Glacier Iceberg about 17 miles (15 nm; 27 km) from the entrance to Whitefish Bay. All 29 members of the crew perished. Gordon Lightfoot's hit song, "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald", helped make the incident the most famous marine disaster in the history of Great Lakes shipping.
On February 1, 1957, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin contracted Great Lakes Engineering Works (GLEW), of River Rouge, Michigan, to design and build an ore bulk carrier laker for Northwestern. The contract contained the stipulation that the boat be the largest on the Great Lakes. GLEW laid the keel of this boat on August 7th of that year, and some time between then and her christening and launch on June 8, 1958, Northwestern announced their decision to name the boat for their President and Chairman of the Board, Edmund Fitzgerald, whose father had been a lake captain.[1][2]

The completed boat had a capacity of 26,600 tons (24,131 tonnes). Her large cargo hold loaded through twenty-one watertight hatches, each measuring 11'-7" by 54' of 5/16" steel (3.53 m by 16.5 m of 8 mm steel). The boat's engines were originally coal-fired, but would be converted to burn oil during the 1971-72 winter layup. With a length of 729' (222 m), she met the demanding stipulation of the contract and was the largest boat on the Great Lakes, a record she held until the 1970s, when 1000' lakers first appeared.

Answer 4

First I recommend the book "A Night to Remember" a great jumping off place for the novice. I am a huge Titanic buff. If you need any other assistance, feel free to IM or e-mail. By the way, the movie sucked. Good luck on your report.

Answer 5

Also the Titanic rudder was small for the size of the ship, it turned better the faster it went. The bridge crew committed a fatal mistake by putting one engine in full reverse trying to turn the ship faster, by slowing it down it made the ship sluggish. I have heard theories that if they had turned they would have missed the iceberg all together.

Answer 6

the science on the titanic 'eh?

what if you did an argumentative paper on the fundamental point of something so pointless and nonsensical?

or maybe check GodsGift2women a few posts up for a more thorough interpretation of the facts surrounding the incident.

yea, just copy what he wrote, use a large font and double space.
maybe throw something in there about how water freezes when it gets to a certain degree.

Answer 7

I don't know where you live, but in California, the Department of Fish and Game should have some information on issues of over fishing, from lake and streams to ocean fishing. If you live in another state, there should be some regulatory agency for fishing and hunting. Try the Federal Bureau of Land Management and Dept. of Forestry.

Answer 8

well i mean they found out that the titanic would have sank anyway, because the big ship was falling apart from the start!

Answer 9

watch the movie

Answer 10

try this link-
http://www.britannica.com/titanic/iceberg.html