Titanic
The Titanic is 882 ft. long and has watertight
compartments. It launched from Harlend and Wolff shipyards in
Belfast, Ireland. She sailed from Southampton,Cherbourg, Queenstown
to her fate in the ice cold north Atlantic. Under the command of
Captain E.J. Smith. They launched April 10th 1912. Then it happened!
Date:April 14th,1912. Time:2:20 AM. The Titanic struck an ice berg
and had 5 compartments overflowing into the next. She separated while
sinking. She sank to 12,460 ft. under water where the water pressure
is 6,000 lb. per square inch. She was under water and never seen from
1912 - 1987 when she was found by Dr. Robert D. Ballard. He used the
research vessels Knorr and Atlantis II along with the research robots
Argo, Alvin, & Jason Jr. (JJ) to find the Titanics 2 sections Bow
and Stern which are 1,970 ft. away from each other.