Good morning, did you know April 15th is Titanic Remembrance Day #TitanicRemembranceDay? Celebrating the Titanic can be another Homeschool Resource as we can have our children study the Titanic through books and movies. Would you like to join us for movie day today as we watch the Titanic move.
Titanic Remembrance Day is observed every year on April 15th which is something I didn’t know. Did you? The R.M.S. Titanic ship had four hull compartments that could be flooded without causing a critical loss of buoyancy, and was, thus, considered unsinkable? Titanic Remembrance Day is set aside to remember the victims and survivors of the unfortunate sinking of the ship and reflect on how the world jointly responded to a heartbreaking disaster.
The Titanic was designed by naval architect Thomas Andrews and constructed by the Belfast shipbuilders Harland and Wolff. Upon completion, the Titanic was thought to be the world’s fastest ship. The Titanic spanned 883 feet from stern to bow, and its hull was divided into 16 compartments that were presumed to be watertight. The Titanic was one of the largest and most luxurious Ocean liners built during the time.
On April 10th, the Titanic departed Southampton, England, on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean. However, just before midnight on April 14, the Titanic failed to divert its course from an iceberg and ruptured at least five of its hull compartments, causing water to fill them and ultimately leading to the sinking of the ship after the Titanic broke in half.
Because of a shortage of lifeboats and the lack of satisfactory emergency procedures, more than 1,500 people went down in the sinking ship or froze to death in the icy North Atlantic waters. Most of the 700 or so survivors were women and children. A number of notable American and British citizens died in the tragedy, including the noted British journalist William Thomas Stead and heirs to the Straus, Astor, and Guggenheim fortunes.
The survivors lost everything they had on board and were helped by the public and charities all over the world. Several Women’s relief committees helped women in providing clothes, and several private trains took up the duty of transporting the survivors to their close families, free of charge
LET”S OBSERVE TITANIC REMEMBRANCE DAY
- Watch a Titanic-related movie or documentary like “Waking the Titanic” by Francis Delany and “A Night to Remember” by Walter Lord and . and learn more about the events that transpired,
- Do you know any living family members of any of those who were on board the Titanic that fateful night? Take out some time today to interact with them, and they’ll surely appreciate it.
FACTS ABOUT THE R.M.S. TITANIC
- Titanic was the largest Ocean liner in service at the time, and could carry 3,547 people in speed and comfort.
- The Titanics reciprocating engines were the largest that had ever been built, standing 40 feet high, and with cylinders that were nine feet in diameter.
WHY TITANIC DAY IS IMPORTANT
- Just like the world rallied support around the victims of the Titanic disaster, people across the globe remember Titanic Reembrace Day to honor their memories.
- Through the activities of Titanic Remembrance Day, we get to meet and interact with new people having shared interests and curiosity.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
