The Titanic | Unsinkable | 1

American History Tellers

Wondery

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, History, Education For Kids

4.7 • 18.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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When the RMS Titanic launched in April of 1912, it was the pinnacle of luxury and the largest vessel to ever set sail. It was also an engineering marvel, as sophisticated as the most elegant hotels, and deemed incapable of sinking. But on its maiden voyage, in the frigid waters of the North Atlantic, the Titanic collided with a massive iceberg. Within minutes, the ship began to take on water, and the unthinkable began: the start of a shocking and tragic maritime disaster.

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0:00.0	Wunderry Plus subscribers can binge new seasons of American History Tellers early and
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0:09.7	We're excited to announce that American History Tellers legacy season, The Space Race, is now available in full video on the American History Tellers YouTube channel.
0:20.0	Relive the fierce competition between superpowers and witness history as it unfolds in a whole new way.
0:26.0	Subscribe to the American History Tellers channel on YouTube and let us know what you think. Imagine it's a cool morning in early May 1911 at the Harlan and Wolf
0:48.8	shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. Your job is to oversee the boat builders shop and you're currently tackling a monumental task,
0:56.3	constructing the wooden lifeboats for the largest ship that's ever been built, the RMS Titanic.
1:02.3	Its maiden voyage is less than a year away and your crew is
1:06.0	rushing to meet deadline. You weave your way between workers hammering and sawing
1:10.9	as you lead Bruce Ismay through the busy yard.
1:14.0	He's the managing director for the Titanic shipping line, and the two of you are getting ready for
1:18.4	an important meeting with an inspector from the British Board of Trade.
1:22.3	You need him to survey the lifeboats and issue a
1:24.7	certificate before the Titanic and launch. And right now you need Ismay to make a
1:29.7	final decision on the number of lifeboats he wants on board. You point to one of the boats
1:34.8	under construction 30 feet long and able to carry 65 to 70 people.
1:39.7	Well so far we've completed 16, sir, and we've started building another 16.
1:44.4	It's my understanding you want a 32 on the Titanic.
1:47.4	The new Davit cranes we've ordered can hold two lifeboats each.
1:50.6	With 8 Davits, starboard, and 8 portside, we can easily hang 32 boats.
1:55.7	But 32, wouldn't that crowd the promenade deck?
1:59.3	Not much room for passengers to walk.
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