Titanic! - Pearson
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<strong>Titanic</strong>!<br />
Lifeboats<br />
There were twenty<br />
lifeboats on the ship.<br />
Compartments<br />
There were sixteen<br />
compartments on the ship.<br />
The biggest and the best!<br />
In the 1900s, more and more people wanted to travel across the Atlantic<br />
Ocean. The ships became bigger and better, as ship companies fought hard for<br />
customers. In 1907, the White Star Line decided to build the biggest and the<br />
best of all. The company planned to make three ships. Their names said a lot<br />
about them—Olympic, <strong>Titanic</strong>, and Gigantic.<br />
Next to the <strong>Titanic</strong>, most other ships seemed small. It was 269 meters (882<br />
feet) long. At the time, the tallest building in the world was only 229 meters<br />
(750 feet).<br />
Everyone thought that the ship was also very safe. There were sixteen<br />
compartments. In an accident, big metal doors could close and then no water<br />
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