The sinking of the Titanic has gone down in history as one of
the greatest follies of all time: the “unsinkable” ship was
swallowed whole by the vast Atlantic ocean on its maiden voyage.
With interest being revitalized in the ship with the release of
James Cameron’s Titanic 3D, it’s time to take a look back on the
specifics about one of the most famous ships to ever sail the
seven seas. The ill-fated Ocean Liner took three years to build,
by 3,000 workers, for a price tag of $7.5 million – equal to
$167 million today — and burned more than 650 tons of coal each
day it sailed. While not very environmentally friendly by
today’s standards, the ship was a modern marvel in 1912. The
night of its sinking, the ship was traveling at a speed of 22.5
knots when it impacted the iceberg — just .5 knots below its top
speed and even though there had been 6 iceberg warnings received
that day. With the water temperature around the Titanic a frigid
36 degrees Fahrenheit, the average life expectancy of those who
fell in the wa