Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Index Card 6

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  • Titanic's four funnels were constructed away from the site and were then transported to the shipyard for putting on the Titanic.
  • The fourth was added to make the ship look more powerful.
  • Titanic had three propellers which were powered by steam.
  • The rotation of the propellers is what powered the ship.
  • Smoke and waste gasses were expelled through three funnels.
  • total cost was 7.5 million dollars.
  • Spent 10 monthes building the interior of the ship.

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