RMS Titanic coloring page

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Today's new drawing is of the ship, the Titanic.

RMS Titanic just before hitting the Iceberg

The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage.  There are many theories as to why it sank.  The iceberg somehow tore a long hole in the starboard side of the bow of the ship.  The water-tight compartments did not go to the ceiling so there was just enough damage for the water to spill over into each large compartment from bow to stern.  

Around 1,500 people perished from the disaster of the Titanic sinking.  Witnesses saw that the ship actually broke in two before it fully sank.  After this disaster ships began to be required to have enough lifeboats for all crew and passengers.  

The sea was so calm that there were no waves hitting against the icebergs and that contributed to it not being seen in time for enough evasive action.  So my drawing DOES show the reflections that there would have been in the water, but the waves I drew probably shouldn't be there.  The drawing is not done in great detail so I'll admit that the ship is not perfect.  Still, I think anyone seeing this drawing will know what ship is about to hit the iceberg. 

Notice that the number 4 stack is not putting out any smoke.  That was because it was a dummy stack. The fourth stack was just there for looks.  That begs the question of why include a useless stack that would be detrimental to your fuel efficiency? 

Captain Smith had been sailing at full steam through a known ice field and so the Titanic's accident was probably his fault.  However, the sinking of the Titanic was probably the designers: Andrews, Carlisle, and Wilding.  

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled Vehicles and Military Vehicles.  Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of drawings, click on the title, and you can print the coloring page.  Have fun coloring!

My grandson is interested in the Titanic and he asked me to draw this picture.  We watched an excellent documentary about the Titanic on Prime.  The show was called Titanic At 100.