Through the Years
The year they decided to build Edmund Fitzgerald
1957
The time that Fitzgerald received the first warning of bad weather (AM/PM)
2:39 PM
The weather conditions the day Fitzgerald sank
stormy, high winds, waves, gale warnings
The length of the Fitzgerald
729 feet
The number of men who died on the Fitzgerald
29
The year construction began on the Titanic
1909
The time that Titanic sent its first distress signal
12:00 AM
The day Titanic held its sea trial
April 2nd
The age of captain Smith when sailing the Titanic
62
Both captains had this plan for after their fateful sailing
to retire
The year the Titanic wreckage was located
1985
The time that Fitzgerald sent its last distress signal
7:10 AM
The number of sections Fitzgerald broke into
2
The length of the Titanic
883 feet
The Fitzgerald was carrying this
iron ore (taconite)
The year that Fitzgerald took its maiden voyage
1958
The time Titanic sank
2:20 AM
The date that the Fitzgerald first encountered trouble
Nov. 9
The number of years McSorely had been sailing
45
The company that built Titanic
Harland & Wolff
The year construction began on the Titanic
1909
The time Fitzgerald sent its first distress signal
3:30 PM
What Captain McSorely did after receiving reports of danger
tried to get help from the Anderson
The length of time between Fitzgerald's report of trouble and the actual sinking of the ship
about 4 hours
Titanic broke this record
largest passenger liner