What causes surface ocean sea water to have a higher salt content? high rates of evaporation and low rates of precipitation What evidence indicates that salt content of ancient oceans was about the same as today?
Quick Answer. The RMS Titanic weighed 46,328 tons gross with a displacement of 52,310 tons. The ship set out for its first voyage on April 10, 1912. It sank on April 14, 1912 after hitting an iceberg, killing over 1,500 people. Continue Reading.
The Titanic was carrying 2,223 passengers on board when it sank, and out of those 1,517 died. The guests were split into first, second, and third class, and the higher classes had an advantage when it came to boarding lifeboats and being closer to the top of the deck where the lifeboats were being deployed.