MY TITANIC PAGE
How “Welcome to my Titanic Page” sounds in a Morse Code Message
I first found out about the Titanic from the movie titanic, I was both instantly amazed and captivated by the historic and engineering accomplishment regarding this ship.
Construction started in 1909 and took 3 years to complete and set sail on 10th April 1912.
Facts
- Construction Started 1909
- Took 3 Years to Build
- Maiden Voyage 10th April 1912
- its was 269 metres in length and 53.3 metres high
- Estimated Passengers 2224
On the night of 14th April 1912 while traveling on the Atlantic ocean at 11:40 pm Frederick Fleet one of the ships lookouts spotted a large iceburg in the direct path of the Titanic, he immediately ordered the Titanic to change course to steer away from the iceburg but the Titanic was travelling to fast and was unable to avoid contact with the iceburg which ripped a large hole to the front side. This hole allowed water to pour into the Titanic’s lower decks. It took only 2 hours and 40 minutes for the Titanic to completely sink, with only 20 lifeboats on board, each able to carry 65 people ment that not all 2224 passengers could be saved. Women and Children was ordered to board the lifeboats first. After all lifeboats have been lowered into the sea the remaining passengers was forced into the freezing cold sea which sadly claimed 1514 lives.
My Morse Code Project
Morse Code
My First Morse Code Machine
Morse code was used at the time of the Titanic to send messages to other ships. I was amazed by this and spent weeks after watching the Titanic film listening to how Morse code is used to spell out words in communication. After speaking to my dad we decided to buy a cheap Morse code machine, a few days later it was delivered but I was very disappointed that it didn’t make any bleeping noises, seeing my disappointment my dad said that maybe we could make it beep and this was the start of our project.
My Dad Started to make a list of all the items he would need to make the Morse Code machine work, but with his imagination the project grew with each idea he had.
Me and my dad sat down and talked about all the things that we could do on the Morse Code project to make the best possible machine. We both decided that the machine would have to sit onto some sort of board to hold it into place, so my dad sat down and sketched out a rough design on a piece of paper of how it should look and how the wires should be hidden. After the design was chosen all the parts was ordered which gave me more time to add extra items.
Morse Code requirements
- For power we would need a Battery Compartment
- To carry the power we would need wires
- For sound we would need a speaker
- Lights to indicate power and machine usage
- Titanic Theme would need a Compass
- Titanic Theme would need a name plate
- To turn on and power lights we would need switches
Small Speaker
LED Lights
Compass
Name Plate
Switches
Once all the parts had been delivered my dad and me set about making the project. Each step was carefully explained by my dad on how compasses, switches, wires, batteries, speakers and LED lights work. The battery was installed, the wires, speaker and LED lights was all connect. Finally the wood was stained, the name plate and compass secured to the base. All of the work took use over a day and half to construct the finished item.
