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Titanic

Also known as The Titanic, RMS Titanic, Royal Mail Steamship Titanic, SS Titanic

'RMS Titanic''' was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died (estimates vary), making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. Titanic'', operated by White Star Line, carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and elsewhere in Europe who were seeking a new life in the Uni

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The RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that struck an iceberg and sank on April 15, 1912, during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, killing approximately 1,500 of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard. The disaster remains one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship, involving both wealthy passengers and European emigrants seeking new lives in the United States.

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Ship/image.image: RMS Titanic 3 (cropped to ship).jpg
Ship/image.image_caption: Location of Titanic wreck
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Ship/career.country: United Kingdom
Ship/career.name: RMS Titanic
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Background
Dimensions and layout
Features
Power
Technology
Compartments and funnels
Rudder and steering engines
Water, ventilation and heating
Radio communications
Passenger facilities
Mail and cargo
Lifeboats
Building and preparing the ship
Construction, launch and fitting-out
Sea trials
Maiden voyage
Crew
Passengers
Collecting passengers
Atlantic crossing
Sinking
Aftermath of sinking
Immediate aftermath
Insurance, aid for survivors and lawsuits
Investigations into the disaster
Role of SS ''Californian''
Survivors and victims
Retrieval and burial of the dead
Wreck
Legacy
Safety
Cultural legacy
In Northern Ireland
Diagrams and timeline
Replicas
See also
Comparable disasters
Notes
References
Bibliography
Books
Journals and news articles
Investigations
External links

RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States. Of the 2,208 passengers and crew aboard, approximately 1,500 died (estimates vary), making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. Titanic, operated by White Star Line, carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and elsewhere in Europe who were seeking a new life in the United States and Canada. The disaster drew public attention, spurred major changes in maritime safety regulations, and inspired a lasting legacy in popular culture. It was the second time White Star Line had lost a ship on her maiden voyage, the first being RMS Tayleur in 1854.

Titanic was the largest ship afloat upon entering service and the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners built for White Star Line. The ship was built by the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding company in Belfast. Thomas Andrews Jr., the chief naval architect of the shipyard, died in the disaster. Titanic was under the command of Captain Edward John Smith, who went down with the ship. White Star Line's chairman, J. Bruce Ismay, survived in a lifeboat.