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The RMS Titanic, completed in March 1912, was a luxurious ocean liner designed by White Star Line, known for its size and elegance. On April 10, 1912, it embarked on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, but tragically sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, resulting in over 1,500 fatalities. The shipwreck has since become iconic, inspiring numerous documentaries and films, and was rediscovered in 1985, leading to the recovery of thousands of artifacts.

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The RMS Titanic, completed in March 1912, was a luxurious ocean liner designed by White Star Line, known for its size and elegance. On April 10, 1912, it embarked on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, but tragically sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, resulting in over 1,500 fatalities. The shipwreck has since become iconic, inspiring numerous documentaries and films, and was rediscovered in 1985, leading to the recovery of thousands of artifacts.

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The Royal Mail Ship (RMS) Titanic was designed to be one of the greatest achievements of an era

of prosperity.White Star Line, one of the industry leaders, focused on size and elegance rather
than just speed.

. She was completed and ready for the Ocean on 31 March 1912, after three years in construction in
Belfast, Ireland.

And she was no ordinary ship, Titanic was the most impressive and luxurious ship
of her time! She was the biggest, too, measuring 28 metres wide, 53 metres tall
and 269 metres long — that’s about the length of three football fields!

The ship's passengers were divided into three separate classes determined by the price of their
ticket: those travelling in first class, most of them the wealthiest passengers on board, included
prominent members of the upper class, businessmen, politicians, high-ranking military personnel,
Second-class passengers were predominantly middle-class travellers. Third-class or steerage
passengers were primarily immigrants moving to the United States and Canada

On April 10, 1912, the R.M.S. Titanic left its port in Southampton, England, and began the
transatlantic journey to New York City in the United States. Considered unsinkable, Titanic served as a luxury
ocean liner for over 2,000 passengers and crew. On April 15, Titanic sank in just over two and a half hours
after colliding with an iceberg. The ship did not have enough lifeboats for the approximately 2,220 people on
board. More than 1,500 people lost their lives in the accident,There were just over 700 survivors. and Titanic
became the most famous shipwreck in history.

There have been lots of documentaries and movies made about Titanic. The first was a silent movie
called Saved from the Titanic, made just one month after the disaster. The most popular today is the
1997 Hollywood blockbuster Titanic, which became one of the highest-earning movies of all time!

Despite many attempts to find the wreck, Titanic remained hidden from the world for around 70 years.
It wasn’t until 1985 that she was seen again — when oceanographer (a sea scientist) Dr Robert
Ballard set out on a deep-sea mission in the Argo, a robot submarine. The team discovered Titanic on
the seabed, nearly 600km off the coast of Canada. Since then, there have been many expeditions to
Titanic – and over 6,000 interesting items have been salvaged from the wreckage. These can be seen
today in museums around the world

The sinking of the Titanic has become one of the most well known disasters in
history. Because of the terrible loss of life and the demise of what everyone believed was an
"unsinkable" ship, people are intrigued and curious about what caused the rapid sinking of the Titanic.

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