Titanic - Wikipedia
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.
Titanic | History, Sinking, Survivors, Movies, Exploration, & Facts ...
Aug 6, 2025 · Titanic, British luxury passenger liner that sank on April 14–15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, en route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about 1,500 people.
Encyclopedia Titanica: Titanic Facts, History, and Biography
Jul 31, 2025 · Titanic facts, true stories, passenger and crew bios, victim/survivor lists, deckplans, and disaster details.
The Titanic: Sinking & Facts | HISTORY
Nov 9, 2009 · The RMS Titanic, a luxury steamship, sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage.
R.M.S Titanic - History and Significance | National Oceanic and ...
Jul 23, 2025 · A steering mechanism that held the ship’s wheel. (NOAA Photo Library) History, Culture and Iconic Interests in the United States and Abroad The R.M.S. Titanic is perhaps the most famous shipwreck in our current popular culture. Titanic was …
The RMS Titanic - Smithsonian Institution
The RMS Titanic was a White Star Line steamship carrying the British flag. She was built by Harland and Wolff of Belfast, Ireland, at a reported cost of $7.5 million.
RMS Titanic - World History Encyclopedia
May 19, 2021 · The Titanic disaster, still the worst peacetime sinking ever, shocked the world and led to a major overhaul of ship-building regulations and innovations for safety at sea. The Royal Mail Ship Titanic was an Olympic-Class passenger liner, its sister ships being the RMS Olympic and RMS Britannic.
RMS Titanic facts - Royal Museums Greenwich
On the night of 14 April 1912, the passenger ship RMS Titanic hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Approximately 2,200 passengers and crew were on board. Titanic, operated by White Star Line, was only equipped with 20 lifeboats, designed to hold around 1,178 people – far fewer than the number of …
Sinking of the Titanic - Wikipedia
Titanic sank with over a thousand passengers and crew still on board. Almost all of those who ended up in the water died within minutes due to the effects of cold shock. RMS Carpathia arrived about an hour and a half after the sinking and rescued all …
Titanic: the story of the ship
Get to know the true story of the titanic, its main protagonists and the stories of the passengers of "the ship of dreams". Thus a legend was born!