TITANIC

The RMS Titanic (English: Royal Mail Steamship Titanic, "Steamship Titanic Royal Mail ') was a British ocean liner, the largest ship in the world at the time of her launch, which sank in the early hours of 14 to 15 of April 1912 during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York via Cherbourg, France and Queenstown Ireland. Titanic 1514 killed 2223 people aboard, which makes it one of the largest shipwrecks in history occurred in peacetime. The Titanic was the second of three transatlantic Olympic class were owned by the White Star Line and was built between 1909 and 1912 at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast.

Among the passengers were some of the richest people in the world and hundreds of Irish immigrants, British and Scandinavians who went in search of a better life in America. The ship was designed to be the ultimate in luxury and comfort, and had a gym, swimming pool, library, upscale restaurants and opulent cabins for first class travelers. It was also equipped with a powerful telegraph station for use by passengers and crew, and advanced security measures, as its hull bulkheads and airlocks remotely activated. However, due to outdated safety standards of the time, only carried lifeboats for 1178 passengers, five little more than half the people on board on its maiden voyage and a third of its total capacity.