RMS Titanic

RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. 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 was operated by the White Star Line, one of the premier transatlantic services, and 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. At the time of her voyage, she was the largest ship afloat upon entering service and the second of three Olympic-classs built for the White Star Line.

The ship was built by the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding company in Belfast and had advanced safety features, such as watertight compartments and remotely activated watertight doors, which contributed to the ship's reputation as "unsinkable". Additionally, the ship was equipped with twenty lifeboats: fourteen regular lifeboats, two were emergency cutters, and four collapsible boats, four over the British Board of Trade's regulations. Of the twenty boats, eighteen were launched successfully.

The first-class accommodations were designed to be the pinnacle of comfort and luxury. They included a gymnasium, swimming pool, smoking rooms, fine restaurants and cafes, a Victorian-style Turkish bath, and opulent cabins. A high-powered spark-gap transmitter was provided by the Marconi Marine Company for first-class passenger use. However, the ship was primarily built as an immigration ship designed to carry around 1,000 third-class passengers. They provided comfortable accomodations for the standards of the time, including providing a dining saloon and an open space free for their personal use.