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RMS Titanic was an Olympic class passenger liner owned by "the White star line and built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, United Kingdom. At the time, was the largest passenger ship in the world.
The night of 14 April 1912 during its maiden voyage, Titanic struck ice and sank two hours and forty minutes later, early on 15 April 1912. The sinking killed person 1517, making it one of the most deadly peacetime maritime disasters in history. The high casualty rate was partly due to the fact that while compliance with the regulations, the ship did not do enough lifeboats for everyone on board. The vessel has the capacity to survive total 1178, although people of 3750 at its maximum capacity. He died a disproportionate number of men, because women and children first Protocol followed.
Titanic used some of the latest technology available at that time and was popularly believed drowned after that characterized as aonsinkabl.[4] was a great shock to many that, despite extensive security features and crew experienced Titanic sank. Media frenzy about Titanic famous victims in legends about the sinking and the resulting changes to maritime law, and the discovery of the wreck have contributed to attention and fame Titanic which continue even today.
# 1 in the third degree, a Swedish family lost mother, Alma Pålsson, and her four children all under the age of 10. Father was expected to reach the destination. "Sadness Paulson who was more severe than any who visited the offices of" White Star ", but its loss was the greatest. The whole family had been eliminated. "[36]
Put # sailors on board the ship CS Mackay-Bennett bodies recovered from Titanic, they are very upset to discover the unknown boy's body, a monument and he was buried on 4 may 1912 with a copper necklace in his coffin by the sailors read "our Babe". Then unknown child was positively identified Goodwin Sydney.
# The one survivor, stewardess "Violet Jessup, aboard RMS Olympic when she collided with the HMS Hawke in 1911, survive the sinking British 1916 hmhes.
# And encompasses tremendous survivors died recently Lilian Aspelund on 6 May 2006 wedinton Barbara (nee West) on 16 October 2007.
# Millvina Dean, who was two months old at the time of the sinking, is the only living only survivor of the Titanic. Although 97 years, remained active in Titanic-related events, and live in Southampton, England.
# There are many stories about dogs on the Titanic. It seems that one passenger only dogs before the ship went down; seen running up and down the decks. And survived at least two dogs.
In many locations there are memorials to the dead Titanic. In Southampton, England has found the Titanic engineers Memorial in Andrews Park in "above bar street. For Memorial is a monument to Wallace Hartley and musicians who played on the Titanic. Monument to packaging is also for reasons of City Hall in Belfast in Northern Ireland.
In the u.s. There are memorials to the Titanic disaster. Titanic Memorial in Washington, d.c. and a memorial to IDA gateway in gateway Park in Manhattan in New York are two examples.
Centennial plans for sinking Titanic on 15 April 2012, will be celebrated all over the world. And intends to "Titanic quarter in Belfast before that date, had been completed. Will rebuild the region and unveil a commemorative monument project signing to celebrate Titanic and has links with Belfast, city that built the ship.