Just over 700 survivors were picked up by RMS Carpathia that had responded to the distress signal. The vessel eventually capsized due to waterlogging and sank in a matter of hours. Unfortunately, the Titanic had been built with watertight structures to prevent sinking only up to flooding of four holds at the fore. The sinking was caused due to rapid flooding of five holds of the ships due to damage sustained on collision with the iceberg. Over 1,500 passengers and crew died of hypothermia and drowning, out of the 2,224 onboard. The ship sank on its maiden voyage in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg that had gone unnoticed. It was constructed in the yards of Harland and Wolff, a reputed naval shipyard based out of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The RMS Titanic had two sister ships, RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic, and belonged to the Olympic class of White Star ocean liners. Its sinking in 1912 is considered to be one of the deadliest peacetime marine disaster.ĭuring salvage operations, it was estimated to be the largest ocean liner wreck that was still in use at the time of the sinking. It was a first in many fields at that time, including the most luxurious and the largest ship in service. Registered in Britain, it was intended to serve as a trans-Atlantic liner operating between Southampton and New York City. The RMS Titanic was a passenger luxury liner owned and operated by the White Star Line.
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