The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank on April 15, 1912 during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City after colliding with an iceberg, resulting in over 1,500 deaths. She was the largest ship afloat at the time and was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard for the White Star Line, carrying over 2,200 passengers and crew on her first and final voyage.