RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912 after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Over 1,500 of the 2,224 passengers and crew aboard died, making it one of the deadliest maritime disasters in modern history. Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time and boasted luxurious first-class accommodations, however she only carried enough lifeboats for about half of those aboard due to outdated safety regulations.

1. RMS Titanicwasa Britishpassengerlinerthatsankinthe NorthAtlanticOceanin1912 after striking
an icebergduringhermaidenvoyage fromSouthamptontoNew YorkCity.Of the estimated2,224
passengersandcrewaboard,more than 1,500 died,making the sinkingone of modernhistory's
deadliestpeacetime commercial marine disasters.RMSTitanicwasthe largestshipafloatatthe time
she enteredservice andwasthe secondof three Olympic-classoceanlinersoperatedbythe White
Star Line.She wasbuiltbythe Harlandand Wolff shipyardinBelfast.ThomasAndrews,chief naval
architectof the shipyardatthe time,diedinthe disaster.[4]
Titanicwas underthe commandof Capt. EdwardSmith,whoalsowentdownwiththe ship.The
oceanlinercarriedsome of the wealthiestpeopleinthe world,aswell ashundredsof emigrants
fromGreat Britainand Ireland,ScandinaviaandelsewherethroughoutEurope whowere seekinga
newlife inthe UnitedStates.The first-classaccommodationwasdesignedtobe the pinnacle of
comfortand luxury,withagymnasium,swimmingpool,libraries,high-classrestaurantsandopulent
cabins.A high-poweredradiotelegraphtransmitterwasavailable forsendingpassenger
"marconigrams"andfor the ship'soperational use.[5] Although Titanichadadvancedsafetyfeatures
such as watertightcompartmentsandremotelyactivatedwatertightdoors,itonlycarriedenough
lifeboatsfor1,178 people—abouthalf the numberonboard,and one thirdof her total capacity—
due to outdatedmaritime safetyregulations.The shipcarried16lifeboatdavitswhichcouldlower
three lifeboatseach,foratotal of 48 boats.However,Titaniccarriedonlyatotal of 20 lifeboats,four
of whichwere collapsible andprovedhardtolaunchduringthe sinking.[6]