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The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on , bound for New York City. After stops in Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland, the ship headed into the open Atlantic with approximately 2,224 people on board. Titanic facts for kids | History - National Geographic Kids
The RMS Titanic: A Legacy of Ambition and Tragedy The RMS Titanic remains the most famous maritime disaster in history, a story of human ambition, technological hubris, and profound tragedy. Launched in an era of rapid industrial progress, the ship was designed to be the pinnacle of luxury and safety, only to meet its end on its very first voyage. 1. Construction and "Unsinkable" Design Titanic
The hull featured 16 watertight compartments. The ship was designed to stay afloat even if any two—or the first four—compartments were breached. This led to the widespread, though unofficial, claim that the ship was "practically unsinkable". The Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, on
At 882 feet 9 inches long and weighing over 46,000 tons, it was the largest man-made moving object of its time. Launched in an era of rapid industrial progress,
