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The Titanic was the greatest ocean liner of its time, launched on May 31, 1911. At 46,328 tons, the flagship of the White Star Line could carry more than 2,300 people including crew. It sank at 2:20 on the morning of April 15, 1912, after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic ocean.

The port side of the bow section of the Titanic. The rip in the hull can be seen clearly at right, with the stern coming to rest several thousand feet away.

These cranes were used to hoist the ship's wooden lifeboats over the side and into the water during the Titanic's sinking. Many of the boats launched soon after the sinking were not close to full because passengers refused to believe the seriousness of the situation.

Captain Smith's bathtub aboard the sunken Titanic. The plumbing allowed the captain a choice of salt or fresh water, hot or cold.

This photo taken at the Titanic's wreck site displays two windows from first-class cabins. The window on the left leads to Stateroom , while the window on the right leads to Stateroom

One of Titanic's second class cabins.

A second-class cabin on the Titanic. Adult men in first class had a better chance of surviving the sinking than children in steerage.

The Titanic docked in Belfast, February 1912. It underwent sea trials before setting sail from England to New York in April.

The officers of the Titanic. They pushed the new ship to set a speed record for a transatlantic crossing on its maiden voyage, after which Captain Smith intended to retire. He and most of his senior officers died when the ship hit an iceberg in the dark.

Children at a religious service in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May, 31, 2011, to mark the 100th anniversary of the launch of the Titanic. The ship slid into Belfast harbor on May 31, 1911.

A Marconi wireless telegram from the Olympic, Titanic's sister ship, reports the Carpathia's rush to the site where the Titanic went down. "Found boats and wreckage only," it says in part. "About 675 souls saved crew and passengers."