Titanic
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RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City. Of the 2,208 passengers
RMS Titanic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912
RMS Olympic's rudder with central and port wing propellers; the man at the bottom shows scale.
Marconi Company receiving equipment for a 5-kilowatt ocean liner station in the wireless radio room of Titanic's sister ship, Olympic
The only known picture of Titanic's wireless radio room, taken by the Catholic priest Francis Browne. Harold Bride is seated at the desk.
White Star Line
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The White Star Line was a British shipping line. Founded out of the remains of a defunct packet company, it gradually grew to become one of the most prominent shipping companies in the world, providin
Titanic
…aboard, approximately 1,500 died (estimates vary), making the incident one of the deadliest peacetime sinkings of a single ship. Titanic, operated by White Star Line, carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and elsewhere in Europe who…
The sinking of the Tayleur was the first experienced by the company
Thomas Ismay
Oceanic of 1870 (3,707 GRT)
Adriatic of 1871 (3,888 GRT)