The sinking of the Titanic

It was the first word in luxury travel but the Titanic disaster shook the world

DEFINING MOMENT SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 15 APRIL 1912 Believed to be unsinkable, the Titanic disaster came as a huge shock, and led to a number of new safety implementations for ships and ocean liners too. At 12.15pm on 31 May, 1911, the largest ship that had ever been constructed was launched into the water for the first time, causing a not-inconsiderable wake in the River Lagan in Northern Ireland as all 52,000 tons of it entered the water. Over 20 tons of soap and candle wax were spread on the shipway to help lubricate the great beast’s entry into its natural habitat where, like a seal labouring on the land before gliding in the water, all of a sudden the great monster changed from an inert piece of metal…

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