The RMS Titanic was one of the largest ships in the world when it set sail from England to the United States on April 10, 1912 — but it sank four days later. Here's what happened.

A post-sinking inquiry by the British government, under whose flag Titanic sailed in 1912, found it only had a total lifeboat capacity for 1,178 people covering close to just 50% of those on board.

The Titanic carried 20 lifeboats, giving it enough capacity for roughly half of the people on board the night the ship sank. Until the Titanic disaster , lifeboats weren’t seen as a substitute ...

She gave him a silver pocket watch, and in return he sent her the plaque from their lifeboat. She continued to exchange letters with him until her death in 1956. Titanic Survivors: Archibald Gracie IV ...

The rescuers took aboard those who had escaped in the 16 lifeboats and 4 collapsible boats—705 men, women and children out of the 2,227 passengers and crew aboard the Titanic.

After RMS Titanic sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic in 1912, ... found it only had a total lifeboat capacity for 1,178 people covering close to just 50% of those on board.