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.

In The Wall Street Journal, Chris Berg writes that the disaster is often seen as a tale of hubris, social stratification and capitalist excess—but the truth is considerably more sobering.

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 ...

Photos and a handwritten note detailing the grisly discovery of Titanic’s last lifeboat will be auctioned in the U.K. later this week. The three photos were taken on May 13, 1912, almost a month ...

TWO sets of plaques from the lifeboats that carried Titanic survivors to safety fetched a total of £70,000 at auction yesterday. Sunday, 26 May 2024 Newsletters ...