A Short History of the Titanic

The Titanic is the most legendary ship in history– RMS Titanic. Its construction began at the
because of the scale of project, it was a reflection ofHarland and Wolf naval construction site in 1909 and
the injustices of 20th century and its tragic fate. TitanicThomas Andrews was in charge of the design.
is famous because of its biggest maritime disaster inThe Titanic was an enormous and the biggest ship
history. It is a source of fascination for historyever built at that time. It came towards the end of the
enthusiasts and generations to come. Science hassteam engine era. Its length was over 880 feet and
uncovered some of its mysteries when its wreck wasweighed over 46000 tons. It had a passenger space
discovered in 1985.of 3547 people. The ship dazzled others because of
A major British shipping company, White Star Lineits luxury and sheer size. The engineers of Titanic took
decided in early 20th century that it would build thepride in building a mighty ship that would take
biggest and prestigious passenger ship of the worldpassengers across the Atlantic with style.