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This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:1912 deaths. It includes 1912 deaths that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Victims of the RMS Titanic .
The Titanic's sinking claimed over 1,500 lives. There were well-known people among the casualties. 12 famous people who died on the Titanic — and 11 who survived
A total of 2,240 people sailed on the maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic, the second of the White Star Line's Olympic-class ocean liners, from Southampton, England, to New York City. [1] Partway through the voyage, the ship struck an iceberg and sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912, resulting in the deaths of 1,517 passengers and crew. [2] [3]
Titanic sank with over a thousand passengers and crew still on board. Almost all of those who ended up in the water died within minutes due to the effects of cold shock and incapacitation. RMS Carpathia arrived about an hour and a half after the sinking and rescued all of the 710 survivors by 09:15 on 15 April. The disaster shocked the world ...
Nargeolet was a famous Titanic expert and deep-water explorer who dived to the wreckage 37 times. Nargeolet, 73, was on board the submersible when it imploded during a trip to the wreck on June 18 ...
The Titanic sank in the early hours of April 14, 1912, after months of being declared the "unsinkable ship." The maritime disaster took the lives of approximately 1,500 people who either sank with ...
Then the Titanic ' s Number 1 (forward) funnel broke free and hit the water, washing the collapsible further away from the sinking ship; it killed several people and closely missed Lightoller. [ 43 ] Lightoller climbed onto the boat and took charge, calming and organising the survivors (numbering around 30) on the overturned lifeboat. [ 44 ]
Rare Photos of the Interior of the Titanic United Archives - Getty Images. ... Approximately 1,500 people died in the tragedy. Today, it lies at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean, but there's still ...