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In 1985, the wreckage of The Titanic was found from an expedition which was led by Robert Ballard. It still remains in the ocean to this day.

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Women, children and mainly first class passengers were the first people to board the Titanic. Of over the 2,000 passengers, only 706 people survived the sinking. About 1,500 people died in the sinking of The Titanic.

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Unfortunately, there were a limited number of lifeboats available on the ship which would have accommodated for just over 1,000 people, even though there were over 2,000 on board.

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Within around 2.5 hours of the ship hitting an iceberg, on the 15th of April 1912, The Titanic sank.

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The Titanic was equipped with water tight compartments which were designed to keep it afloat if the ship was damaged. However, the iceberg hit and damaged the ships water tight compartments causing the ship to fill with water.

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Merely 4 days after The Titanic set out on its journey to New York, it hit an iceberg near Canada.

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On April 2nd 1912, The Titanic was launched from Belfast in Ireland with its crew aboard, to collect its passengers from Southampton.

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On April 10th 1912, with over 2,000 people on board (including passengers and crew) The Titanic set off on its voyage from Southampton in England to New York in America. It was nick-named the 'unsinkable' ship.

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The building of The Titanic began in March, 1909. It was set to be the largest ship in the world.