encyclopedia titanica

The Queen of the Ocean luxury liner Titanic sank on its maiden voyage from Southampton England to the United States on April 14 1912 The unsinkable ship carrying 2229 passengers and crew hit an iceberg at 1140 pm and by 217 am April 15 it had broken in half Only 713 people survived most of them women and children One of the ships most prominent passengers was Col John Jacob Astor one of the richest men in America if not the world