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In the early hours of 15 April 1912, RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York.

Marketed as 'unsinkable', the Titanic disaster shocked the western world. More than 1,500 lives were lost.

Find out everything you need to know about the ship, its passengers and the doomed voyage below, from an expert podcast episode to a timeline of the sinking…

A vintage photo of the RMS Titantic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912

Your history guide to RMS Titanic, plus 12 fascinating facts about the disaster

Tim Maltin answers listener questions about the sinking of RMS Titanic in 1912. (Image by Getty Images)

Titanic: everything you wanted to know

Passengers on first class deck of the 'TItanic'. Advertising poster, 1911-1912. (Photo by Roger Viollet via Getty Images)

Quiz How much do you know about Titanic?

A depiction of Titanic’s final moments, as the ship sinks and passengers watch from a lifeboat

Titanic When did it sink & how long did it take?

Newspaper boy with news of the Titanic disaster, 14 April 1912

Titanic What happened after the sinking?

US socialite Margaret Brown, who posthumously became known as the ‘Unsinkable Molly Brown’ following her Titanic experiences.

Titanic 8 stories of passengers who sailed on the liner

Robert Ballard with an image of Titanic’s upper deck

Titanic When & where was the wreck finally discovered?

Titanic in dry doc before it was launched

Titanic When and how was the ship built?

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Britain’s railways and the Titanic