The Titanic gained tragic fame through the events that occurred on its maiden voyage on April 14, 1912. For the White Star line traveling Queen of the Sea should carry 1,316 passengers from Southampton to New York. At around 11:40 pm at night, the British luxury liner collided with an iceberg in the Atlantic and was torn open on the starboard side over a length of almost 100 m. The Titanic sank on April 15 at 2:20 am and 1,503 of the 2,206 people on board were killed. The 46,329 GRT and 267 m long ship had a displacement of 66,000 tons.
