A total of 1503 people died during the disaster, there were 703 survivors. The 'unsinkable' Titanic took 2 hours and 40 minutes to sink. The Titanic ship set sail on Wednesday, 10th April 1912 from Southampton on her maiden voyage to America.
The ship took three years to build by 14,000 workers. It was designed by William Pirrie, Thomas Andrews and Alexander Carlisle Southampton-New York 'shuttle' service. The ship was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, part of the White Star Line. Hailed as the most luxurious and safest liner - 'designed to be unsinkable'. Summary and Definition: At the time it was built the Titanic Ship was the biggest movable man-made object ever made. Definition and Summary of the Titanic Ship
