The Titanic was on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in April 1912. The ship that had been touted ... was enroute to New York City when its hull was ripped open by an iceberg.
The iceberg had a "jagged underwater spur," which created a 300-foot slash in the Titanic's hull below the waterline. This caused ruptures in at least five of its hull compartments. The ship began ...
Image caption, Titanic was the biggest and most luxurious passenger ship of its time 1 ... a champagne bottle was smashed against her hull but didn't break, which supposedly brought bad luck.
The court-recognized steward of Titanic artifacts since 1994, RMST has recovered thousands of items from silverware to a piece of the ship’s hull, which millions of people have seen through ...