Historic backgrount

The Titanic

• The Titanic was built in Belfast.

• It was the largest ship in the world at the time.

• The ship sank on its maiden voyage in 1912.

• Further information

• The Titanic was a passenger ship of the White Star Line.

• The ship was en route from Southampton to New York City when it collided with an iceberg on April 14, 1912.

• More than 1,500 people died in the accident.

• The Titanic disaster was one of the worst shipping accidents in human history.