The story of Titanic, from drawing board to disaster, and the individual factors that each contributed to the ship’s sinking – from freak weather conditions to errors of judgment – weave an intriguing tale. As do the often heartbreaking stories of the myriad people on board: families emigrating to the US hoping to grab a slice of the American dream, through to some of the world’s wealthiest individuals.

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RMS Titanic – at the time, the world’s largest man-made moving object at 269 metres in length and widely considered to be 'unsinkable' – struck an iceberg at 11.40pm on 14 April 1912. Despite several warnings, Titanic was racing through dangerous waters almost at its top speed of 23 knots. The berg was spotted only 30 seconds before impact, thanks in part to the fact that lookouts were not equipped with binoculars.

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