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Why did the Titanic sink?

WITH a groan of tortured metal and the screams of the remaining passengers still clinging to her hull, Titanic sank beneath the waves and the last unl

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01. It's thought that the Titanic could have missed the iceberg by just a few feet if the ship's engines had not been reversed, as the lack of a reverse turbine for the central propeller caused the rudder to work ineffectively when compared to forward speed.

The Titanic docked in Southampton and dressed with flags on Good Friday 1912.

The Titanic's first-class dinner menu for April 14, 1912, the night the ship struck an iceberg. For what would be their final meal on the Titanic, first-class passengers were served an 11-course dinner that included salmon, lamb in mint sauce, and pâté de foie gras. The Titanic's food inventory reportedly included 1,750 quarts of ice cream, 36,000 oranges, 1,500 gallons of milk, and 7,000 heads of lettuce. In addition, there were 8,000 cigars and 1,500 bottles of wine.

A lifeboat from the Titanic seen from the Carpathia on the morning of April 15, 1912. Titanic Facts | Fun Facts | Titanic History

On April 15, 1912, the world's largest steamship of the era sank on its maiden voyage after striking an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean, resulting in the deaths over of 1,500 people.

Pictures of Titanic's last lifeboat - which show the tragic end of three people who drifted at sea for a month after the liner sank on its maiden voyage - go to auction this week.