RMS TITANIC

RMS Titanic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912

RMS Titanic was a passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. She was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. One of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, she was built between 1909–11 by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. She carried over 2,200 people – 1,316 passengers and about 900 crew.

2012 marks the 100th anniversary of Titanic’s maiden voyage and this selection of books, available from http://www.baker-taylor.co.uk/, covers the history of the great event & tragic ending of this amazing ship:

The Titanic, The Memorabilia Collection

Press Out & Build RMS Titanic Centennial Ed.

                          

Titanic In Words & Pictures