It’s been 112 years since the ill-fated maiden voyage of the SS Titanic came to a tragic end, as it sank in icy North Atlantic Ocean waters some 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. In the early-morning hours of April 15, 1912, the ship struck an iceberg and more than 1,500 people died of the estimated 2,224 on board.
As time has passed, and certainly even more so after the 1997 James Cameron blockbuster film “Titanic” came out, the ship and its sinking have captured the attention of the public even more. Let’s take a look at some images of the ship, and the legacy it has left behind.
The Titanic
Share1912: The ill-fated White Star liner RMS Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sank on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Titanic
ShareThe SS 'Titanic', leaving Belfast to start her trials, pulled by tugs, shortly before her disastrous maiden voyage of April 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Titanic Exhibit Opens In New York City
ShareNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: Mayday communications from the RMS Titanic hang on display at the opening of the "Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory" exhibition on April 10, 2012 in New York City. The exhibit opened at the Melville Gallery, part of the South Street Seaport Museum, on the 100th anniversary of Titanic's launch on her maiden - and only - voyage. The exhibition features mayday communications from the ship, personal artifacts from survivors, production items from Titanic films and interactive multimedia tours through the ship. The British passenger liner sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people on April 15,1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Titanic Survivor Life Preserver To Be Auctioned
ShareLONDON - APRIL 04: Letters from Titanic survivor Miss Mabel Francatelli are displayed as a Titanic life-preserver, which was worn by Miss Francatelli, is presented before going up for auction on April 4 2007 in London. The life-preserver is part of a Maritime sale of memorabilia from the 1912 disaster and is estimated to sale for 50,000 to 80,000 pounds. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Great Loss Of Life
ShareNewspaper boy Ned Parfett sells copies of the Evening News telling of the Titanic maritime disaster, outside Oceanic House, the London offices of the Titanic’s owner, the White Star Line, in Cockspur Street, London, 16th April 1912. Six years later Parfett died whilst serving in France during World War I. He was killed in a German bombardment on 29th October 1918, 13 days before the end of the War. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Titanic In Belfast
ShareThe ill-fated White Star liner Titanic, under construction at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, February 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Titanic In Dry Dock
ShareThe liner Titanic in dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, February 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
TITANIC The Artifact Exhibit
ShareLOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 6: Posters of "TITANIC The Artifact Exhibit" are on display at the California Science Center on February 6, 2003 in Los Angeles, California. The exhibition opens February 9, 2003. (Photo by Michel Boutefeu/Getty Images)
Titanic Auction Preview
ShareNEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 05: A scale model of the RMS Titanic on display at the Titanic Auction preview at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum on January 5, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)
Titanic Artifacts Go On Display In San Francisco
ShareSAN FRANCISCO - JUNE 6: A replica of the grand stair case from the Titanic is displayed at the Metreon on June 6, 2006 in San Francisco, California. The exhibition opens on June 10, 2006 and will feature more than 300 authentic artifacts that have been recovered from Titanic's debris field. (Photo by David Paul Morris/Getty Images)
Titanic Exhibit Opens In New York City
ShareNEW YORK, NY - APRIL 10: The front page of The New York Times April 15, 1912 edition details the sinking of the RMS Titanic at the opening of the "Titanic at 100: Myth and Memory" exhibition on April 10, 2012 in New York City. The exhibit opened at the Melville Gallery, part of the South Street Seaport Museum, on the 100th anniversary of Titanic's launch on her maiden - and only - voyage. The exhibition features mayday communications from the ship, personal artifacts from survivors, production items from Titanic films and interactive multimedia tours through the ship. The British passenger liner sank in the North Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people on April 15,1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
Titanic In Dry Dock
ShareThe ill-fated White Star liner, Titanic, in dry dock at the Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, February 1912. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Titanic Artefacts Exhibition Is Launched At The O2
ShareLONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 03: A replica of the upper section of the fourth funnel of the Titanic is towed along the river Thames towards Tower Bridge on November 3, 2010 in London, England. The replica funnel has been created to launch a new exhibition of artefacts recovered from the wreck of the Titanic cruise liner which sunk in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912. The exhibition is held in the O2 Bubble and is open to the public from November 5, 2010 till May 31, 2011. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)
Titanic Survivors
Share14th April 1912: Survivors of the 'Titanic' disaster nearing the 'Carpathia', in a lifeboat. The arrow points to Joseph Bruce Ismay, chairman of the White Star Line. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Titanic Anchor
ShareThe massive anchor of the White Star liner Titanic is transported to its destination in Belfast by horsedrawn cart. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Titanic Survivors
Share11th May 1912: Mr Bruce Ismay, a survivor of the 'Titanic' disaster and chairman of the White Star Line, coming down the gangway at Customs House, Liverpool, after arriving on the 'Adriatic'. With him are his wife and brother, and Harold Sanderson, deputy chairman of the White Star Line. They went out aboard the 'Oceanic' to meet him returning home from New York, after the American inquiry into the disaster. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Captain Smith
ShareEdward John Smith (1850 - 1912), captain of the White Star liner 'Olympic', 9th June 1911. He later became captain of the ill-fated 'Titanic'. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
The Titanic
ShareThe White Star liner 'Titanic' in course of construction at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. (Photo by F J Mortimer/Getty Images)
Titanic Crewmen
Share29th April 1912: Stewards who survived the Titanic shipwreck line up outside a first class waiting room before being called in for questioning by the board of enquiry. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
The Titanic
ShareFebruary 1912: The ill-fated White Star liner, the 'Titanic' at Harland and Wolff's shipyard, Belfast. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
Titanic Survivors
ShareSurvivors of the Titanic disaster are greeted by their relatives upon their safe return to Southampton. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Map Reference
Share4th April 1912: Latitude 41' 46N and longitude 50' 14W, the place where the 'Titanic' sank. Original Publication: The Graphic - pub. 1912 (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
The Titanic
Sharecirca 1912: The ?1,500,000 luxury White Star liner 'Titanic', which sank on its maiden voyage to America in 1912, seen here on trials in Belfast Lough. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
