Yet over a century later, it's the story of Titanic that still resonates.
It was at the time the world's worst maritime disaster, but in terms of lives lost, it now ranks about 80th - yes, eightieth - below more recent tragedies that have largely been forgotten. This page describes the sites associated with the ship, which has sailed into legend. RMS Titanic was a transatlantic liner which was considered luxurious and unsinkable, but sank on its maiden voyage in April 1912.