The ship that 'could never sink'
The Titanic departed Southampton in southern England at noon, April 10, 1912 and was due to arrive in New York City on April 15. The RMS Titanic, once described as a "practically unsinkable" ship, sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912. Ninety-nine years later the Titanic still remains the subject of popular fiction.

1912: 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)