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A history of the oceanliner "R.M.S. Titanic," from its conception in 1907 to its sinking in 1912. Discusses the ship's design as well as the facts, the myths, and the human stories of the tragedy. Includes a color insert guide to the ship's decks.

"For more than 100 years, people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1,500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later.

"A ... retelling of [the story of] four adventurers who crossed the North Atlantic on a raft, featuring archival photography, film stills taken aboard the raft, news reports, contemporary interviews and original illustrations"--Provided by publisher.

Re-creates the events surrounding the attack on the passenger ship Athenia, the first ship lost in the battle of the Atlantic during World War II.

Examines the history, development, and disaster of the legendary cruise liner the "Titanic," which famously crashed into an iceberg in 1912 and subsequently sank.

Provides a brief overview of the sinking of the RMS "Titanic," in 1912, describing the ship's collision with an iceberg, the safety precautions the ship had for passengers in the event of an emergency, and the rescue efforts to save the surviving passengers.

On the night of April 14, 1912, as it made its first voyage, the luxury steamship Titanic struck an iceberg. Then, a few hours after midnight on April 15, the ship sank thousands of feet before settling on the ocean floor. And that's where it stayed, whereabouts unknown, for the next 73 years until it was discovered by oceanographer Robert Ballard and his crew. The pictures and video Ballard brought back from the 1985 discovery helped stir new interest in the Titanic's voyage and its resting spot.

Text and illustrations present fifty things the reader should know about the sinking of the "Titanic.".