In what year did the Titanic sink?

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912.

Titanic At about 23:40 on April 14, 1912, Titanic collided with an iceberg, causing the starboard bow to the middle of the ship to rupture, and five watertight compartments were flooded. At about 2:20 a.m. the next day, the Titanic's hull broke into two pieces and sank 3,700 meters to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. Of the 2,224 crew members and passengers, more than 1,500 died, and only 333 of the victims' bodies were recovered.

The sinking of the Titanic was the deadliest maritime disaster in peacetime. Its wreckage was not rediscovered until 1985 and is currently protected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

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Construction background

In 1845, John Pilkington and Henry Wilson founded the White Star Line in Liverpool, England. Due to long-term poor management, , causing the company's capital turnover difficulties, it was acquired by the National Line (National Line) controlled by Thomas Henry Ismay on January 18, 1868.

In 1899, Thomas Ismay died, and his son Joseph Bruce Ismay took over the family business and became chairman of the White Star Line.

In 1901, at the behest of John Pierpont Morgan Sr. (founder of JPMorgan Chase), the International Mercantile Marine made an offer to the White Star Line , proposed merging the two companies to expand business scale.

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