Titanic (RMS Titanic) — British Olympic-class ocean liner owned by White Star Line, a company that organized regular ocean services between Great Britain (usually from Southampton) and the United States (usually to New York). It was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard. At the time it was built, it was the only passenger ship. It was built according to the most modern technologies and is popularly believed to be unsinkable. The ships first-class decks and locations were particularly beautiful and beautifully decorated. She had a tonnage of 46,328 GRT, a length of 269.1 m, steam turbines with 59,000 horsepower, a maximum speed at full load of 24 knots (44.57 km/h ) and a capacity of 3,547 passengers.During her maiden voyage, the Titanic struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic just before midnight on April 14, 1912, and sank two hours and forty minutes later on April 15. It was a great shock to the public, especially since the sinking ended with the huge loss of 1,517 passengers, one of the worst civilian maritime accidents.