When it comes to history’s most famous ships, you’d be hard-pressed to find a more notorious one than RMS Titanic. The largest and most luxurious passenger liner of its time sank in the early hours of ...

The RMS Titanic was touted as an "unsinkable" ship, but this proved to be untrue when tragedy struck. In the early morning hours of April 15, 1912, the Titanic sank after hitting an iceberg. While ...

Here's a look at the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic. April 10, 1912 - The Titanic sets sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. Other WRAL Top Stories April 14-15, 1912 - The luxury ...

It has been 111 years since the sinking of the once thought "unsinkable" Titanic. Take a deep dive into some historical, numerical facts you might not know about the "Wonder Ship" that set sail on ...

Jennifer Neal / Pinterest 16. 20 horses were needed to transport the main anchor The ship’s main anchor weighed 16 tons, or more than 30,000 pounds. Twenty horses were required to transport the anchor ...

Here’s a look at the RMS Titanic. April 10, 1912 – The Titanic sets sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. April 14-15, 1912 – The luxury liner hits an iceberg in the North ...

pinkomelet / iStock 21. 14,000 gallons of drinking water were consumed each day on the ship For perspective, one gallon of water is equivalent to 16 cups. So, 14,000 gallons means there were 224,000 ...