R.M.S. Titanic

The loss of the White Star Liner RMS Titanic needs no real introduction today - even if you are not old enough to remember it as a point of history at least the epic film of the same name will live on.
It was on its maiden voyage in 1912 when it suffered a glancing blow from an iceberg at around 11:40 p.m. on 14th April 1912 causing some water-tight compartments to be ruptured. At around 2:20 a.m. the following day, 15th April, the ship sank.
Of the 2,228 passengers and crew on board, 1,518 lost their lives. Some four hours later, the RMS Carpathia arrived on the scene and began the grim task of recovering survivors and bodies.