Titanic

1. The RMS Titanic, a luxury steamship, sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic after sideswiping an iceberg during its maiden voyage.

2.Of the 2,240 passengers and crew on board, more than 1,500 lost their lives in the disaster.

3.The Titanic was the product of intense competition among rival shipping lines in the first half of the 20th century.

4.In particular, the White Star Line found itself in a battle for steamship primacy with Cunard, a venerable British firm with two standout ships that ranked among the most sophisticated and luxurious of their time.

John Jacob Astor an american business

magnate was estimated about 87 million

in todays money about 2.2 billion pounds

he was the richest person on the Titanic.

John Jacob Astor IV

The company that commissioned the Titanic was called The white star line.

The white star line