The Titanic was a huge ship that was made over 100 years ago. It was built in a shipyard in Belfast, which is the capital city of Northern Ireland. The ship was made by a company called Harland and Wolff, and it took three years to build.
The Titanic was a very special ship because it was the largest and most luxurious ship of its time. It was so big that it was over 11 stories tall and had more than 800 rooms. The ship was also very expensive to make, and it cost over $7 million to build, equivalent to $250,700,000 today.
The Titanic was built to travel across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and America. Many people who were moving to America from Europe were excited to travel on the Titanic because it was such a luxurious ship. It had many features that were not common on other ships, such as a swimming pool and a gym.
But tragically, on this day 14th April 1912 the Titanic hit an iceberg on its first voyage across the Atlantic, and it sank. More than 1,500 people died in the disaster, and it was one of the most famous shipwrecks in history.
Today, more than 100 years later, people still remember the Titanic and the tragic loss of life. The ship is remembered as a symbol of both luxury and tragedy, and it has become an important part of history. People from all over the world still visit the site of the wreck to pay their respects to those who lost their lives.
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