The Titanic on an old postcard. The caption reads, "Steamer Titanic: Largest and most luxurious in the World. Launched at Belfast, Ireland, May 1911. Length 882 ft. 6 in. Displacement 66,000 tons. On her maiden trip struck a mammoth iceberg on Sunday, April 14th at 10.25 P. M. in 41º 49 minutes north latitude - 50º 14 minutes, West longitude. The worst disaster known in Marine History. Sunk at 2.20 A. M. April 15, with a loss of over 1500 lives."
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