Titanic was a British passenger ship. She was built in Belfast, for the White Star Line company. She sank during the first trip at sea. Before the Titanic sailed, many people thought it would be almost impossible for ships of this design to sink.
At 11:40 PM on 14 April 1912, during the Titanic's first trip, she hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean. The iceberg broke the Titanic's hull (bottom), letting water into the ship. The Titanic sank two hours and forty minutes later at 2:20 AM on 15 April.
As she sank, the Titanic split in two. The wreck killed over 1,500 people. Only around 705 people survived. One reason why so many people died was that the ship did not have enough lifeboats for everyone on board.