Lost Photos of the Titanic and The Stories Behind Them

Extremely Fast Sinking

It's estimated that once the Titanic hit the iceberg, it took 2 hours and 40 minutes for the entire ship to go under. In the past, other ships took around 12 hours to fully sink. It's fully believed that if the Titanic stayed afloat longer, more people would have been saved. 

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The More You Know

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