April 15, 2012 -- One hundred years ago, the RMS Titanic, the largest passenger liner afloat, sank after striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. Nearly 1,500 people lost their lives in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history. Graphic shows cutaway of the Titanic and timeline of the ship's history, plus a snapshot of the theories that may have contributed to her sinking, with details of her discovery in 1985 and attempts to preserve the wreck. KEYWORDS: Current Affairs Science, Science, Technology, Shipping, Maritime, Disasters, Sinking, White Star Line logo, Olympic-class, Harland & Wolff shipyard logo, Belfast, Captain Edward J. Smith, route maps, Cherbourg, Queenstown, Iceberg, RMS Carpathia, Bulkheads, Wreck, Fatigue test, Hull plates, Brittle, Rivets, Rudder, Lifeboat, Logometer, Dr Robert Ballard, Rusticles, Bacteria, Halomonas titanicae
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