The sinking of the Titanic remains one of the world's worst disasters to this day with interest in the ship prevailing for years. Here are a selection of 20 photographs and lesser-known facts of the famous vessel.
1. Titanic Anniversary
Survivors of the Titanic are greeted by their relatives in Southampton. The Titanic still sits on the sea bed, 3,780 metres below the surface. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
2. Titanic Anniversary
Survivors of the Titanic board a tug from the liner which rescued them, April 1912. The wreckage wasn’t discovered until 1985, 70 years after she sunk. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
3. Titanic Anniversary
The Titanic under construction at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, February 1912. It took 3,000 workers to build the Titanic; there were 246 injuries and two people lost their lives. Photo: Topical Press Agency/Getty Images
4. Titanic Anniversary
RMS Titanic, 1912. Only three out of four smoke stacks (chimneys) actually worked. The other was just to make the ship look more impressive. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images