$$ RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the

North Atlantic Ocean on $15$ April $1912$ after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from

Southampton, England, to New York City, United States.

$$ Of the estimated $2,224$ passengers and crew aboard, more than $1,500$ died, making it the

deadliest sinking of a single ship up to that time.

$$ It remains the deadliest peacetime sinking of an ocean liner or cruise ship.

$$ The disaster drew public attention, provided foundational material for the disaster film genre, and

has inspired many artistic works.