Titanic

At 11:40 PM on the night of April 14, 1912, the world was still asleep. In the first-class smoking room of the RMS Titanic , men puffed cigars and debated politics. In the steerage below, immigrants dreamed of a new life in America. On the bridge, lookouts Frederick Fleet and Reginald Lee rubbed their eyes against the bitter cold.

A double-bottom hull and 16 watertight compartments with doors that could be closed from the bridge. Titanic