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The '''RMS ''Titanic''''', launched in April 1912, is one of the most famous of the mighty [[ocean liners]] on which the rich and famous plied the seas in an era before British aviators John Alcock and Arthur Brown made their first pioneering non-stop [[air travel|transatlantic flight]] in June 1919. A [[postal service|Royal Mail Ship]] built by Harland and Wolff in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]] as the pri(contracted; show full)

One way fares for the trans-Atlantic crossing (1912 currency) are a not-insubstantial £870 for a First Class parlour suite, £30 for a First Class berth, £12 for Second Class and a somewhat more economical £3 to £8 for Third Class. Constructed by Harland and Wolff in [[Belfast]], the RMS ''Titanic'' departs [[Southampton]] to speed the well-to-do 
and many emigrants on their way toward [[New York City]]. The maiden voyage in April 1912 will have 2,228 people on board including notables such as John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest man in the world.
(contracted; show full)ature can drop to a chilly −2 °C (28 °F). It is therefore advisable to dress warmly as temperatures on the open ocean are substantially below those experienced inland at this time of year. A passenger immersed in these frigid seas with little more than a lifejacket as sole defence would be more likely to die a painful death by hypothermia—possibly in a matter of minutes—rather than perish by drowning.

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