The great ship, Titanic, sailed for New York from Southampton on April 10th, 1912. She was carrying 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by modern standards, the 46,000 ton Titanic was a colossal ship. At that time, however, she was not only the largest ship that had ever been built, but was regarded as unsinkable, for she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two of these were flooded, she would still be able to float. The tragic sinking of this great liner will always be remembered, for she went down on her first voyage with heavy loss of life.
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巨轮泰坦尼克号于 1912 年 4 月 10 日从南安普敦驶向纽约。船上载有 1,316 名乘客和 891 名船员。即使按照现代标准，46,000 吨的泰坦尼克号也是一艘巨型轮船。然而在当时，它不仅是有史以来建造的最大轮船，而且被认为是不会沉没的，因为它有十六个水密舱。即使其中两个进水，它仍能漂浮。这艘巨型班轮的悲剧性沉没将永远被人们铭记，因为她在首航中沉没，造成了重大的人员伤亡。