At more than 53 inches long, the model is a replica of the doomed liner, which, at the time of its maiden voyage, was the largest passenger ship afloat. The original Titanic set sail from Southampton, England, to New York on April 10, 1912. Late on April 14, around midnight, it struck an iceberg and sank in less than three hours. According to the US Senate report on the disaster, 1,517 people died and 706 survived out of 2,223 passengers and crew. Made up of 9,090 pieces, the replica model divides into three sections to reveal the interior of the...
