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It took just a little over three years to build, and fit out the Titanic.It was built by Harland and
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It was 882 feet and 9 in.
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It was 175 ft. tall.
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It weighed 46,000 tons.
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More than 100,000 people attended the launching.
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Titanic created quite a stir when it departed for its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912.
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2,240 passengers and crew were on the ship.
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Second Class were people that were teachers, tourists, journalists and others
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The Titanic with many of the lights still glowing, finally dove beneath the icy surface at approximately 2:20 a.m. on April 15.
