21 Fascinating Photos Captured Before and Just After the Titanic Sank

The RMS Titanic, as everyone is bald to know, collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on the evening of April 14, 1912, while making its maiden voyage from England to New York. However, although everyone knows the history of the tragedy - and has seen documentaries, movies, photos, testimonials, etc. - on the iconic "unsinkable" ship, it's amazing how fascinating the ship doesn't die. Check out a selection of images below:

1 - In Belfast, Northern Ireland, just before the trip to England

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2 - Taking part in marine tests shortly before departure

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3 - Farewell in Ireland

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4 - Titanic anchored in Southampton, England

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5 - On the way to America

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6 - Captain Edward J. Smith posing next to Hugh Walter McElroy, one of the flight attendants

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7 - Some of the lifeboats on board the Titanic

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8 - North Atlantic site where the Titanic sank - photographed days before the fatal disaster

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9 - First class passenger reading room

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10 - Another opulent environment created for wealthy ship passengers

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11 - Passengers innocently strolling the Titanic

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12 - Little boy playing among adults - just 3 days before the tragedy

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13 - Cafe attached to first class restaurant

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14 - Titanic's main dining room

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15 - Some Survivors

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16 - Last Lifeboat to be launched from Titanic overboard

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17 - Survivors aboard the RMS Carpathia - wrapped in blankets and clothing borrowed by passengers of this vessel

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18 - Michel and Edmond Navratil, who lost their father in the tragedy but were rescued by their mother - who did not board the Titanic and recognized the children in a newspaper photo

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19 - Crowd awaiting news of the wreck in front of a White Star Line office

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20 - People awaiting the return of survivors in Southampton

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21 - Iceberg that possibly caused the sinking of the Titanic

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