RMS Olympic, RMS Titanic and RMS Britannic (though some sources have the Britannic originally named Gigantic). The trio of ships comprising White Star Line's Olympic class were intended to give the company an advantage over its rivals and were noted for their comfort, luxury and reliability – rather than speed. Read more about the construction of Titanic

Titanic did not have a dedicated cinema on board. Three electric elevators were provided, complete with lift attendants and comfortable sofas for first-class passengers, while a fourth electric lift was available for second-class use. Titanic’s newspaper was called The Atlantic Daily Bulletin, while the ship’s gymnasium in First Class included punching bags and rowing machines. 

Originally designed for 64 lifeboats, Titanic only ended up taking 20 on its voyage – not enough for the 2,200 passengers and crew on board. Many of the launched boats were unfilled, with one carrying just 24 people, even though it could fit 65. 

Thomas Andrews. Knowing there were not enough lifeboats after the ship’s fatal collision, Andrews tirelessly searched cabins, persuading people to put on lifejackets and get on a lifeboat if they could. 

RMS Carpathia. Carpathia immediately changed course when it received a distress signal from Titanic,but it was three hours away. It arrived more than an hour after the ship had sunk and began to board survivors from lifeboats. A later inquiry found that at least two ships, the SS Californian and SS Parisian, could have reached Titanic in time to rescue everyone on board had they received the distress call – but the radio sets on both ships were switched off that night.Read more about the timeline of the sinking

True. Dorothy Gibson was an American actor in Edwardian silent movies. Just days after her return to New York, Gibson appeared in the silent film Saved from the Titanic – the first movie about the disaster – which premiered on 16 May 1912. Gibson co-wrote the film and even wore the same clothes she had worn on the night of the sinking.Read more about Gibson, plus other passengers who sailed on Titanic

1985. The wreck was finally discovered by a team led by Dr Robert Ballard, an American oceanographer and marine geologist, after multiple previous attempts to locate it. Just before 1am on 1 September 1985, images were captured of debris littering the ocean floor; soon they came across a boiler and then the ship’s hull itself.Read more about the discovery of the Titanic wreck

James Cameron. During the production of his 1997 film Titanic, director James Cameron undertook explorations into the wreck, incorporating some real footage of the wreck into the film. These expeditions revealed that much of the ship’s interior was in remarkably good condition.