One of the three propellers found in the wreckage. The middle propeller on the ship was 16 feet across, while the two side propellers were 23 feet across. It is not clear which propeller is depicted in this image. (uhhh... how bout you measure it??)

Since Titanic and her sister ship Olympic were to be the largest ever created, there were no slipways in existence to accommodate the construction. In order to move forward they first had to build a giant slipway, dubbed the “Great Gantry,” which alone cost close to $150,000 at the time.

A picture of the RMS Titanic leaving Belfast with the help of tugboats. There are only two visible in the image, but there were actually five tugboats needed in order to guide the large vessel. This photo was taken during a sea trial, which is a testing phase towards the end of construction.

This is a picture of the iceberg that breached the side of the giant ship. The iceberg punctured all five of the ship’s watertight rooms meant to keep it afloat.

A closer picture of the iceberg that sunk the Titanic. The black marks on the iceberg are purportedly lines of paint left behind by the ship. If they would have collided with the iceberg head on, there is a good chance that the Titanic would not have sunk.

This room was most likely one of the 350 first class standard cabins that included a single bed. There were also 39 private suites available on the ship, and each had private bathrooms in addition to bedrooms. Some private suites even included wardrobe rooms, and were decorated in the ornate styles of French monarchy.

The communications room on the ship was operated by the Marconi Company. The operators aboard Titanic were actually employees of the Marconi Company and not crewmembers of the ship

Over 700 survivors from the shipwreck were rescued by an ocean liner named Carpathia. The survivors were all extremely cold and suffering from stress and hypothermia, so they were handed warm clothing by the passengers of the oceanliner.

Lifeboats filled with passengers fleeing the sinking ship. Since the crewmen were worried that the lines would not actually support the weight, many of the lifeboats were launched below capacity. The first boat to launch was holding less than half of its 65-person capacity, and another left with a mere 12 people on board.

This picture shows the lifeboats in the water after the passengers were safely brought back to the pier. This was White Star Lines’ pier 54 in New York City.

The ornate grand staircase that is famously replicated in the 1997 movie. This photo is actually the staircase of Titanic‘s sister ship, Olympic. The two ships had identical grand staircases constructed, but no known pictures exist of the actual staircase within Titanic.

The wreck of the RMS Titanic was finally discovered in 1985 by Robert Ballard after many years of failed attempts by various expeditions. In order to find the wreckage he had to devise new technology which he called Argo, a deep-sea submarine that could be controlled remotely.

One of the large boilers found in the wreckage of the ship. This is actually the first thing that was found by Robert Ballard in his 1985 expedition. The boiler was identified as being identical to pictures from 1911, and the next day Ballard discovered the largest part of the wreck using his Argo technology

What is left of the stern of the ship’s wreckage, discovered by Robert Ballard in 1985. Until the discovery of the wreck it was not widely believed that the ship’s hull would have actually torn in half before sinking. The stern and bow were found a third of a mile apart, confirming that it did in fact break into two sections

One of the three anchors still within it’s compartment found at the wreckage in 1985. The Titanic had three gigantic anchors, each weighing a little over 10 tons for a total of 31 tons.

Emilio Portaluppi is believed to have been the real Jack Dawson from James Cameron’s epic love story about the disaster. Portaluppi boarded Titanic with a second class ticket by happenstance, as he was actually supposed to be on a different ship. He was invited aboard Titanic by the wealthy Astor family. It is purported that he had a crush on Madeleine Astor. (looks like an old creep)

It would be remiss to include the real Jack without the real Rose. Madeleine Talmage Astor was the wife of the business mogul, John Jacob Astor IV. She is believed by some to have been the real Rose from the movie, Titanic. However, it has never been suggested that she actually had an affair with Emilio.

This menu from April 12, 1912 shows the amazing spread that was available for lunch aboard Titanic. The meals features a seemingly endless amount of meats, fishes, finger foods, and specialty items

This amazing image of the entire bow of the ship was captured during a return mission to the wreck of the RMS Titanic, roughly 20 years after it was first discovered. The mission was launched by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in order to study the deterioration of the ship