One hundred fourteen years ago, the RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and sank in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

 

The legendary maritime disaster — observed on April 15, known is Titanic Remembrance Day — claimed the lives of 15,000 people aboard the British ocean liner that was deemed unsinkable.

 

More than a century has passed since the Titanic’s ill-fated 1912 maiden voyage, but the ship’s enduring legacy remains unsinkable and continues to captivate the public, spawning research expeditions, historic exhibits, books, and films.

 

Fall River even has its own Titanic ties.

 

Fall River is home to one of the world’s largest collections devoted to Titanic and nautical history located at the Maritime Museum at Battleship Cove.

 

For nearly six decades, the waterfront museum, founded in 1968, has helped thousands of visitors understand the full scope of the Titanic tragedy.

 

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