What was the Titanic?

"For more than 100 years people have been captivated by the disastrous sinking of the Titanic that claimed over 1 500 lives. Now young readers can find out why the great ship went down and how it was discovered seventy-five years later. At 2:20 a.m. on April 15 1912 the Royal Mail Steamer Titanic the largest passenger steamship of this time met its catastrophic end after crashing into an iceberg. Of the 2 240 passengers and crew onboard only 705 survived. More than 100 years later today's readers will be intrigued by the mystery that surrounds this ship that was originally labeled 'unsinkable'."--Provided by publisher.