Sinking of the RMS Titanic time of her entry into service on 2 April 1912, Royal Mail Ship (RMS) "Titanic" was the second of three sister ships, and was the largest ship in the world. She and her sister, , were almost one and a half times the gross register tonnage of Cunard's and , the previous record holders, and were nearly longer. "Titanic" could carry 3,547 people in speed and comfort, and was built on a hitherto unprecedented scale. Her reciprocating engines were the largest that had ever been built, standing high and with cylinders in diameter requiring the burning of of coal per
RMS Titanic in popular culture visited in two Russian submersibles in the summer of 1995. With the advent of television, the themes and social microcosm provided by the "Titanic" scenario inspired TV productions, from expansive serial epics to satirical animated spoofs. The list of genres relating to the "Titanic" grew to include science fiction; and beginning with the first episode of "The Time Tunnel" in 1966, titled "Rendezvous With Yesterday", the RMS "Titanic" has become an irresistible destination for time-travelers. The "Titanic" was also spoofed in the "Pokémon" series as the S.S. "Cussler" in the episode "An Undersea Place to Call Home!.". After it sunk,