RMS Titanic by numerous works of popular culture, including books, folk songs, films, exhibits, and memorials. "Titanic" is the second largest ocean liner wreck in the world, only beaten by her sister , the largest ever sunk, although she holds the record as the largest sunk while actually in service as a liner due to "Britannic" being used as a hospital ship at the time of her sinking. The final survivor of the sinking, Millvina Dean, aged two months at the time, died in 2009 at the age of 97. The name "Titanic" was derived the Titan of Greek mythology and meant
Legends and myths regarding RMS Titanic Legends and myths regarding RMS Titanic There have been several legends and myths surrounding the RMS "Titanic" over the years. These have ranged from the myth about the ship being unsinkable, to the myth concerning the final song played by the ship's orchestra. Contrary to popular mythology, "Titanic" was never described as "unsinkable", "without qualification", until "after" she sank. Three trade publications (one of which was probably never published) described "Titanic" as "practically" unsinkable prior to her sinking. Many survivors recalled in video interviews as well as in testimony that they had considered the ship "unsinkable." Shipbuilder Harland and Wolff