At the dawn of the 20th century, the Industrial Revolution was at its peak. Competition between the British shipping giants White Star Line and Cunard was fierce. After Cunard launched the Lusitania and Mauretania , White Star Line chairman J. Bruce Ismay and Lord Pirrie of the Harland & Wolff shipyard decided not to compete on speed, but on sheer size and luxury.
: Left Southampton, England , on April 10, 1912, bound for New York City [13, 23]. Titanic
The Titanic was a microcosm of early 20th-century society, strictly divided by wealth and social class. First Class: Unmatched Luxury At the dawn of the 20th century, the