The Titanic: Rare Footage of the Ship Before Disaster Strikes (1911–1912)

These days, it’s eas­i­er to come across footage of the Titan­ic below water rather than above. But here you have it. The Titan­ic under con­struc­tion in Belfast in 1911 — a year before it became the stuff of leg­end. Thanks Lau­ren for send­ing this our way. Always appre­ci­ate read­ers join­ing in on the fun…

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