100 Years ago the RMS Titanic of the White Star Line sank on her maiden voyage taking 1,514 passengers and crew with her. More would have been lost were it not for the near-herculean effort of Captain Arthur Henry Rostron and the crew of RMS Carpathia, which rushed to the sight regardless of time and distance.

Less than a third of those aboard survived. Some survivors died shortly afterwards; injuries and the effects of exposure caused the deaths of several of those brought aboard Carpathia. Among the loss; 49% of the children, 26% of the female passengers, 82% of the male passengers and 78% of the crew died. There are stark differences in the survival rates of the different classes aboard Titanic. Although only 3 percent of first-class women were lost, 54% of those in third class died. Similarly, five of six first-class and all second-class children survived, but 52 of the 79 in third class perished. The only first-class child to perish was Loraine Allison, aged 2. Proportionately, the heaviest losses were suffered by the second-class men, of whom 92% died

The impact of the ship and the disaster leaves behind a cultural and historical impact as it's Legacy.

Three notable ships were involved in the rescue of survivors, RMS Carpathia, SS Mount Temple and (eventually), the SS Californian. All three vessels would join RMS Titanic in the depths;

RMS Carpathia:  Torpedoed and sunk by an Imperial German U-boat in the Atlantic on 17 July 1918 during the First World War.

SS Mount Temple: Sunk during the First World War by the German commerce raider SMS Möwe.

SS Californian: Torpedoed and sunk while en route from Salonica to Marseilles, by German U-Boat U-35.

Also, Titanic's sister HMHS Britannic sank on 21 November 1916, after hitting a mine presumably laid by the German U-Boat U79 off Greek island of Kea.