The RMS Titanic, a British ocean liner, stands as one of history’s most compelling narratives, a testament to early 20th-century engineering prowess and, tragically, a stark reminder of humanity’s ...

The ship was called the RMS Titanic for one very simple reason: It was an abbreviation for "Royal Mail Steamer" (though now it means "Royal Mail Ship"). In other words, it was a commercial ship ...

RMS Titanic Inc. is a Georgia-based company that obtained salvage rights to the Titanic in June 1994. It's conducted eight research and recovery operations from 1987 to 2010, the company says.

RMS Titanic Inc., a Georgia-based company that holds the legal rights to the 112-year-old wreck, completed its first trip since 2010 and released images from the expedition on Monday.

The Titanic may have survived more than a century at the bottom of the North Atlantic, but a chunk of the ship's iconic bow railing, featured in the movie of the same name, has not, newly released ...

It's been more than 110 years since the RMS Titanic — touted as unsinkable — hit an iceberg and sunk into the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Much has been said about the storied ship since its ...

The RMS Titanic was one of the largest ships in the world when it set sail from England to the United States on April 10, 1912 — but it sank four days later. Here's what happened.

An earlier version of this story mistakenly described the Titanic as a 46.3-ton steamship. The ship's gross tonnage was in fact more than 46,000 tons, according to the Smithsonian.

The ship was called the RMS Titanic for one very simple reason: It was an abbreviation for "Royal Mail Steamer" (though now it means "Royal Mail Ship"). In other words, it was a commercial ship ...