The RMS Titanic was launched from Belfast, where it was also constructed.
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The English transport ship Duke William sank in the North Atlantic, killing over 360 people.
The crew of the Union Star lost their lives along with all eight lifeboat volunteers who tried to save them.
Brunel's SS Great Britain ship was launched after taking four years to build.
Several internal explosions inside Britain's HMS Vanguard battleship occurred at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Two Australian warships, the HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager, collided off the New South Wales coast.
