_____. She carried 1,316 passengers and a crew of 891. Even by present-day standards, the 66,000-ton vessel was enormous. At the time, she was not only the largest ship ever built but was also believed to be unsinkable because she had sixteen watertight compartments. Even if two were flooded, she was expected to remain afloat. Her tragic sinking on her first voyage remains one of history’s most memorable maritime disasters.