When it first left port at Southampton, England, the S.S. Titanic barely(刚刚)escaped a collision(碰撞)with the ocean liner, New York. 2,300 passengers and crew remained undaunted(无畏的), however, as the Titanic continued on its maiden(处女)voyage toward New York City. The regal(豪华的)ocean liner was regarded the finest ever built, not only for its stately interiors but for its highly vaunted(炫耀的) waterproof(不透水的)compartments. But on April 15, 1912, some 450 miles from Newfoundland, the Titanic sped into an iceberg, ripping(裂开)a massive hole in its unsinkable frame. Within 2 hours, it sank, drowning 1,595. 745 survived, most of them women and children, accorded(给予)priority(优先)on lifeboats, too scarce for the rest.