THE TITANIC
The Titanic, A Poem by H. Best (13½ years) of East Street, Wareham, May 3rd, 1912. Eight verses of four lines each. Price 1d. each. Proceeds for "Titanic Fund", single sheet...

THE TITANIC
The Titanic, A Poem by H. Best (13½ years) of East Street, Wareham, May 3rd, 1912. Eight verses of four lines each. Price 1d. each. Proceeds for "Titanic Fund", single sheet printed on one side only within a black border with engraved decoration at corners, 108 x 189mm.

RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. The sinking of Titanic caused the deaths of 1,502 people in one of the greatest maritime disasters in modern history. The Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time of her maiden voyage. She was the second of three Olympic class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line, and she was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. On her maiden voyage, she carried 2,224 passengers and crew. This poem was printed within weeks of the disaster.

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