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Industrialist J. Bruce Ismay and Lord Pirrie of the Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast conceived of three sister ships: the Olympic , the Titanic , and the Britannic . The Titanic would be the second to launch.

The order was given to uncover the lifeboats. But there was no public address system. Many passengers refused to leave the warm, bright ship for a tiny, open boat dangling over a dark ocean. The phrase "women and children first" was interpreted differently by different officers. Some boats were lowered half-empty. Lifeboat No. 1 left with only 12 people—despite holding 40. Titanic