<DIV><DIV>When the White Star Line's "unsinkable" transatlantic liner RMS <I>Titanic </I>struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on April 15, 1912, she sank with the loss of 1,503 lives; 705 survived the disaster. From that fateful day when the pride of the British merchant marine plumbed the icy depths of the North Atlantic, <I>Titanic</I> has become the most celebrated of maritime disasters and has spawned hundreds of books and two major films.</DIV></DIV>