Original china and other artifacts recovered from the wreck of the Titanic

History recovered from 12,500 feet below sea level

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The Titanic sunk in the North Atlantic on April 15, 1912, after colliding with an iceberg, resulting in the loss of over 1,500 lives. Since then, the lore of the wreck has grown to nearly an unmatched pop culture status, with tales from the survivors fueling a curiosity that was eventually met with technological advancements in submersibles and underwater tracking.

Titanic’s wreckage was first explored in 1987, a beginning point that would escalate the following decades and include astonishing discoveries of artifacts from that tragic day.

A salvaged hot water bottle

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Third Class porthole

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A salvaged soup tureen

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(PETER MUHLY/AFP via Getty Images)

Personal items from passengers

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(PETER MUHLY/AFP via Getty Images)

Part of a gold chandelier

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(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A gold mesh purse

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(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

A logometer, which was used to measure boat speed

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(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Jewelry

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(DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)

A pocket watch

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A gauge from the RMS Titanic

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A lamp from the RMS Titanic

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A silver certificate

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A plate from the RMS Titanic

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A pair of binoculars

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A second class ticket

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Gold artifact recovered from the wreck site of the RMS

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(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Instrument on RMS Titanic

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(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Binoculars

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(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Jewelry

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(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Vest

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(Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

A saucer used by third class passengers

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(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A top hat

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(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Clothes pegs

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(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A leather boot

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(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

Titanic's crows nest bell

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(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A mug used by third class passengers

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(Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

A section of the hull of the RMS Titanic

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Story originally appeared on List Wire