13 actual facts about the Titanic that will shock you! (With Pictures)

9. People Died While Building the Massive Piece of Machinery

It took over two years to build the Titanic; 26 months to be exact. During that time, eight men who were construction workers died while putting it together and 246 injuries were reported, as well. The very first person to have passed on while building the giant vessel was Samuel Scott, a teenager of only fifteen at the time. He died from a skull fracture after diving off of the large ship, even though the exact reasons are unknown. He was finally given a headstone in Belfast City Cemetery nearly 100 years after his death.