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Southampton Titanic Engineers Memorial unveiled

A newly-restored memorial marking the bravery of the engineers who died when the ill-fated RMS Titanic sank 98 years ago has been unveiled in Southampton.

Almost 550 people from the city lost their lives when the ship, which set sail on 10 April 1912 en route to New York, hit an iceberg.

The Titanic Engineer's Memorial in Andrews Park was unveiled in 1914.

Restoration work on the bronze monument began last month and the new memorial was revealed earlier....
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