The pictures of the ill-fated Titanic continue to fascinate and haunt more than a 100 years after the super luxury ship sank. In the early hours of 15 April 1912, the ship struck an iceberg and sank in the Atlantic Ocean, taking down more than 1,500 people with it.

Here are images from the ship that was considered unsinkable.

Some more rare and unseen photographs of the Titanic era:

The Titanic just prior to being launched into the River Lagan for towing to a fitting-out berth where her engines, funnels and interiors would be installed, May 31, 1911.

A group of survivors of the Titanic disaster aboard the Carpathia after being rescued, April 1912.

A lifeboat from the Titanic pulls alongside the Carpathia following the sinking of the Titanic, April 15, 1912.

Eva hart, a survivor shows a postcard of the ship March 27, 1992, in London.

In her book A Ripple in Time - Angel of the Titanic, writer Julia Hughes wrote:

“Until the moment she actually sinks, the Titanic is unsinkable.”