A detailed analysis of a full-sized digital scan of the Titanic has revealed new insight into the doomed liner's final hours. The exact 3D replica shows the violence of how the ship ripped in two as it sank after hitting an iceberg in 1912 - 1,500 people lost their lives in the disaster.

The project, led by National Geographic and Atlantic Productions for a new documentary titled Titanic: The Digital Resurrection, marks the first time the entire wreck has been mapped in such detail

New insights into the Titanic's final hours have emerged from a detailed analysis of a full-scale digital scan. This precise 3D model illustrates the force with which the liner tore in two as it sank following the 1912 iceberg strike that resulted in the loss of 1,500 people, the BBC reported.