<P> The Wreck of the Titan : Or , Futility ( originally called Futility ) is an 1898 novella written by Morgan Robertson . The story features the fictional ocean liner Titan , which sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg . Titan and its sinking have been noted to be very similar to the real - life passenger ship RMS Titanic , which sank fourteen years later . Following the sinking of the Titanic , the novel was reissued with some changes , particularly in the ship 's gross tonnage . </P>
<P> The Wreck of the Titan : Or , Futility ( originally called Futility ) is an 1898 novella written by Morgan Robertson . The story features the fictional ocean liner Titan , which sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg . Titan and its sinking have been noted to be very similar to the real - life passenger ship RMS Titanic , which sank fourteen years later . Following the sinking of the Titanic , the novel was reissued with some changes , particularly in the ship 's gross tonnage . </P>
when was the wreck of the titan written
when was the wreck of the titan written
1898
1898