"The Convergence of the Twain"-Personification

Thomas Hardy's, "The Convergence of the Twain," is a poem about the Titanic.  This was a very depressing day in our history.  There is also an example of personification throughout the poem.  "Dims moon-eyed fishes near gaze at the gilded gear."  In this example of personification, the fish are asking a question: What happened to the ship?  "And as the smart ship grew in stature, grace, and hue, in shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too."  Titanic was said to be the largest ship made during that time.  I feel that is why the author calls it the "smart ship."  When the author says,"...as the ship grew in stature and grace, so did the iceberg."  This is said because the ship ran into an Iceberg, and that is how it sank.