Titanic

Exploring the Titanic Timeline Clare R.

  • An Eerie Prophecy

    The Wreck of the Titan is a book by Morgan Robertson about a grand ship that was called, "Unsinkable," but sunk and took many lives with it.
  • An Idea

    J. Bruce Ismay and Lord Pirrie have an idea to build three gigantic and elegant ships.
  • A Dream Becomes A Reality

    The Titanic is launched in Belfast, Ireland and is continued to be prepared for her maiden voyage.
  • The "Unsinkable" Ship Takes Off

    The Titanic casts off from Southampton for her maiden voyage to New York with many passengers aboard.
  • The First Warning

    Harold Bride, the radio man, gets a message from another ship that there are icebergs.
  • Two More Warnings

    The Titanic recieves two more messages about icebergs, but only one is delivered to the bridge.
  • Iceberg Alert

    The Titanic recieves three more iceberg warnings, and the officers discuss how difficult it is to see an iceberg on such a dark, moonless night.
  • The Final Warning

    An exhausted Harold Bride ignores a final warning of icebergs from a nearby ship, the Californian.
  • An Iceberg Is Spotted

    An officer sees an iceberg just ahead of the Titanic.
  • TURN! TURN!

    The crew members try to reverse the engine, the watertight compartments are closed, and the officers brace themselves for a collision.
  • A Collision

    The side of the Titanic hits the iceberg, where there are no watertight compartments, and freezing cold water begins to rush in.
  • The Beginning of The End

    Passengers become disturbed by the strange noises and wonder what is going on while water quickly flows into the boiler room.
  • S.O.S.

    A distress signal is sent out from the Titanic and the captain is aware that there are not enough lifeboats.
  • Lifeboats: The Lifelines

    The captain orders the lifeboats uncovered and people begin to file into them; women, children, and first class are lowered into the icy water below first.
  • Sinking Fast

    As lifeboats continue to be lowered and distress messages continue to be sent, the ship continues to sink quickly, yet many are not concerned.
  • The "Unsinkable" Ship Sinks

    With all the life boats lowered and thousands still on board, the Titanic sinks.
  • Death and Life

    Freezing to death was the fate of many passengers on the Titanic, though some were in or clung to lifeboats and were eventually rescued by the Carpathia. Sadly, just as prophesized by Morgan Robertson so many years before, there was the Wreck of the Titan, the wreck of the Titanic.