Titanic bw

Titanic

By Zerubavel

  • Titanic's construnction commences

  • Arrival of Passengers

    Passengers arrive in Southampton, England. The Titanic set sail and rode anchor in Cherbourg, France. It then departed for Queenstown, Ireland before finally setting sail enroute to New York.

  • Titanic's Construction Is Complete

  • Titanic Is Enroute

    On both the 12th and the 13th of April, the Titanic sailed through clear, calm waters.

  • Titanic Hits Iceberg

    7 ice warnings were received. At 11:40 PM lookouts aboard the Titanic see an iceberg dead ahead; the iceberg struck the starboard bow. At 11:50 PM water begins to pour into the ship.

  • Titanic Is Sinking

    12:00 AM: The captain was told that the ship could only stay afloat for a few more hours.
    12:05 AM: Orders are given to uncover the lifeboats and to ready the crew and passengers on deck.
    12:25 AM: The order is given to start loading lifeboats with women and children. The Carpathia, 58 miles away, picks up the distress signal.
    12:45 AM: The first of the lifeboats is lowered; it only has 12 aboard despite a capacity of 65. The first distress rocket is flared.
    1:15 AM: The deck starts to tilt.

  • Titanic Is Sinking (Part 2)

    1:40 AM: Most of the lifeboats are ordered; passengers move towards ship's stern.
    2:05 AM: Last lifeboat leaves - still over 1500 people on board.
    2:17 AM: Last radiocall for help sent out; Captain tells his crew "Everyman for himself"; the bow plunges under the water.
    2:18 AM: Ships lights go out.
    3:30 AM: Carpathia's rockets are sighted.
    4:10 AM: First lifeboat rescued.
    8:10 AM: Last lifeboat rescued.

  • Carpathia Reaches New York

  • Titanic Inquiry Begins

    The U.S. senate starts an inquiry into the sinking of the Titanic. Continues until May 25, 1912.

  • William Alden Smith Proposes Resolution To President Taft

    *Authorization of an investigation.
    *Authorization to summon witnesses and serve subpoenas to witnesses.
    *Draw up an initial agreement to protect sea traffic.

  • Bill Remedies Issues

    *Resolves the issue of the untrained crew and inadequate amount of life boats.
    *Passed legislature to move the North Atlantic Passage.
    *Coast Guard developed.

  • Memory of Titanic