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Construction
The White Star Line hired Harland & Wolff to build to world's largest ship of its time. The construction of the Titanic took about 2 years. The ship was about 882 ft in length! Interactive Diagram -
Completion
The construction of the Titanic was complete and she was ready for her maiden voyage! -
Sea Trials
At 6 am. the Titanic began it's sea trials, leaving Belfast with about 400 crew members. -
Southampton to Cherbourg
922 passengers boarded the Titanic in Southampton, England and traveled to Cherbourg, France to pick up 275 more passengers. -
Queenstown
As the last stop before the Titcanic leaves Europe for New York City, another 150 people board at Queenstown, Ireland. The Titanic departs for her maiden voyage. Map of the Route -
Iceberg Warnings
The Titanic received 7 warnings of icebergs near. It was not until 11:40 pm when Frederick Fleet (lookout) spotted an iceberg right in front of them. Unable to turn the ship in time, the Titanic struck the iceberg. -
Sinking 12:05 a.m.
With the Titanic taking on water, it took the captain 25 minutes to give the crew orders to uncover the lifeboats. Women and children were to be loaded onto lifeboats first. -
Sinking 2:20 a.m.
The stern of the Titanic broke off and became level in the water for a few minutes before it was taken under water. By this time all of the lifeboats were gone, and about 1500 people were left behid. -
Carpathia 4:10-8:15 a.m.
The RMS Carpathia spotted the first Titanic lifeboat at 4:10 am, and stayed in the area rescuing other lifeboats for four hours. Around 8:15, the Carpathia left the area for New York. -
Arrival in New York 9 p.m
Three days after rescuing Titanic survivors, the Carpathia arrives in New York. Only 705 of the estimated 2,227 people on board the Titanic made it to the destination of New York. -
Searching the Waters
Between April 22nd and May 15th, many ships were sent to search the waters of the area where the Titanic sunk. around 330 bodies were recovered. -
Discovery
On this date, the Titanic wreck was finally discovered. The ship lies in two pieces, about 12,000 feet underwater
