Titanic Timeline

By Andrew H

  • Titanic's hull is launched

  • Titanic sets out for Southhampton, England

    Nearly collides with the steamer New York

  • Carpathia arrives at wreckage

    Carpathia arrives after about an hour after the Titanic sinks.

  • Titanic strikes an iceberg

    Titanic strikes an iceberg at 11:40 P.M. Captain Smith gives orders to load the lifeboats

  • Carpathia arrives at New York with Titanic survivors

  • TItanic sinks

    Titanic sinks at 2:20 A.M.

  • International Ice Patrol is established

    Established to warn ships of icy condithins in the North Atlantic Ocean.

  • Walter Lord's classic book about the sinking of the Titanic is published

    Walter Lord's classic book A Night To Remember is published.

  • The Unsinkable Molly Brown opens as a Broadway musical

    The Unsinkable Molly Brown; a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, who survived the sinking of the Titanic. A movie with the same title was released in 1964.

  • Titanic remains found

    Robert Ballard, leading a joint American-French expedition, discovers remains of the Titanic

  • Ballard returns to wreckage

    Ballard descends in a submersible, and views the Titanic in person.

  • Another French-American expedition removes artifacts

    Another French-American expedition removes artifacts, Ballard opposes takingitems from the wreckage.

  • A maritime court in Virginia upholds claims

    a maritime court in Virginia uphold claims of RMS Titanic, Inc., to become "salvor-in-possession" of the ship.

  • Exhibit of items in London

    An exhibit of items salvaged from the Titanic opens in London

  • Blockbuster movie is released

    James Cameron's blockbuster movie, Titanic, is realeased