D
ubbed “unsinkable” before she even set sail, the White Star Line’s R.M.S. Titanic was heralded as the greatest ship of its time, exceeding standards of the day in safety and luxury. The Titanic’s legacy reflects the tragic cost of human error. After hitting an iceberg on April 14, 1912, the “greatest ship ever built” sank in the chilly northern Atlantic, in under three hours. More than 1,500 passengers lost their lives.
Timeline
Location
Southampton, Great Britain
Passengers: Persons aboard
2,340
Passengers: Persons saved
705
Passengers: Passengers lost
1,635
Location
Cherbourg, France
Event
Titanic Sinking
Location
Cobh, Ireland (Queenstown)
To
15 Apr 1912
From
10 Apr 1912
Lifeboats: Number of life-boats
20
Lifeboats: Passengers saved
705
Lifeboats: Life-boat capacity
1,100
Other: Disembarked
Southampton, Great Britain
Other: Titanic hits an iceberg
14 Apr 1912
Other: Titanic sank
15 Apr 1912
Other: Disembarked
10 Apr 1912
Other Facts
Harold Bride
Wireless Operator (survived, pulled from sea to lifeboat collapsible B)
Charles H. Lightoller
2nd Officer (survived, pulled from sea to lifeboat collapsible B)
E.J. Smith
Captain (died in sinking)
J. Bruce Ismay
Managing Director, White Star Line (survived in lifeboat)
William T. Murdock
1st Officer (died in sinking)
Thomas Andrews
Titanic Architect (died in sinking)
