Sinking of the Titanic
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RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City,
The sinking of the Titanic depicted in a 1912 illustration by Willy Stöwer
Titanic on sea trials on 2 April 1912
SS New York in her near collision with the Titanic on 10 April 1912
One of seven ice warnings received by the Titanic
On the night of 14–15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic, the passenger liner Titanic collided with an iceberg and sank. There were investigations into the iceberg and the fatal damage the collision cau
Sinking of the Titanic
…at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States, with over 2,200 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 (ship's time) on 14 April. She sank two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 ship's time (05:18 GMT) on 15 April, resulting in the deaths…
The iceberg photographed on the morning of 15 April by the chief steward of the Prinz Adalbert who, before learning of the collision, noticed a red smear along the iceberg's base. Other icebergs are also claimed to have had red streaks.
The iceberg model at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Branson, Missouri
Titanic as she leaves the Irish port of Queenstown on 11 April 1912. This was the last stop before the voyage into the North Atlantic.