Timeline Of Titanic

1908-1909

Construction of the Titanic Begins

1911

The Hull Of the Titanic is launched

Janurary 1912

Sixteen wooden and four collapsible lifeboats are fitted on board the Titanic

April 10th 1912, 9:30am - 11:30am

Passengers arrive in Southampton and board Titanic

April 10th 1912, 12:00pm

Titanic casts off and begins her maiden voyage

April 12th-13th 1912

Titanic sails through calm waters

April 14th 1912, 11:40pm

The lookouts see an iceberg dead ahead. The iceberg strikes the Titanic on the starboard (right) side of her bow.

April 15th 1912, 12:00am

The captain is told the ship can only stay afloat for a couple of hours. He gives the order to call for help over the marconi wireless

April 15th 1912, 12:15am

Orders are given to uncover the lifeboats and to get passengers and crew ready on deck. There is only room for half of the estimated 2,227 on board in the lifeboats

April 15th 1912, 12:25am

Lifeboats are now loading with women and children first. The Carpathia, southeast of the Titanic by about 58 miles, picks up the distress call and immediately heads full speed to the rescue

April 15th 1912,12:30am

The first lifeboat is safely lowered away. It can carry 65 people, but only leaves with 28. The first distress rocket if fired. Eight rockets are fired the whole night

April 15 1912, 2:05am

The last lifeboat leaves. There are now over 1,500 people left on the ship. The tilt of Titanic's deck grows steeper and steeper.

April 15th 1912, 2:10am

The Titanic's broken off stern settles back into the water, becoming more level for a few moments. Slowly it fills with water and again tilts its end high into the air before sinking into the sea. People in the water slowly freeze to death