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The hull of the titanic was launched at the Harland & Wolff shipyards in Belfast, Ireland
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The titanic set sail from Southhampton on her maiden voyage to New York.
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At 7:30 pm, the radio room recieved 3 ice warnings about 50 miles ahead.
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Fred Fleet spotted an iceberg straight ahead and he sounded the alarm.
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The ship collided with an iceberg about 400 miles off of Newfoundland, Canada.
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Captain Smith gave the orders at 12:30 to start loading the passengers into the lifeboats.
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The first lifeboat was lowered at 12:45, containing only 28 people.
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At 2:05, there were still over 1,000 passengers left on the fast sinking Titanic.
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At 2:20, the Titanic made its plunge toward its watery grave where it would lie for many years to come.
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The remains of the Titanic were found by Dr. Robert Ballard.