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Construction begins of RMS Titanic
Harland and Wolff's shipyard in Belfast, Ireland -
Titanic Leaves Dock
Titanic leaves the dock in Belfast, Ireland to conduct sea trials. Titanic heads to Southampton, England around 8 p.m. -
Passengers Board
The first passengers board the ship. Around noon, Titanic heads for Queenstown, Ireland to pick up more passengers. -
New York, New York
Titanic leaves Queenstown at 1:30 p.m. to sail across the Atlantic Ocean to New York. -
Iceberg Warnings (9:40 p.m.)
The last of several iceberg warnings is received in the wireless room. The warnings never make it to the bridge. -
Iceberg Dead Ahead! (11:40 p.m.)
Iceberg is spotted directly in front of Titanic. A collision occurs, damaging the right side. Only 37 seconds pass between the sighting of the iceberg and the collision. -
Lifeboat #1 (12:45 a.m.)
The first lifeboat is lowered into the freezing ocean. Only 19 people were aboard the lifeboat. -
Sinking the "Unsinkable" (2:20 a.m.)
Titanic sinks. -
Carpathia arrives (4:10 a.m.)
The Carpathia picks up the first lifeboat, eventually rescuing 705 survivors. -
A Sad Arrival
The Carpathia arrives in New York. -
Hidden Treasure
Robert Ballard's expedition team discovers the wreck of RMS Titanic.
