Titanic

The Sinking of the Titanic

By kah95@uclive.ac.nz

  • All Aboard

    All Aboard
    9:30-11:30 a.m. Passengers arrived in Southampton and began boarding the ship.

  • Calm Waters

    Calm Waters
    The Titanic sailed through calm waters.

  • Iceberg

    Iceberg
    11:40 p.m. Lookout Frederick Fleet spotted an iceberg dead ahead. The iceberg struck the Titanic on the starboard (right) side of her bow.

  • Last Lifeboat

    2:05 a.m. the last lifeboat left the ship. There were now over 1,500 people left on the ship. The tilt of Titanic's deck grew steeper and steeper.

  • Sinking

    Sinking
    2:20 a.m. the Titanic's broken off stern settled back into the water, becoming more level for a few moments. Slowly it filled with water and tilted its end high into the air before sinking into the sea. People in the water slowly froze to death.

  • Rescue

    4:10 a.m. the first lifeboat was picked up by the Carpathia.

  • Captains News

    Captains News
    12:00 a.m, the captain was told the ship can only stay afloat for a couple of hours. He gave the order to call for help over the radio.

  • Lifeboats

    Lifeboats
    12:05 a.m. the orders was given to uncover the lifeboats and to get passengers and crew ready on deck. There was only room in the lifeboats for half of the estimated 2,227 on board.

  • Survivors Returned to New York

    Survivors Returned to New York
    9:00 p.m. the Carpathia arrived in New York.