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9:30-11:30 a.m. Passengers arrived in Southampton and began boarding the ship.
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The Titanic sailed through calm waters.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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4:10 a.m. the first lifeboat was picked up by the Carpathia.
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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.
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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.
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9:00 p.m. the Carpathia arrived in New York.
