Titanic

Icebergs

Apr 10, 1909

In 1909, Ilulissat was producing just one or two of these huge icebergs each year. The iceberg that sank Titanic would have been up to a mile long, displacing around a billion tonnes of seawater.

Titanic iceberg

Apr 10, 1911

By 1911 the Titanic iceberg would have been picked up on the powerful west Greenland current and dragged down the north-eastern coast of Canada. It would have been huge, the above water ice alone rivalling the Colosseum in size.

ship afloat

Apr 10, 1912

On April 10, 1912, the Titanic, largest ship afloat, left Southampton, England on her maiden voyage to New York City

Queenstown

Apr 11, 1912

April 11th, 1912, 1:30 pm: Titanic for the last time and leaves Queenstown.

Icepack

Apr 13, 1912

April 13, 10:30 PM: Heavy ice pack warning signaled by passing Rappahannock, which has sustained damage coming through the ice field.

Keel

Apr 15, 1912

15, Monday: 12:05 AM: Squash court, 32 feet above keel is awash.

Mackay-Bannett

Apr 17, 1912

April 17, 1912 The Mackay-Bennett is the first of several ships to travel to the area where the Titanic sank to search for bodies.

Sanate

May 25, 1912

April 19 - May 25, 1912 The United States Senate holds hearings about the disaster.