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Titanic first started being built
Many know that when the Titanic was first built in 1909, three years prior to 1912, when she first set sail, the RMS Titanic was the biggest ship ever built at the time. Of course, nowadays, our ships are much, much larger than the Titanic. -
Titanic was built and launched
After 3 long years of construction and speculation all around the world the titanic was finally built and started taking passengers on May 31st 1911. -
Sinking of the Titanic
The sinking of the RMS Titanic occurred on the night of 14 April through to the morning of 15 April 1912 in the north Atlantic Ocean, four days into the ship's maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. It sunk after running into an iceberg, there was much controversy over who's fault the sinking was. -
Remaining Titanic Passengers were Rescued
The remaining Titanic passengers that weren't frozen to death by hypothermia and escaped on life boats, were found by the Carpathia, which saved many lives in danger. They were also saved 2 hours right after the Titanic became fully submerged and sank. -
The Carpathia's (rescue ship) arrival into New York with Titanic Passengers
After 3 long and cold days the Carpathia, finally arrived in New York on the rainy and cold evening of April 18th, 1912 with Titanic survivors that were immediately rushed to the nearst hospitals once they arrived -
Lifeboat Law was passed
36 days after the Titanic inquiry closed, a law was passed that future lifeboat numbers would rely on passenger numbers, instead of a ship’s tonnage. -
Sunken Titanic was found
After 4 years of research, Robert Ballard, an oceanographer, and National Geographic photographed and found the Titanic shipwreck in the Atlantic. -
First Word of Titanic 2
On April 30th, 2012 Clive Palmer announced that he would be creating a replica of the RMS Titanic, calling it Titanic 2 and using it as an exclusive, historic cruise ship with 840 cabins, 2,435 passengers, and 900 crew members. -
Launch of Titanic 2
Titanic 2 is expected to launch in the year of 2018 if construction goes as planned The new ship will be 833 feet long, just three inches longer than the original and 4.2m (13.9ft) wider in order to increase stability.
