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Construction
Construction of the Titanic begins with the building of the keel, the backbone of the ship, at Harland & Wolff's shipyard in Belfast, Ireland. -
Fitting Out
The unfinished Titanic is lathered up with soap and pushed into the water for "fitting out." Fitting out is the installation of all the extras, some on the exterior, like the smokestacks and the propellers, and a lot on the inside, like the electrical systems, wall coverings, and furniture. -
Leaves the Dock
The Titanic leaves dock for sea trials, which includes tests of speed, turns, and an emergency stop. At about 8 p.m., after the sea trials, the Titanic heads to Southampton, England. -
Crew
The Titanic is loaded with supplies and her crew is hired. -
Passengers Board the Ship!
From 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., passengers board the ship. Then at noon, the Titanic leaves the dock for its maiden voyage. First stop is in Cherbourg, France, where the Titanic arrives at 6:30 p.m. and leaves at 8:10 p.m, heading to Queenstown, Ireland -
Departs Queenstown
At 1:30 p.m., the Titanic leaves Queenstown and heads across the Atlantic for New York. -
First Iceberg Siting
At 11:40 P.M The lookouts spot an iceberg directly in the path of the Titanic. First Officer Murdoch orders a hard starboard (left) turn, but the Titanic's right side still scrapes the iceberg. Only 37 seconds passed between the sighting of the iceberg and hitting it. -
The Sinking
12:05 AM : Captain Smith orders the crew to prepare the lifeboats and get the passengers and crew up on deck.
12:45 AM: The first lifeboat is lowered into the freezing water.
2:18 AM : The Titanic Snaps in Half
2:20 AM: The Titanic Sinks
4:10 AM : The Carpathia picks up the first of the survivors.
8:30 AM : The Carpathia picks up survivors from the last lifeboat. -
The Search for Survivors
The Mackay-Bennett is the first of several ships to travel to the area where the Titanic sank to search for bodies. -
New York
The Carpathia arrives in New York with 705 survivors.
