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1,490–1,635. RMS Titanic sank on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean. The largest ocean liner in service at the time, Titanic was four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City, with an estimated 2,224 people on board when she struck an iceberg at 23:40 ( ship's time) [ a ] on 14 April.
RMS Titanic was a British ocean liner that sank on 15 April 1912 as a result of striking an iceberg on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City, United States. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, 1,496 died, making the incident the deadliest sinking of a single ship at the time.
The sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912 resulted in an inquiry by the British Wreck Commissioner on behalf of the British Board of Trade. The inquiry was overseen by High Court judge Lord Mersey, and was held in London from 2 May to 3 July 1912. The hearings took place mainly at the London Scottish Drill Hall, at 59 Buckingham Gate ...
The Titanic, showing eight lifeboats along the starboard-side boat deck (upper deck): four lifeboats near the bridge wheel house and four lifeboats near the 4th funnel. Lifeboats played a crucial role during the sinking of the Titanic on 14–15 April 1912. The ship had 20 lifeboats that, in total, could accommodate 1,178 people, a little over ...
April 15, 2018 at 6:00 AM • The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, killing over 1,500 people. • Ever since, conspiracy theories have bounced around regarding the nature of the maritime disaster.
That ship was the RMS Carpathia, and it is known as the only ship that was able to rescue any survivors from the icy North Atlantic waters on the catastrophic evening of April 15, 1912.
Sunk by German U-boats, 9 November 1915, 61 miles (98 km) southwest of Cape Matapan, Greece. 13 knots (service speed.) 12 knots (speed estimated in sea trials.) 6 (4 lifeboats, 1 gig and 1 pinnace) with total capacity for 218 people. SS Californian was a British Leyland Line steamship. She is thought to have been the only ship to see the ...
Youngest passenger aboard and last remaining survivor of the RMS Titanic. Eliza Gladys Dean (2 February 1912 – 31 May 2009), known as Millvina Dean, was a British civil servant, cartographer, and the last living survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on 15 April 1912. [ 1] At two months old, she was also the youngest passenger aboard.