The RMS Titanic sank in the early hours of 15 April 1912, after striking an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City.

Quick Scoop

  • The collision with the iceberg happened at about 11:40 p.m. on 14 April 1912 (ship’s time).
  • The ship broke apart and fully sank around 2:20 a.m. on 15 April 1912 in the North Atlantic Ocean.
  • The disaster is one of the deadliest peacetime maritime sinkings, with roughly 1,500 lives lost out of about 2,200 people on board.

Extra context

  • Titanic was then the world’s largest ocean liner and was on its first commercial voyage when it went down.
  • The wreck lies about 3,800 meters deep, roughly 370 miles southeast of Newfoundland, Canada.

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