APRIL 15th, 1912 – 113 YEARS SINCE THE TITANIC SINKING

APRIL 15^th, 1912 – 113 YEARS SINCE THE TITANIC SINKING

113 years ago, the largest ship in the world collided with an iceberg and sank.

• The Titanic collided with an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14th, 1912.
• Captain Smith ordered the lifeboats to be launched and the women and children to be evacuated at 12:40 p.m. on April 15.
• The first lifeboat was launched at 12:45 a.m. on April 15, with 28 people on board.
• The Titanic sank at 2:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912.
• The Carpathia received the distress call and headed to the wreck site.
• The Carpathia set sail for New York with 705 Titanic survivors on board.
• The last lifeboat from the Titanic arrived at the Carpathia at around 8:15 a.m. after the ship sank.
• The Titanic sank in the Atlantic Ocean, killing more than 1,500 people, including passengers and crew. The wreckage of the Titanic lies at a depth of about 12,000 feet.

 
INTERESTING FACTS

• Construction: The Titanic was built between 1910 and 1912 in Belfast, Ireland.
• Size: At 269 meters long, it was the largest passenger ship of its time.
• Maiden voyage: It left Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912.
• Sinking: It struck an iceberg on the night of April 14, 1912, about 563 kilometers off the southeast coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
• Wreckage: It was found in 1985, about 650 kilometers southwest of Canada.
• Survivors: About 700 people survived the disaster.
• Victims: Most of the victims were third-class passengers and the crew.
• Historical heritage: The Titanic is protected by UNESCO and is considered a historical heritage site.
• Movie: The movie Titanic (1997) cost more than the ship itself.

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