![]() Of the 2,208 total passengers, 1,496 would perish with 712 individuals surviving Titanic’s tragic end. At 2:20 AM, Titanic’s Stern would finally plunge beneath the waves, throwing desperate passengers and crew into the frigid Atlantic Waters. ![]() At 2:17 AM on April 15, 1912, the Titanic’s hull unexpectedly fractured, causing the ship’s Stern to tear apart from the Bow. The closest ship that responded would be known as the RMS Carpathia which was several hours away from Titanic. Unfortunately, the closest ships were stopped for the night as they were blocked in and surrounded by ice. After inspecting the damage and concluding her inevitable demise, lifeboats would be prepared and launched, and distress calls would be sent. At 11:40 PM on April 14, 1912, Titanic would strike an iceberg, breaching her first 6 watertight compartments which included the Forepeak Tank, Cargo Holds 1, 2, and 3, Boiler Room 6, and 2 feet into the coal bunker of Boiler Room 5. Towards noon on the next day on April 11, 1912, she would arrive in Queenstown, Ireland, her last port of call before New York. During the evening of the same day, she would arrive in Cherbourg, France where passengers either boarded or disembarked. ![]() She began her maiden voyage on Apdeparting from Southampton, England. After she was completed and certified, she would be given to the White Star Line to begin her passenger service for the Southampton to New York route. Titanic would become the 2nd ship of the Olympic Class fleet with a 3rd ship under construction. The RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner built between 1909 to 1912 by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Ireland. ![]()
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