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Titanic

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Titanic

Date	Time	Details
1908- 1909		Construction of the Titanic begins in Belfast, Ireland.
1911		The hull of Titanic is successfully launched
January 1912		Sixteen wooden and four collapsible lifeboats are fitted on board the Titanic
April 10, 1912	9:30-11:30 a.m.	Passengers arrive in Southampton and board ship.
April 10, 1912	Noon	The Titanic casts off and begins her maiden voyage.
April 12 and 13 1912		The Titanic sails through calm waters.
April 14	11:40 p.m.	The lookouts see an iceberg dead ahead. The iceberg strikes the Titanic on the starboard (right) side of her bow.
April 14	11:50 p.m.	Water has poured in and risen 14 feet in the front part of the ship.
April 15	12:00 a.m.	The captain is told the ship can only stay afloat for a couple of hours. He gives the order to call for help over the radio.
April 15	12:05 a.m.	Orders are given to uncover the lifeboats and to get passengers and crew ready on deck. There is only room for half of the estimated 2,227 on board in the lifeboats.
April 15	12:25 a.m.	Lifeboats are now loading with women and children first. The Carpathia, southeast of the Titanic by about 58 miles, picks up the distress call and immediately heads full speed to the rescue.
April 15	12:45 a.m.	The first lifeboat is safely lowered away. It can carry 65 people, but only leaves with 28. The first distress rocket if fired. Eight rockets are fired the whole night.
April 15	2:05 a.m.	The last lifeboat leaves. There are now over 1,500 people left on the ship. The tilt of Titanic's deck grows steeper and steeper.
April 15	2:20 a.m.	The Titanic's broken off stern settles back into the water, becoming more level for a few moments. Slowly it fills with water and again tilts its end high into the air before sinking into the sea. People in the water slowly freeze to death.
April 15	4:10 a.m.	The first lifeboat is picked up by the Carpathia.
April 15	8:50 a.m.	The Carpathia leaves the area bound for New York. She carries 705 survivors
April 18	9:00 p.m.	The Carpathia arrives in New York.
April 19 to May 25		Several ships are sent to the disaster site to recover bodies. A total of 328 bodies are found floating in the area.