Timeline of the Titanic

May 31,1911

• The Titanic was created.

April 10, 1912

• 12:00 pm The Titanic leaves Southampton, England on it's maiden voyage.
• 7:00 pm The Titanic stops at Cherbourg, France.
• 9:00 pm The Titanic leaves Cherbourg and sets sail to Queenstown, Ireland.

April 11, 1912

• 12:30 pm The Titanic arrives in Queenstown, Ireland.
• 2:00 pm The Titanic leaves Queenstown and sets sail to New York.

April 12-13 1912

• The Titanic receives several wireless messages from other ships reporting ice.

April 14, 1912

• 9:00 am The Caronia reports ice at latitude 42 degrees N and Longitude 50 degrees W.
• 1:42 pm The Baltic reports ice.
• 1:45 pm The Amerika reports 2 large icebergs at latitude 41 degrees 27' N and longitude 50 degrees 8' W.

April 14, 1912

• 7:15 pm Temperature drops to 39 degrees (F). Iceberg warning is posted on bridge.
• 7:30 pm The Californian reports passing 3 large icebergs at latitude 42 degrees 3' N and longitude 49 degrees 9' W.

April 14, 1912

• 9:00 pm Temperature drops to 33 degrees (F)
• 9:20 pm Captain Smith retires to his cabin.
• 9:40 pm The Mesaba reports pack ice, field icebergs.
• 10:00 pm Temperature drops to 32 degrees (F). The Titanic was traveling at 22.5 knots.

April 14, 1912

• 10:50 pm The Californian send a wireless message directly to the Titanic telling them they were stopped and surrounded by ice.
• 11:30 pm Lookouts Fleets and Lee notice a low-lying mist ahead, but do not see an iceberg.

April 14, 1912

• 11:39 pm Lookout Fredrick Fleet picks up a phone that is directly connected to the bridge. Sixth Officer Moody answers the call and is told, "Iceberg Right Ahead!"
• 11:40 pm Titanic strikes iceberg. The Titanic begins to flood.

April 14, 1912

• 11:45 pm Captain Smith requests that Thomas Andrews and the ship carpenter "sound the ship."
• 12:45-1:35 am All 16 lifeboats were launched.
• 1:15 am The water is up to the name plate on the bow.

April 14, 1912

• 2:05 am As the bow of the Titanic continues to submerge, the water is almost up to the bridge deck.
• 2:10 am The stern is noticeably beginning to rise above the ocean.
• 2:17 am Titanic's distress signals abruptly end as radio room looses power.

April, 14 1912

• 2:18 am The forward funnel breaks off and hits the water crushing anyone in its path.
• 2:19 am The Titanic breaks into 2 pieces between the third and fourth funnel.

April 14, 1912

• 2:20 am Two hours and forty minutes after striking the iceberg, the "unsinkable" RMS Titanic slips into the sea and begins its descent to the ocean floor.

Sources

• www.titanicstory.com