Apr 14, 2022
April 14, 1912, 6:30pm: Titanic’s passengers were sitting down to eat their Sunday evening meal
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April 14, 1912, 6:30pm: Titanic’s passengers were sitting down to eat their Sunday evening meal
April 10, 1912, 9:30am: Passengers in Southampton, England began boarding Titanic for its maiden voyage
April 15, 1912, 8:50am: Carpathia leaves the site of Titanic's sinking and heads for New York City with just over 700 of the original 2,224 of Titanic's passengers aboard
Titanic survivors on the deck of Carpathia
Survivors huddle beneath blankets on Carpathia’s deck. Note the tagged deck chair: likely one of Titanic’s pulled from the water
A couple on their honeymoon who survived the sinking
April 14, 1912, noon: Titanic’s first class passengers were enjoying their Sunday luncheon meal of grilled mutton chops, potatoes, and other choice buffet options
April 15 - 20, 1912: In the days following Titanic’s sinking, hundreds of articles about the ship and its sinking were plastered on front pages across the world. Although the use of telegraphs allowed news to spread quickly, early reports had very little accurate information, including a few claiming that no lives were lost. As the true story began to unfold following Carpathia’s arrival in New York, newspapers began to include survivor accounts and report accurate information about the disaster. Titanic’s sinking remains one of the most widely reported peacetime maritime disasters in the modern era
April 15, 1912, 12:15am: Titanic’s orchestra, led by Wallace Hartley, begins to play to keep up passenger’s spirits. They continue playing until minutes before Titanic slips beneath the waves
April 14, 1912: Titanic received a total of 9 iceberg warnings throughout the day. The flat waters and long range of visibility lulled the crew into thinking they’d see anything large enough to be dangerous in time to divert; Titanic continued sailing at its top speed of nearly 22 knots
April 10, 1912, 6:30pm: Titanic arrives in Cherbourg, France to pick up additional passengers for its maiden voyage.
A a white Star Line tender pulls up alongside Titanic
Passenger' luggage bring transported aboard Titanic from a White Star Line tender (📸 Father Francis Browne)
A woman selling Irish lace on board Titanic while the ship was stopped at Queenstown, Ireland (📸 Father Francis Browne)