By the time these words rang out on the RMS Titanic, it was too late. The warning came at 11:40 p.m. on the clear, cold night of April 14, 1912, in the icy seas of the North Atlantic.
Within 40 seconds, the ship’s starboard (right) side was raked below the waterline by the submerged spur of an iceberg. Less than three hours later, the Titanic sank beneath the water. At least 1,523 of its roughly 2,228 passengers and crew were dead or dying.
Had the Titanic missed the iceberg that Sunday, it may have simply been remembered as one of the largest, most luxurious ocean liners of its time. Yet so much went wrong that the Titanic has become a symbol for disaster. The great ship’s story is a drama with a little of everything: heroism and fear, humility and arrogance, wealth and poverty, life and death.
Come aboard the grand ship for a voyage of a lifetime—from the safety of home.
