The RMS Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner, which sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on 15 April 1912. Over 1,500 men, women, and children lost their lives. There were 705 survivors. In 1985, the Titanic wreck was found several miles deep on the Atlantic seafloor by Robert D. Ballard.
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2 Apr 1912The sea trials for the RMS Titanic take place, beginning at 6:00 am and concluding around 7:00 pm, testing its performance, speed, steering, and stopping capabilities. Passing all its trials, the ship left Belfast, Ireland for Southampton, England that evening to begin its maiden voyage.
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10 Apr 1912RMS Titanic sets out from Southampton on its disastrous maiden voyage.
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10 Apr 1912The RMS Titanic leaves Southampton, England on its maiden voyage shortly after 12:00 pm enroute to New York City. It would strike an iceberg four days later and sink, becoming the most famous maritime tragedy in history.
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15 Apr 1912The passenger ship *RMS Titanic*, on its maiden voyage, sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 am, two hours and forty minutes after striking an iceberg, taking the lives of over 1,500 passengers and crew. It is the most famous maritime disaster in history.
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15 Apr 1912RMS Titanic sinks in the Atlantic after hitting an icberg. Over 1500 lose their lives.
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1 Sep 1985The wreck of the *RMS Titanic* is discovered by a joint American-French expedition led by Dr. Robert Ballard and Jean-Louis Michel in roughly 12,400 feet (3,800 m) below the surface of the North Atlantic Ocean.
