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  1. Sinking of the Titanic - Wikipedia

    She sank two hours and forty minutes later at 02:20 ship's time (05:18 GMT) on 15 April, resulting in the deaths of up to 1,635 people, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime …

  2. Titanic | History, Sinking, Survivors, Movies, Exploration, & Facts ...

    Nov 29, 2025 · However, four days into its maiden voyage in 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg, and less than three hours later it sank. The drama of the eyewitness accounts and the great …

  3. Inside The RMS Titanic Wreck And Its Tragic History

    Apr 15, 2025 · After four days at sea, the ship crashed into an iceberg about 400 miles east of Newfoundland. Shortly thereafter, in the early morning of April 15, 1912, the ship sank into the …

  4. Why Did the Titanic Sink? - HISTORY

    Apr 12, 2018 · On the night of April 14, 1912, just four days after leaving Southampton, England on its maiden voyage to New York, the Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland …

  5. The Sinking of the RMS Titanic (1912) - ThoughtCo

    Apr 29, 2025 · On April 14, 1912, the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank the next morning, killing many. The Titanic ignored iceberg warnings and had insufficient lifeboats, leading to a tragic …

  6. This Is the First Time We’ve Seen the Full Titanic Shipwreck

    May 22, 2025 · New 3D scans of the Titanic wreck offer the most detailed images ever captured, providing fresh insight into how the ship broke apart and sank in 1912.

  7. The Sinking of the RMS Titanic (1912) - Climate in Arts and History

    Cyclical climate conditions in 1912 increased the amount of icebergs off the coast of Labrador, contributing to the sinking of the Titanic. The white star at the bottom of the map marks the site …

  8. Wreck of the Titanic - Wikipedia

    The wreck of the British ocean liner RMS Titanic lies at a depth of about 12,500 feet (3,800 metres; 2,100 fathoms), about 325 nautical miles (600 kilometres) south-southeast off the …

  9. Titanic Sinks - National Geographic Society

    Only hours after the collision, the Titanic sunk, taking about 1,500 passengers with her. The fate of the Titanic led to new international agreements to prevent future disasters, such as the …

  10. Why did the Titanic sink? | Britannica

    Oct 30, 2025 · The immediate cause of RMS Titanic ’s demise was a collision with an iceberg that caused the ocean liner to sink on April 14–15, 1912. While the ship could reportedly stay afloat …