Titanic Timeline - Research History

1909, 31st March 12:00 am Titanic’s Keel Laid at Harland and Wolff Shipyard 1911, 31st May 12:00 am Titanic is Launched

1912, 20th March 12:00 am Originally Proposed Date for Maiden Voyage

1912, 2nd April 6:00 am Titanic begins Sea Trials

1912, 2nd April 8:00 pm Titanic leaves Belfast for Southampton

1912, 3rd April 12:00 am Titanic arrives in Southampton

1912, 5th April 12:00 am Good Friday: Titanic is ‘dressed’ overall

1912, 10th April 12:00 pm Titanic Sails

1912, 10th April 6:30 pm Titanic arrives at Cherbourg.

1912, 10th April 8:00 pm Titanic leaves Cherbourg

1912, 11th April 11:30 am Titanic arrives at Queenstown

1912, 11th April 1:30 pm Titanic raises anchor for the last time and leaves Queenstown.

1912, 14th April 11:40 pm Frederick Fleet sights an Iceberg

1912, 15th April 12:40 am Lifeboat 7 is launched

1912, 15th April 1:00 am Lifeboat 3 is launched

1912, 15th April 2:20 am Titanic Sinks

1912, 15th April 8:50 am Carpathia leaves site for New York

1912, 18th April 9:00 pm Carpathia arrives in New York with Titanic survivors

1985, 1st September 12:00 am Wreck of Titanic discovered