How long did the Titanic sail before sinking?
The Titanic sailed for four days before sinking on April 15 1912.
On the fourth day the Titanic hit an iceberg and started to sink.
The Titanic sunk two hours and forty minutes after hitting the iceberg.
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Introduction
The Titanic sailed on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York City, USA on April 10th 1912. The journey should have taken around six days, but the ship hit an iceberg on April 14th and sunk just over two hours later.
There were around 2,200 passengers and crew on board the Titanic when it set sail. Unfortunately, only around 700 people survived – those who were able to get onto the lifeboats that were launched before the ship went down.
It is thought that the iceberg ripped a hole measuring around 300 feet long in the side of the Titanic. As water rushed into the ship, it began to list (lean) to one side and eventually sank bow (front) first into the freezing ocean water.
The wreck of the Titanic was not discovered until 1985, 73 years after it sunk. It is now a popular tourist destination for divers who can visit the site which lies around 12,500 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean.
The Titanic’s Maiden Voyage
The Titanic sailed for four days before hitting an iceberg and sinking. The ship left Southampton, England on April 10, 1912 and was heading to New York City. On April 14, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg at 11:40pm and began to sink. The ship sunk at 2:20am on April 15, 1912.
The Titanic Sinks
The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912 after hitting an iceberg. The ship had been sailing for just over two days.
Aftermath of the Titanic
The Titanic sank early on April 15, 1912, in the North Atlantic Ocean—less than 3 hours after hitting an iceberg. In total, 1,500 people died in the sinking, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
For years after the sinking, numerous parties searched for the Titanic’s remains in hopes of finding answers—and perhaps recovering some of the $150 million in valuables believed to be on board. The wreck was finally discovered in 1985 by a joint French-American expedition led by French explorer Jacques Cousteau and American oceanographer Robert Ballard.
