In what year did the Titanic sink?

The RMS Titanic, a British passenger liner operated by the White Star Line, met its tragic end in 1912. The grand vessel embarked on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, on April 10, 1912, bound for New York City, United States. Touted as "unsinkable" due to its advanced design, the Titanic carried over 2,200 passengers and crew, including some of the wealthiest individuals of the era alongside hundreds of emigrants seeking new lives.

However, just four days into its journey, on the night of April 14, 1912, the Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean. Despite receiving several ice warnings throughout the day, the ship maintained a speed of approximately 22 knots. The impact, occurring at 11:40 PM ship's time, caused a glancing blow along the starboard side, compromising six of its sixteen watertight compartments. Though designed to stay afloat with up to four flooded compartments, the extent of the damage proved catastrophic.

The massive ship began to take on water rapidly, and distress signals were sent out. Lifeboats were launched under the "women and children first" protocol, but there were only enough lifeboats for about half of those on board, and many were launched under-capacity due to panic and lack of clear procedure. In the early hours of April 15, 1912, approximately two hours and forty minutes after the collision, the Titanic broke apart and sank to the ocean floor.

The disaster resulted in the loss of over 1,500 lives, making it one of the deadliest peacetime maritime tragedies in history. The sinking of the Titanic profoundly impacted maritime safety regulations, leading to the creation of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) in 1914, which established comprehensive safety standards still in effect today. The wreck of the Titanic lies at a depth of about 12,500 feet off the coast of Newfoundland and was discovered in 1985.