- April 10, 1912 From 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., passengers board the ship. Then at noon, the Titanic leaves the dock at Southampton, England for its maiden voyage. First stop is in Cherbourg, France, where the Titanic arrives at 6:30 p.m. and leaves at 8:10 p.m, heading to Queenstown, Ireland (now known as Cobh).
- April 11, 1912 At 1:30 p.m., the Titanic leaves Queenstown and heads across the Atlantic for New York.
- April 12-13, 1912 The Titanic continues on her journey as passengers enjoy life on the luxurious ship.
- April 14, 1912 (9:20 p.m.) Captain Smith retires to his room.
- April 14, 1912 (9:40 p.m.) The last of several warnings about icebergs is received in the wireless room. This warning never makes it to the bridge.
- April 14, 1912 (11:40 p.m.) The lookouts spot an iceberg directly in the path of the Titanic. First Officer Murdoch orders a hard starboard (left) turn, but the Titanic’s right side still scrapes the iceberg. Only 37 seconds passed between the sighting of the iceberg and hitting it. Historians do not agree on the exact maneuver ordered by Murdoch, nor the nature and extent of the collision with the berg.
- April 15, 1912 (12:05 a.m.) Captain Smith orders the crew to prepare the lifeboats and get the passengers and crew up on deck. No “abandon ship” order is given in order to avoid panic and greater loss of life. The number of lifeboats are insufficient for the number of passengers and crew. Many passengers were apparently unaware of the seriousness of their position until all lifeboats had departed.
- April 15, 1912 (12:45 a.m.) The first lifeboat is lowered into the freezing water.
- April 15, 1912 (2:18 a.m.) The Titanic snaps in half. This point was vigorously disputed by historians until the Ballard’s 1985 expedition located the wreck at the bottom of the Atlantic, and obtained photographic evidence that the boat had broken into two pieces.
- April 15, 1912 (2:20 a.m.) The Titanic sinks.
- April 15, 1912 (4:10 a.m.) The Carpathia picks up the first of the survivors.
- April 15, 1912 (8:30 a.m.) The Carpathia picks up survivors from the last lifeboat.
- April 17, 1912 The Mackay-Bennett is the first of several ships to travel to the area where the Titanic sank to search for bodies.
- April 18, 1912 The Carpathia arrives in New York with 705 survivors
*First Officer Lieutenant William Murdoch, died with the Titanic.
*Captain Charles A. Bartlet oversaw the outfitting of the Titanic’s for it’s maiden voyage, including the selection of her officers. He was not abord the Titanic when it sank.
*Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde, died with the Titanic.
*Captain Edward John Smith. This was likely his last command before retirement. He died with the Titanic.
I have already seen this photo of Titanic officers and at another occasion and remember that between Mr. Murdoch and Mr. Bartlett there was another officer. Why was he deleted later, I do not understand.