Title

The RMS 'Titanic' leaving Southampton, 10 April 1912. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The RMS 'Titanic' leaving Southampton, 10 April 1912. Operated by the White Star Line, RMS 'Titanic' was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner of her time, and thought to be unsinkable. During her maiden voyage, bound for New York, she struck an iceberg in thick fog off Newfoundland on 14 April 1912. In the collision five of her watertight compartments were compromised and she sank. Out of the 2228 people on board, only 705 survived. A major cause of the loss of life was the insufficient number of lifeboats she carried.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1932

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D78_316

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,3Mb (2,8Mb) / 15,3in x 10,2in / 4597 x 3065 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea England boat boats smoke ship ships British geography hampshire liner tug ocean liner disaster century departure Britain catastrophe Southampton leaving concept TITANIC funnel B&W largest departing MONOCHROME tugboat steamship water transport black & white black and white B W 1910s 20th century geographical feature passenger ship TGN White Star Line maiden voyage photograph Unknown Historica Graphica Collection photograph