The story of Titanic's ill-fated voyage feels like it began with her sea trials, when the ship first went out to open sea. The sea trials of the Titanic happened on the 2nd of and 1912. However, her sea trials were supposed to happen the day before, on the 1st of April 1912. However, Titanic's sea trials were postponed on the 1st of April 1912 due to bad weather. An omen of things to come?
When Titanic did have her sea trials on the second of April, it went successfully. She began her sea trials on the morning of the 2nd of April at 6am in Belfast, her sea trials lasted around 12 hours that day.
That night, Titanic arrived back in Belfast docks at around 7PM after being out at sea all day going through a series of tests to make sure she was safe and sea worthy. She passed her sea trials and was deemed to be sea worthy. After a successful day, she was given a certificate that would let her be active a sea for 12 months. Titanic's arrival back at Belfast docks was short lived. She departed Belfast at around 8pm and made her way to Southampton, were she would begin her maiden voyage just a week later.
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