Titanic's maiden voyage is probably the world's most famous voyage of a ship. Titanic was a luxurious ship in 1912. Today, she rests at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean, over 100 years after she struck an iceberg on that ill-fated night on the 14th of April, 1912.
Before Titanic struck the iceberg, her maiden voyage went mostly smoothly, except for one incident. That incident happened just minutes after the Titanic set sail on her maiden voyage at midday on the 10th of April 1912, as Titanic almost collided with another ship as she was leaving Southampton docks.
The other ship that Titanic almost collided with was the SS City of New York. Thanks to Captain Edward Smith, Titanic avoided colliding with the SS City of New York ship. However, it did result in Titanic being delayed from leaving Southampton docks for about an hour
Titanic finally and successfully left Southampton docks at 1 pm on the 10th of April 1912. She left Southampton docks and made her way to Cherbourg, in France. Throughout the morning of the 10th of April 1912, first-class, second-class and third-class passengers boarded the Titanic. The first passengers started boarding Titanic that morning at 9:30 am, for Titanic's midday maiden voyage.
A few of these passengers got off at Cherbourg, while other passengers got on board the Titanic at Cherbourg. Titanic reached Cherbourg at 6:35 pm that evening; Titanic then left Cherbourg at 8:10 pm and made her way for Queenstown in Ireland.
Queenstown was the last stop of the Titanic to pick up passengers - it was also the last ever time Titanic saw dry land. Titanic reached Queenstown at 11:30 am, on the morning of the 11th of April 1912. While stopping there, the Titanic also picked up post.
Titanic then departed Queenstown at 1:30 pm on that same day. It was the beginning of the Titanic's journey out into the North Atlantic Ocean, all she had now was water in front of her.
The first few days of Titanic's maiden voyage went mostly smoothly: it went the way that it was supposed to go, until the 14th of April, when things would take a turn for the worst and led to disaster. Follow Titanic's journey on Twitter @events_bl
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