The ship the world called 'unsinkable' left port for the last time on this day.

Titanic Sets Sail on Its Doomed Maiden Voyage

The unsinkable ship leaves Southampton

The RMS Titanic departed Southampton on its ill-fated maiden voyage, carrying 2,224 passengers toward New York — and iceberg disaster.

On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic departed Southampton, England, beginning what would become history's most famous sea voyage. Carrying 2,224 passengers and crew, the ship represented the pinnacle of Edwardian engineering and luxury. First-class passengers enjoyed squash courts, a swimming pool, and dining rooms rivaling the finest London restaurants. In steerage, immigrants dreamed of new lives in America.

The White Star Line had marketed the Titanic as virtually unsinkable, boasting sixteen watertight compartments. Captain Edward Smith, on his final voyage before retirement, guided her toward New York. No one suspected that in just four days, the ship would strike an iceberg south of Newfoundland and sink in under three hours, killing 1,517 people.

The tragedy exposed the class inequalities of the era: while 60% of first-class passengers survived, only 25% of third-class passengers made it out. The disaster revolutionized maritime safety laws, requiring sufficient lifeboats for all aboard — a regulation Titanic had dangerously flouted.

Today the Titanic rests 12,500 feet below the Atlantic, a time capsule of a lost world. Its story has inspired over a thousand books and hundr…

💡 The Titanic's bakery produced 200 loaves of bread daily and carried 36,000 oranges.