It was on April 10, 1912 that the now legendary Titanic sailed from Southampton, England, to New York. However, while this ship was defined as unsinkable, it proved the opposite on its first voyage. You certainly know all about this story or, at least, what was told in James Cameron’s popular 1997 film, but you certainly never saw the following photos taken before, during and after the sinking. You will certainly be touched by these images and may even shed a few tears…
20. The very first picture of the Titanic
The terrible event that caused the ship to sink took place on the night of April 14-15. The Titanic had been designed to withstand the flooding of 4 of its many compartments, but the collision with the iceberg damaged 6, but unfortunately, other vessels had tried to warn the master of the impending danger, but the message never reached him. The Titanic was 269 metres long and carried a crew of 885 people, in addition to 2,471 passengers, making the tragedy even more serious.
19. Welcome aboard!
A ship obviously needs a captain. In this photo, we see the one of the Titanic on the bridge, Edward J. Smith (right), with his colleague Hugh Walter McElroy, his superintendent.
18. The first passengers
This photo shows some of the passengers of the Titanic, walking on deck around the lifeboats that, a few hours later, unfortunately had to be used.
17. A child who plays
The innocence of the children is most moving, especially when you realize that this young boy playing quietly on the deck of the Titanic suffered a very sad fate only a few days later. Here, he has no idea what to expect.
16. The amazing Molly Brown
Molly, whose real name is Margaret Brown, was one of the first-class passengers on this maritime journey. Coming from a modest family, she has grown rich over time, thanks in particular to her outspokenness, which quickly made her point. In James Cameron’s film, she became the protector of Jack Dawson’s character, played by Leonardo DiCaprio.
15. The person in charge
Taken on the morning of April 15, 1912 by Ship Officer Prinz Adalbert a few kilometres south of the wreck, this photo shows the iceberg responsible for the sinking of the Titanic.
14. While the Titanic is sinking
As the Titanic continued its journey to the seabed, the survivors tried to escape with the lifeboats.
13. The last survivors
This picture may seem somewhat innocuous, showing survivors in canoes as others do, but in fact, it is a picture of the very last canoe that left the wreck of the ship, the survivors having to witness the last moments of the Titanic before it sank completely into the deep and icy waters.
12. Carpathia to the rescue
The Titanic, broken in two, was completely submerged at 2:20 in the morning, but it was only about two hours later that the Carpathia, a boat fortunately in the area, came to rescue the survivors.
11. A surviving family
You can consider yourself lucky when you survive such a disaster, but it is also a very traumatic event. We can also guess the shock that shakes this family that survived the shipwreck.
10. A mother and daughter
Charlotte Collyer and her daughter Marjorie were also lucky enough to survive the Titanic sinking, unlike many passengers.
9. Another survivor
This man by the name of Stuart Collett also survived the disaster, which killed 1,517 people.
8. The orphans of the Titanic
To the left of this photo is Michel Navratil, 4 years old, accompanied on the right by his brother Edmond, then 2 years old. Their father having died in the incident, the two younger brothers were nicknamed “Titanic orphans”.
7. Back on land
After hours of panic, some of the survivors were rescued at the Millbay docks in Plymouth on the English coast. They seem exhausted, exhausted, and understandably so; this event will have left its mark on them forever.
6. In front of the White Star offices
At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the White Stat shipping company was one of the most important in the field and owned half of the Titanic. Following the announcement of the disaster, several people went to their offices, as shown in this photo.
5. Waiting for survivors
When we learn that people we know have been victims of an incident like this, we certainly want to wait, worried, for the survivors to come back to find out if our loved ones are safe. One can imagine the panic of these families waiting impatiently.
4. The waiting crowd again
People kept coming in, worried, waiting for the survivors to return.
3. The home page of the evening news
The evening news headline, Evening News, announced Titanic Disaster: Great Loss of Life.
2. Assistance to survivors
To the left of this image is American artist George M. Cohan selling unique copies of a New York newspaper to raise funds to support survivors and their families.
1. A baseball game to raise funds
This baseball game between the Yankees and Giants was organized to raise funds for grieving families. More than 14,000 people attended this special game.
Source: Easy Voyage
