The Titanic In The Floor

Ultimately the ship sunk in the early morning hours of april 15 1912 hitt.

The titanic in the floor.

The titanic sank on april 15 1912 after it hit an iceberg during its maiden voyage from england to new york the accident killed 1 517 people. On april 14 1912 the titanic hit an iceberg in the middle of the atlantic ocean. The name titanic derives from the titans of greek mythology built in belfast ireland in the united kingdom of great britain and ireland as it was then known the rms titanic was the second of the three olympic class ocean liners the first was the rms olympic and the third was the hmhs britannic. Seventy three years after it sank to the north atlantic ocean floor a joint u s french expedition locates the wreck of the rms titanic the sunken liner was about 400 miles east of newfoundland.

The wreck of the rms titanic lies at a depth of about 12 500 feet 3 8 km. The rms titanic was visited by divers for the first time in 14 years and the ship that was once a picture of luxury was found in the process of being swallowed up by the ocean floor and ravaged. The steam liner sank to a depth of more than 12 000. On september 1 1985 a joint u s french expedition located the wreck of the titanic lying on the ocean floor at a depth of about 13 000 feet.

The ship was explored by manned and unmanned.