RMS Titanic Left Southampton Today (April 10, 1912)
April 10
In 1912, RMS Titanic left Southampton (England) for New York City (United States) on 10 April. The ship collided with an iceberg during this maiden voyage and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April.
Edward John Smith (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) – under whose command the ship was traveling – perished when the ship sank.
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