The First Passengers Board RMS Titanic
On this day 112 years ago, passengers were boarding RMS TITANIC
From 9:30 to 11:30 AM, second-and-third-class boat-trains arrived, and passengers were boarding the ship.
At 11:30 the first-class boat-train from London arrived at dockside.
The first-class passengers boarded the ship, and were escorted to their cabins.
In all, 923 passengers boarded Titanic at Southampton, 179 First Class, 247 Second Class and 494 Third Class.
Shortly after 12noon, the Titanic set sail from Southampton’s White Star Dock, on her maiden voyage to New York
As the liner departed, the huge amount of water she displaced almost caused a collision with the SS New York, who broke free of her moorings and swung towards Titanic.
The quick actions of a nearby tug who pulled her out of the way saved the day, allowing the liner’s maiden journey to continue.
? Picture is from the Southampton set of James Cameron’s 1997 movie ‘TITANIC’
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