Titanic Fast Facts Here’s a look at the RMS Titanic. April 10, 1912 – The Titanic sets sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York. April 14-15, 1912 – The luxury liner hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic around midnight and sinks in less than three hours. 1,517 people died and 706 survived out of 2,223 passengers and crew, according to the US Senate report on the disaster. Ship At the time, the RMS Titanic was the largest passenger ship afloat. The ship’s length was 882 feet, 9 inches, and it weighed 46,328 tons. Its top speed was 23 knots. The wreckage is located about 350 miles off the southeast coast of Newfoundland.