Sinking of the RMS Titanic April 1912 when she left Southampton on the first leg of her journey to New York. A few hours later she called at Cherbourg in northern France, a journey of , where she took on passengers. Her next port of call was Queenstown (now Cobh) in Ireland, which she reached around midday on 11 April. She left in the afternoon after taking on more passengers and stores. By the time she departed westwards across the Atlantic she was carrying 892 crew members and 1,320 passengers. This was only about half of her full passenger capacity of 2,435, as it was
History of the Port of Southampton a prominent role in World War II. A Spitfire and a Supermarine S.6A are also on exhibit at Solent Sky. Southampton has a history as a departure point for soldiers dating to Henry V's departure for Agincourt in 1415. It has been heavily involved in most of the wars Britain has fought. It was the point of departure for troops heading for the Crimea and the British Expeditionary Forces heading for France in both World Wars. It was also the major port of embarkation for troops and materiel involved in Operation Overlord in 1944. The Marchwood Military Port, built in