Passengers of the RMS Titanic April 1912 at around 11:40 pm, while the RMS "Titanic" was sailing about south of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, the ship struck an iceberg and began to sink. Shortly before midnight, Captain Edward Smith ordered the ship's lifeboats to be readied and a distress call was sent out. The closest ship to respond was Cunard Line's away, which would arrive in an estimated four hours—too late to rescue all of "Titanic" passengers. Forty-five minutes after the ship hit the iceberg, Captain Smith ordered the lifeboats to be loaded and lowered under the orders women and children first. The first
Titanic museum (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) 1912 maiden voyage. As guests enter, they are given a passenger boarding ticket. On this ticket is the name of an actual "Titanic" passenger and the class they were traveling. Guests will learn the individual stories of several passengers. In the "Titanic" Memorial Room, they will find out whether their ticketed passenger survived. The structure cost $25 million to build. Titanic museum (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee) The Titanic Museum is a two-story museum shaped like the RMS "Titanic". It is located in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee and opened on April 8, 2010. It is built half-scale to the original ship. Similar to