Denbighshire Archives has a small exhibition commemorating the centenary of the sinking of the RMS Titanic on April the 15th 2012.
The disaster was greeted by worldwide shock, and was reported in newspapers locally, nationally and globally.
The ‘unsinkable’ ship set out on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on April 10th, 1912. She was the largest ship afloat at the time, operated by the White Star Line. Her eclectic mix of passengers included many wealthy people, and over a thousand emigrants from Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and elsewhere seeking a new life in America.
At 11:40pm on April 14th, 1912 four days into her voyage and about 375 miles south of Newfoundland she hit an iceberg. Less than three hours later, at 2:20 am, the ship broke up and sank bow first with over 1000 passengers still on board.
Of a total of 2,224 people aboard only 710, less than a third survived and 1,514 perished. As we mark the 100th year since the disaster, Titanic lies where she fell on the sea bed.
The exhibition will take place at Denbighshire Archives at Ruthin Gaol, Clwyd Street, Ruthin.
