The Titanic was built starting with its keel laid down on March 31, 1909. It was launched on May 31, 1911, and completed by March 31, 1912. The Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York on April 10, 1912. It struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean late on the night of April 14, 1912, and sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912.