The greatest naval tragedy in history was the sinking of the titanicbetter known as the ship of dreams, which became a nightmare for the passengers on its maiden voyage.
Of this terrible tragedy, only 700 of the 2,224 people who traveled on the huge ocean liner survived. Today we bring you 20 never-before-seen images of what happened after the shipwreck and its survivors.
Frederick Fleet
The first image has no date, only the year, 1912. It is the first person who saw the iceberg. Frederick, aged 24, served after being shipwrecked in both world wars, but committed suicide after a severe depression in 1965.
April 15, 1912
This series of images were taken after the sinking of the Titanic that the same day.
This is the culprit of the tragedy.
Survivors approach the Carpathia.
The boats kept coming.
The first survivors aboard the Carpathia.
Gathering on deck to keep warm.
This is how the Titanic sank
The survivors did what they could to keep themselves entertained. John B. made this sketch while he was in the boat life jacket How the Titanic sank.
Meanwhile in New York…
People are waiting for news from the shipping company «White Star Line».
And the first lifeboats are returned.
April 28, 1912
Crowds await the arrival of the Carpathia in the rain in NY.
April 29, 1912
At last they wait for the first survivors.
In Southampton, relatives await the arrival of the survivors.
When these arrive at Southampton.
They are received by their relatives with faces of happiness.
This crew survivor kiss to his wife upon his return.
The return to normal life
Here we can see the surviving members of the crew.
Is mother when he finally meets again it is his two sons.
A crowd gathered around a survivor recounting his history.
J.Hanson, district secretary of the National Union of Mariners and Firefighters, seated on the right, handing over money to the survivors of the shipwreck.
What do you think of these never-before-seen images? Not everything ended with the shipwreck, life goes on.
