RMS Titanic question

What ice warnings did Titanic receive?

Titanic received multiple ice reports on 14 April 1912. The archive follows the warnings, wireless traffic and the ship’s approach to the ice region.

Answer in context

Ice reports, wireless messages and the warnings examined after the disaster. The supporting archive records below are drawn from the World History Database Titanic collection. External references are listed separately so the summary can be checked against established museum and official documentary sources.

Related Titanic archive records

Titanic Ice Warnings

Receives information that ice has been reported ahead on Titanic's North Atlantic route.

Californian Ice Warning

Sends Titanic a wireless message warning that Californian is stopped among ice.

British Inquiry Wireless Evidence

Gives evidence about Californian's wireless communications and the ice warning sent to Titanic.

Lightoller Titanic Inquiry Evidence

Begins evidence to the British inquiry about navigation, ice warnings, the collision and lifeboat loading.

Titanic Navigation Inquiry

Examines evidence concerning Titanic's navigation, speed, ice warnings and collision.

Sources and further reading

  1. Royal Museums Greenwich — RMS Titanic fact sheet
  2. U.S. Senate — Titanic Disaster Hearings