Titanic in the ice floe. An illustration showing how Titanic encountered the iceberg stream from Greenland. The diagram, which was drawn from telegraphic descriptions, shows the position of the Titanic and the surrounding vessels. Titanic was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast Ireland during 1910 - 1911, and sank on 15th April, 1912, after striking an iceberg off the coast of New Foundland during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York, USA, with the loss of 1,522 passengers and crew.