How deep was the wreck of the "Titanic" when it was discovered?

When the Titanic wreck was discovered, it was about 12,460 feet deep. That is roughly 2.4 miles, or about 3,800 meters, beneath the North Atlantic Ocean’s surface.

The wreck was located on September 1, 1985, by a joint French-American expedition led by Robert Ballard of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Jean-Louis Michel of France’s IFREMER. Rather than finding one intact ship, the expedition discovered the Titanic in two main sections, the bow and stern, separated by about 600 meters and surrounded by a large debris field.

The wreck lies about 325 nautical miles southeast of Newfoundland, Canada. It sank on April 15, 1912, after striking an iceberg during its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. The extreme depth creates crushing pressure, darkness, cold temperatures, and technical difficulties for exploration. A frequently quoted modern figure is approximately 12,500 feet; 12,460 feet is the standard rounded measurement used in many historical accounts and is appropriately accepted for this quiz question.