In James Cameron’s Titanic, on what date did the ship strike the iceberg?

In James Cameron’s Titanic, the ship struck the iceberg on April 14, 1912.

The RMS Titanic was on its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York when it collided with an iceberg late on April 14 in the North Atlantic. The collision occurred shortly before midnight, and the ship sank during the early hours of April 15.

Cameron’s film uses the historical disaster as the framework for its fictional romance between Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater. Many details shown in the film, including the ship’s layout, the iceberg warning problem, and the evacuation, are based on historical accounts.

The date is often stated incorrectly as April 15 because the sinking and final disappearance occurred after midnight. The disaster killed more than 1,500 people, while roughly 700 survived. Titanic was discovered on the ocean floor in 1985.