How long did it take the ship to sink?
The Titanic struck the iceberg at about 11:40pm. After all the lifeboats (almost none completely full) were dropped, the ship finally sank at 2:20am. This means that it took close to 2 hours and 40 minutes for the boat to finally meet its underwater grave. The Titanic had many places to party, but it did not meet safety standards. If it had had enough lifeboats, the whole disaster would not have been such a big catastrophe.