Titanic Hitting Iceberg. RMS Titanic Hitting Iceberg. Illustration of the Titanic hitting the iceberg showing a cross-section of the decks and the headline 'Through the portholes we saw ice rubbing against the ship's sides'. Titanic was built by Harland & Wolff in Belfast Ireland during 1910 - 1911 and later sank on April 16th 1912 after striking an iceberg off the coast of New Foundlandduring her maiden voyage from Southampton, England to New York, USA, with the loss of 1,522 passengers and crew.