AS the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic approaches, the Daily Echo takes a look back at the devastating impact it had on Southampton. Hundreds of well-wishers packed Southampton’s dockside, all of them eager to wave off the biggest ship in the world - each of them oblivious to the cruel fate which lay in wait. No city in the world felt the pain of Titanic’s sinking so intensely as hundreds of families faced a future without their loved ones. After leaving Southampton on her maiden voyage on April 10, 1912, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg at 11:40pm on April 14.