The Titanic arriving at Cobh harbour on 11 April 1912. | |
Career | |
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Owners: | White Star Line |
Builders: | Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Captain: | Edward John Smith |
Laid down: | 31 March 1909 |
Christened: | N/A |
Maiden voyage departure: | Southampton, England, on 10 April 1912 |
Maiden voyage arrival: | New York City, USA, 18 April 1912, via RMS Carpathia |
Fate: | Hit iceberg at 11:40 PM on 14 April 1912. Sank on 15 April 1912, at 2:20 AM; wreck discovered in 1985 by Dr. Robert Ballard. |
Current Location: | |
Expense: | $7,500,000 ($223,537,886.60) |
General characteristics | |
Gross tonnage (weight): | 46,328 GRT |
Displacement: | 52,310 Long Tons |
Length: | 882 foot 9 inches (269 m) |
Beam: | 92 foot 6 inches (28 m) |
Draught: | 34 foot 7 inches (10.5 m) |
Power: | Able to reach speeds of 26 miles per hour |
Propulsion (energy): | Two bronze triple-blade side propellers. One bronze triple-blade central propeller. |
Maximum Speed: | 23 knots (26.5 mph; 42.6 km/h) |
Passengers and crew (first and only voyage): |
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The RMS Titanic was a British passenger ship. She was built by Harland and Wolff ship builders, in Belfast, for the White Star Line shipping company. She sank during her first trip at sea, after hitting an iceberg.
Before Titanic sailed, many people thought it would be almost impossible for ships of this design to sink, due to her configuration of watertight bulkheads and an incident involving her older sister Olympic.