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: | 41°43′55″N, 49°56′45″W |
Expense: | $7,500,000 ($223,537,886.60) |
General characteristics |
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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): | - First Class: 324
- Second Class: 285
- Third Class: 708
- Crew: 908
- Passengers and crew who survived: Unknown precisely but estimates place the figure at just over 700
- Passengers and crew who died: Unknown precisely but estimates place the figure at about 1,500 casualties.
- Total number of passengers: Unknown precisely but estimates place the figure around 2,220 to 2,240 passengers.
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