The RMS Titanic was destined to be the subject of many press reports, regardless of its eventual fate. Deemed as ‘designed to be unsinkable” – the Titanic heralded a new class of highly-luxurious passenger liners. However, for many naval experts, the construction of the liner is of special interest. Certainly, ship-building methods have moved on since its construction began in 1909 – however, some elements of the building will remain virtually unchanged in modern day ship constructions. Here are a few interesting Titanic specifications;
Size/Weight:
- Length: 882 feet, 8 inches (268 meters)
- Beam: 92.5 feet (28 meters)
- Height: 60.5 feet waterline to Boat Deck, 175 feet keel to top of funnels
- Draft: 59.5 feet
- Gross Tonnage: 46,328 tons
- Net Tonnage: 24,900 tons
- Top Speed: 23 knots
Total Capacity: 3547 passengers and crew
Decks: 9 in all (including the Orlop Deck)- the Boat Deck, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and boiler rooms below G.
Other Specifications:
- Engines: 2 reciprocating 4 cylinder, triple expansion, direct- acting, inverted engines: 30,000 hp, 77 rpm. 1 low pressure Parsons turbine: 16,000 hp, 165 rpm
- Fuel Requirement: 825 tons of coal per day
- Propellers: 3- Centre turbine: 17 feet, Left/right wings: 23 feet, 6 inches
- Boilers: 29 (24 double ended boilers and 5 single ended boilers)
- Furnaces: 159 providing a total heating surface of 144,142 sq. feet
- Steam pressure: 215 P.S.I.
- Watertight compartments: 16, extending up to F deck
Lifeboats: 20 total:
- 14 wood lifeboats, each 30 feet x 9 feet 1 inch, by 4 feet deep, with a carrying capacity of 65 persons each; 2 wood cutters, each 25 feet 2 inches, x 7 feet 2 inches, by 3 feet deep, with a carrying capacity of 40 persons each; 4 Englehard collapsible boats, each 27 feet x 8 feet, by 3 feet deep, with a carrying capacity of 47 persons each.
Lifeboat total rated capacity: 1,179 persons
Personal floatation devices: 3,560 life jackets and 49 life buoys