~Facts About the RMS Titanic~

Length: 882 Feet, 9 Inches/268 Meters

Decks: 9 in Total (Counting the Orlop Deck) The Boat Deck A,B,C,D,E,F,G Below G Boiler Rooms

Beams: 92.5 Feet/28 Meters

Draft: 59.5 Feet

Height: 60.5 Feet Waterline to Boat Deck, 175 Feet Keel to Top of Funnels

Passengers: 329 First Class 285 Second Class 710 Third Class

Crew: 899

Lifeboats:20 Total- 16 Wooden Lifeboats With 4 Engelhardt Collapsibles

Capacity: 1178 Persons

Gross Tonnage: 46,328 Tons

Net Tonnage: 24,900 Tons

Total Capacity: 3547 Passengers & Crew Fully Loaded

Engines: 2 Reciprocating 4 Cylinder, Triple Expansion, Direct-Acting, Inverted Engines: 30,000hp 77rpm 1 Low Pressure

Parsons Turbine: 16,000 bp 165 rpm

Propellers: 3; Center Turbine: 17 Feet, 4000 Tons; Left/Right Wings: 23 Feet 6 Inches

Boilers: 29 (24 Double Ended Boilers & 5 Single Ended Boilers)

Fuel Requirements: 825 Tons of Coal Per Day

Watertight Compartments: 15; Extending Up to E Deck

Water Consumption: 14,000 Gallons of Fresh Water Per Day

Top Speed: 23 Knots

TOTAL COST TO BUILD THE RMS TITANIC:$7.5 Million US Dollars


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