~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