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Ship Statistics & Construction

Owners:  Oceanic Steam Navigation Company (Ismay, Imrie & Co), popularly known as the White Star Line.

Builders:  Harland & Wolff

Titanic’s Official Number:  131428

Building Date:   Titanic was to be built beside her sister ship Olympic in 1909.

Type:   Steel triple screw steamer

Overall Length:   882.5 ft

Width:   92.5 ft

Beam:   92 ft, 6 in.

Height, Keel to Bridge:   104 ft

Tonnage:   46, 329

Displacement:   66,000 tons

Decks:   10

Boilers:   29

Furnaces:   159

Propellers:   3

Watertight compartments:   16

Engines:   2 triple expansion, 1 low-pressure turbine

Total horsepower:   46,000

Service Speed:   21 knots

Max Speed:   24-25 knots

Number aboard:   2,228

Lifeboats:   20 (1,176 places)

Originally, Titanic was designed to carry 32 Lifeboats, but this figure was reduced to 20 as it was thought that the decks would look too cluttered.

Date of Launch:   1911

Engines – 1912
Propellors – 1912
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Titanic – 1912
Boatdeck – 1912

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