2006-11-02 01:09:06 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
It was built in harland and wolffs shipyard in ireland , and registered in liverpool. Check out this site for all the info youl need
http://www.titanic.com/
2006-11-02 01:12:54 · answer #1 · answered by peter j 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Titanic was a British steamer on the White Star line. It had been considered unsinkable, but a collision with an iceberg tore a 300 foot gash in its hull. It was the largest ship at that time in the world as well as the safest ship afloat.
2006-11-02 09:21:13 · answer #2 · answered by Nancy S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not sure of what your question is.. but below are some of the specifics about the titanic...
Length: 882 feet, 8 inches/268 meters
Gross tonnage: 46,328 tons
Net tonnage: 24,900 tons
Total capacity: 3547 passengers and crew, fully loaded
Decks: 9 in total (counting the orlop deck) the boat deck, A,B,C,D,E,F,G and below G boiler rooms.
Beam: 92.5 feet/28 meters
Height: 60.5 feet waterline to Boat Deck, 175 feet keel to top of funnels.
Depth: 59.5 feet
Draft: about 34 feet
Engines: 2 reciprocating 4 cylinder, triple expansion, direct - acting, inverted engines: 30,000hp 77 rpm. 1 low pressure Parsons turbine: 16,000hp 165rpm
Propellers: 3 ; Center 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
Lifeboat davits: 14 double acting Welin's with Murrays disengaging gear
Lifeboats: 20 total as follows:
14 wood lifeboats each 30’0" long by 9’1" by 4’0" deep with a capacity of 65 persons each
2 wood cutters 25’2" long by 7’2" by 3’0" deep with a capacity of 40 persons each
4 Englehardt collapsible boats 27’5" by 8’0" by 3’0" deep with a capacity of 47 persons each
Lifeboat Total Rated Capacity: 1,178 persons
Personal floatation devices: 3560 life jackets and 49 life buoys
Fuel requirement: 825 tons of coal per day
Water consumption: 14,000 gallons of fresh water per day
Top Speed: 23 knots
Staterooms: 840
First Class: 416
Second Class: 162
Third Class: 262 plus 40 open berthing areas
Construction and fitting out time: 3 Years
Rivets used in the hull: 3 million
2006-11-02 09:18:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not very well.
2006-11-02 09:11:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
...www.angelfire.com/yt/anneblair
2006-11-02 09:17:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋