Titanic
Date | Route | Rank | Master | Remarks |
24 March 1912 – 4 April 1912 | Belfast – Southampton | Chief Officer | Herbert J. Haddock (until 31 March 1912) Edward John Smith (from 1 April 1912) |
Home Trade |
10 April 1912 – 15 April 1912 | Southampton (- New York – Southampton) | First Officer | Edward John Smith | Ship foundered |
Type:
Mailboat
Gross tonnage:
46.328,54 t
Net tonnage:
21.831,34 t (Volume of ship’s cargo/passenger spaces)
Displacement
53.150 tons (This figure shows Titanic’s actual weight.)
Engine Power:
46.000 HP (ca. 33.800 kW)
Propulsion:
2x reciprocating four-cylinder, triple-expansion steam engines, 15.000 HP each (starboard and port propeller)
1x low pressure turbine, ca. 16.000 HP (centre propeller)
Service speed
ca. 21 knots (ca. 39 km/h or ca. 24 miles/h)
Höchstgeschwindigkeit
ca. 24 knots (ca. 44,5 km/h or ca. 27 miles/h)
Length
882ft 9in (269,06m)
Breadth
92ft, 6in (28,19m)
Height (Keel to bridge)
104ft (31,70m)
Height (Keel to top of funnels)
175 ft (53,34m)
Draught
34ft, 7in (10,52m)
Hull
Steel; ten decks
Owner:
White Star Line, Liverpool (official name: Oceanic Steam Navigation Company)
Builders:
Harland & Wolff Ltd., Queen’s Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Construction number
401
Official number
131428
Marconi-Call sign
MGY
International Code Signal
HVMP
Home port
Liverpool
Crew
944 people max
Passengers:
1st class
905
2nd class
564
3rd class
1134
Total:
3547
(The total capacity gives the number of passengers permitted by law. Some spaces could be used for 1st or 2nd class or 2nd or 3rd class alternately, depending on the respective demand.)
14 lifeboats with space for 65 people (Boats 3-16)
910
2 emergency boats, with space for 40 people (Boats 1+2)
80
4 Engelhardt collapsible boats, with space for 47 people (Boats A-D)
188
Total space in boats:
1178
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