MBT Passenger Ship RMS ss "Titanic" (1909) - White Star Line - Construction Drawing Scale 1 : 150 (10.10.121)

RMS Titanic (1909) - White Star Line

Full name: RMS (Royal Mail Ship) Titanic

Year of construction: 1909 (launched on 31 May 1911)

Shipyard: Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Type: Passenger ship / luxury ocean liner

Dimensions:

Length: 269 metres

Width: 28 metres

Draught: 10.5 metres

Tonnage: approximately 46,328 gross register tonnage (GRT)

Engine power: Three steam engines (two reciprocating steam engines and one steam turbine) with a combined power of approximately 46,000 hp

Speed: Maximum 23-24 knots

Passenger capacity: Approximately 2,435 passengers and about 900 crew members

Luxury: Equipped with first-class suites, dining rooms, swimming pools, sports facilities and more, one of the most luxurious ships of its time.

Route: Planned for its maiden voyage from Southampton to New York

History and Tragedy

First and only voyage: Departed on 10 April 1912 from Southampton to New York.

Disaster: On 14 April 1912 at approximately 23:40, the Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean.

Sinking: The ship sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912, approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes after the collision.

Casualties: Of the approximately 2,224 people on board, only about 710 survived.

Aftermath: This disaster is one of the most famous maritime disasters in history and led to stricter safety requirements for passenger ships, such as sufficient lifeboats and improved communication procedures.

Key Facts

RMS: Royal Mail Ship – the ship also carried official mail.

Design: Titanic was one of the three Olympic-class ships of the White Star Line, along with the Olympic and the Britannic.

Wreck: The wreck was only discovered in 1985 at a depth of approximately 3,800 metres, more than 600 km south of Newfoundland.

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