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
