History Of Titanic

Titanic the unbreakable

A century has sailed by since the luxury ship Titanic met its disastrous end in the North Atlantic, plunging two miles to the ocean floor after the clash, an iceberg during its maiden voyage. Rather than the intended Port of New York, a deep-sea grave became the pride of the White Star Line’s final destination in the early hours of April 15, 1912. More than 1,500 people lost their lives in the disaster.

Dimension And Layout Of The Ship:

Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches  long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches. Her total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet. It measured 46,328 gross register tons and with a draught of 34 feet 7 inches, she displaced 52,310 tons.Titanic carried a total of 20 lifeboats: 14 standard wooden and  lifeboats with a capacity of 65 people each, lifeboats with a capacity of 47 people each. In addition, she had two emergency cutters with a capacity of 40 people each.

Launch Of Titanic:

Titanic was launched at Harland & Wolff’s yard at Queen Island, Belfast on May 31, 1911 in the presence of thousands of ticket-holding spectators and more than a hundred of the press people.  It was a spectacular occasion, not just because one of the two largest vessels in the world was taking to the water, but because the great and good were in attendance.

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