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The Titanic

The Titanic was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyards located in Belfast, Ireland. It was the pride of the community and the men that labored over her.

Construction began on March 31, 1909 and she was launched on May 31, 1911. She was ready for her sea trials on April 1, 1912.

Titanic Vital Statistics

Length: 882 feet, 5 inches

Breadth: 92 feet, 6 inches

Breadth at boat deck: 94 feet

Height from bottom of keel to top of captain's house: 105 feet, 7 inches

Height of funnels above casing: 72 feet

Height of funnels above boat deck: 81 feet, 5 inches

Distance from top of funnels to keel: 175 feet

Number of steel decks: 11

Number of watertight bulkheads: 15

Passengers accommodated (Max.): First Class: 708; Second Class: 510; Third Class: 1,216

Crew: 892

Tonnage registered: 45,000

Tonnage displacement: 66,000

Approximate cost (1912): $7,500,000

Total number of lifeboats: 14 standard holding 65 each; 2 cutters or emergency boats 

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