TITANICTITANIC DAYDAY
with David Price Evening, One-day or Weekend courses Lectures, Rare Film, Slide Shows, Discussion
The REAL Story + Fascinating Facts. Get To Know The Ship, The Crew & The Passengers.
The “Ship of Dreams” was built in 1911 by 14,000 men and was the largest and most luxurious liner that ever sailed. It sank on its maiden voyage with the loss of 1,500 lives. Re-live the action during Centenary year.
Titanic Facts Propellers: 3 Service speed: 21 knots Main Maximum speed: 24-25 knots Name:Royal Mail Steamer Titanic Stopping distance at ca. 20 knots: ca. 850 yards (777 metres) Description: Triple-screw steam-powered ocean-liner Turning radius at ca 20 knots: 3,850 ft (1,173.5 metres) Class: Olympic class liner Funnels: 4 (3 connected to furnaces, 1 to kitchen ventilation and turbine) Keel number: 401 Funnel diameter: 22 ft (6.7 metres) Board of trade registration number: 131428 Funnel height: 62 ft (18.9 metres) Owner: White Star Line, Liverpool Watertight compartments: 16 Builder: Harland & Wolff, Belfast Anchors: 3 (2 side, 1 central) Home port: Liverpool Anchor weight (combined): 31 tons Captain: Edward John Smith Anchor chain: 300 fathoms (1,800 feet/548 metres) for each anchor in use Rudder weight: 101 tons Dimensions Decks: 10 Tonnage (gross): 46,328 tons Steam whistles: 2 three-tone whistles Tonnage (net): 21,831 tons Wireless Displacement at design draught: 52,310 tons Wireless apparatus: 5Kw Marconi transmitter/receiver Displacement at departure: 50,852 tons (figures vary) Wireless range, guaranteed: 250 miles (402 km) Displacement at time of collision: 48,478 tons (figures vary) Wireless range, possible: 400 miles (643 km) possible at daytime/ 2,000 miles Overall length: 882 ft 9 in (269.1 metres) (3,218 km) at night Beam: 92 ft 6 in (28.2 metres) Design (main transmitter): Rotary spark Moulded depth: 59 ft 6 in (18.1 metres) Operator: Two, employees of the Marconi wireless company Height from keel to bridge: 104 ft (31.7 metres) Height from waterline to boat deck: 60 ft 6 in (18.4 metres) Dates Design draught: 34 ft 7 in (10,.4 metres) Keel laid: 31st March, 1909 Draft: 59 ft 6 in (18.1 metres) Launched: 31st May, 1911 Board of Trade registration: 25th March, 1912 Passengers Sea trials: 2nd April, 1912 Passengers, first class: 735 Maiden voyage: 10th April, 1912 from Southampton, destination New York Passengers, second class: 674 Collision with iceberg: 14th April, 1912 Passengers, third class: 1,026 Sinking: 15th April, 1912 Passengers, total: 2,435 Crew: 885 Officers Total passengers and crew: 3,320 (some sources claim 3.547) Captain: Edward John Smith Lifeboats Chief Officer: Henry Tingle Wild Lifeboats: 2 emergency cutters, 14 regular lifeboats, 4 collapsible rafts 1st Officer: William McMaster Murdoch Lifeboat capacity: 1,178 persons 2nd Officer: Charles Herbert Lightoller rd 3 Officer: Herbert John Pitman 4th Officer: Joseph Groves Boxhall Ship Specs 5th Officer: Harold Godfrey Lowe Boilers: 29 (24 double ended, 5 single ended) 6th Officer: James Paul Moody Furnaces: 159 Coal used per day, average: 650 tons Engines: 2 four-cylinder triple expansion, 1 turbine Steam pressure: 215 psi Total horsepower: 46,000-50,000 Electricity power output: Four 400 Kw generators producing Contact: David Price 01277 824616 [email protected]
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