White Star Line
"R.M.S. Titanic", September 1907 - April 1912
-=[ Ships Specifications ]=-
R. M. S. T i t a n i c
R. M. S. T i t a n i c
Name: Titanic,
Royal Mail Steamer
Owners: White Star Line Ltd,
Southampton - New York (A div. of IMM)
J. P. Morgan-CEO IMM, J. Bruce Ismay-Mg. Dir. White Star Line
Registry: Liverpool, England, Great
Britain
Current: Found; 01 Sep 1985,
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI).
- Commission was still active until summer of 1997, wreck site owner withdrew
it.
- Wreck purchased by RMS Titanic Inc.
Insurers: Lloyd's of
London Indemnity Ltd, London, England, Great Britain
Vs-Number: 00131428
Signal letters: HVMP
Marconi-ID: MGY, Frequency: 200 KHz, 5 Watts
DC
Length:
883'
9 ½" length overall (LOA)
710' 5" between perpendiculars (BP)
Beam:
92'
6 ½" amidships at the waterline
Draft: 59' 2 ¼" bottom Centre of keel to waterline
Height:
60'
6 ½" waterline to boat deck,
175' from the keel to tops of her funnels
Tonnage: 46,439 GRT, 24,900
Net
Sisters:
2 - White Star Steamship Company Ltd. (White Star Line)
Originally: White Star Steamship Navigation Company Limited
#1: RMS Olympic 882x92x59 45,328
1909
H#400 Y#700 H&W
Collided Nantucket Lightship, May 1934, the vessel was sold for
scrapping 1936, Jarrow, Scotland, Appearance is same as
RMS Titanic, except for open forward Promenade windows
A very quiet and uneventful career. The White Star Line
was merged later in 1937, to the Cunard Line. Company
liquidated 1951. Cunard line returned to original name.
#2: HMHS Britannic
903x94x59 48,158 1914 H#433 Y#733 H&W
Sunk (Torpedo/Mine), Sun, 21 Nov 1916, 8:00 AM
Aegean Sea, Laying on her starboard side, facing North
Appearance dove white, buff funnels, teal stripe, red
cross markings, double skinned all the way to B deck,
watertight doors all the way to E deck, more lifeboats
found by Cousteau Society, Jun 1975, later filmed and
photographed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
Sank in 55 min, her captain tried to beach her The shipwreck is
heavily damaged, and is a very dangerous diving hazard. Do
Not Attempt This! Without a wreck site map, and the proper
assistance. Cables, wires, twisted metal, etc. With very extremely
merky water, and no visibility. You MUST also have the wreck
site owner's written permission first, to dive on this site. You
can NOT remove/take/keep any items/relics from the wreck.
Features: Glassed in forward Promenade
deck windows
Britannic is setup similarly, the Olympic
is not, her windows are all open. Britannic
has more stuff on her stern as well
2 large glass sky-lights each
Funnels: 4 Total; each with steam
whistle
3 Active
1 Ventilator (False)
12 Tension cables each (6 per side)
Angle of rake: 3.27ø, even height, oval body
No sign of, nor found in the wreck site debris field
Colors: Black over White Star
"Buff", Ivory over Black,
w/4' gold pin-stripe from bow to stern,
Waterline: keel terra-cotta red, bronze propellers
Pennant: Red, w/White star, flying
the flags of Britain & USA
Bow: Icebreaker, 2 anchors, 1 crane, 1 mast, 1 forward hatch
Stern: Cross-channel, 1 rudder, 1 aft docking bridge, 2 cranes
Hull: Steel frame, wood structures, steel inner/outer skins,
teak decking, steel funnels, wood masts (spruce),
1 mast aft promenade deck, stabilizer wings on keel,
double bottom up to keel base, compass tower on sun deck
located amidships between funnels 2 & 3
Builder: Harland & Wolff Ltd,
Queens Island, Northern Belfast, Ireland, UK
Yard #: 701
Hull #: 401
Pier #: 9
Birth #: 414 (White Star Pier,
New York)
Cost: £1.75
Million Pounds Sterling - (Circa 1912)
$650-900 Million US Dollars - (Circa 1999)
Constructn: September 19O9 - May 1911
Launched: May 31st, 1911, 10:30
AM GMT
Christened: No, she never was...
Fitted Out: May 31st, 1911 - April 1st,
1912
Fitted By: Thompson &
Sons Ltd, Queens Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Fitted At: East side,
northern most, fitting out basin
Trials: April 1st, 1912 - April 8th, 1912
Decks:
10
Total; 7 Passenger, 3 Crew areas
Sun deck, Boat (A deck), Promenade (B deck),
decks C-G, Orlop deck (boilers, furnaces, engines,
watertight doors, watertight compartments, shaft ally ways)
Passengers: 1,324 Total (Single Occupancy)
329 1st Class, 285 2nd Class, 710 3rd Class
Capacity: 3,547 Total (Double
Occupancy)
Life vests: 3,560
Life rings: 49
Her Crew: 899 Total
Smith, Edward John - Captain
Wilde, Henry Tingle - Chief officer (Exec)
Murdoch, William McMaster - First officer
Lightoller, Charles Herbert - Second officer
Pitman, Herbert John - Third officer
Boxhall, Joseph Grove - Fourth Officer
Lowe, Harold Godfrey - Fifth officer
Moody, James Pell - Sixth officer
Including: Stewards,
stewardess, maids, medical, galley, deck hands,
stokers, oilers, firemen, greasers, mates, cabin boys, parlor &
salon attendants, kennel attendants, pursers, ship staff, band,
lookouts, crane operators, waiters, waitresses, security, seamen,
lift attendants, washroom stewards, Marconi personnel, etc.
Lookouts: AM: Richard Symons, Archibald
Jewell
PM: Frederick Fleet, Reginold Lee
Bow crows nest, none aft
Crows Nest: 1, on the main mast at the bow
Wireless: Jack Phillips,
Harold Bride
Marconi Telegraph Company, NY
Radio Room: Boat deck, port side, behind the
bridge
SignalLamp: 2; Port & starboard bridge wings,
boat deck
Engines: 2 Reciprocating,
inverted, 4 cylinder,
triple expansion, direct acting, steam driven,
30,000 bhp @ 75 rpm, turbines; port & starboard wings
1 Parsons, low pressure, geared steam turbine;
16,000 bhp @ 165 rpm, amidships
Props: 3 Total;
Bronze, from builders
1 Amidships: 16', cone cap, quad blade
1 Port Wing: 23'6", not capped, trebled
1 Starboard Wing: 23'6", not capped, tri-blade
Boilers: 29 Total; Denny
& Sons, Liverpool, steam, coal fired
24 Double ended, 5 Single ended, 215 PSI each
Furnaces: 159 Total;, active heat surface of
144,142 square feet
Fuel:
Coal; 650,000 Tons/total, 825 Tons/day
Water: 14,000 Gal. of
fresh water - per day
Rudder: 1, Aft, amidships, 100 Tons,
6 hinges - was to small.
Anchors: 2; Port/Starboard Bow, 27 Tons/ea.
Cranes: 9 Total; Electric
1 Bow (for anchors)
2 Forecastle Well deck
2 Aft Promenade deck
2 Aft Well deck
2 Aft Fantail deck
CargoHolds: 9 Total
6 Standard (Decks B / C)
2 Refrigerated (Decks D / E)
1 Mail room (Deck F)
Elevators: 2 Total
1 A deck - D deck
1 D deck - G deck
Take stairs down to Orlop deck
Stairs: Many; Compass
deck - Orlop deck
Doors: 16 Total; Electro-magnetic,
Watertight doors, extending up to F deck (not to ceiling)
Davits: 14; Wellin,
double acting; w/Murray's Safety gears
Lifeboats: 20 Boats Total
Lifeboat total capacity: 1,178 souls
14 Wooden lifeboats
65 souls each - 30'0" L x 9'1" W x 4'0" D
2 Wooden cutters
40 souls each - 25'2" L x 7'2" W x 3'0" D
4 Engelhardt collapsibles
47 souls each - 27'5" L x 8'0" W x 3'0" D
Speed: 20 knots - 23½
knots
Collision: 21+ knots
Her max. speed was never actually tested. Best was 21½ at
sea.
Demise: Sunk, due to collision
w/large newly upturned iceberg.
Re: On her maiden voyage...to New York, NY USA
Route: Belfast
- Queenstown (Cobh) - Cherbourg - Southampton - New York
When: April 14th,
1912, Saturday, at 11:40 PM GMT (Collision)
April 15th, 1912, Sunday, at 2:20 AM GMT
(Final)
Location: 41'16m LN - 50'14m LW (Supposed
original position)
TotalTime: 2 Hours, 40 Minutes
"An hour, two at most..." - Thomas Andrews, H&W
Place: North Atlantic, 375 mi, SSE of St. John's Newfoundland
RescuedBy: Cunard's RMS Carpathia,
705 souls; 13 boats
Survived: 705 (Crew: Men/Women),
(Pass: Men/Women/Children)
Perished: 1,527
Fd-Bodies: 306; recovery by MacKay-Bennet
(Apr/May 1912)
2, bodies were recovered by other ships. (Jun/Jul 1912, buried at
sea.)
1; recovered by Oceanic (Aug 1912, buried at sea.)
Women/Kids Men Total
Group
94%
31% 60% 1st
81%
10% 44% 2nd
47%
14% 25% 3rd
87%
22% 24% Crew
Here is a map of the RMS Titanic
wreck site.
Linens:
Aprons
: 4,000
Blankets
: 7,000
Table Cloths
: 6,000
Bed Covers
: 3,600
Eiderdown Quilts:
800
Single Sheets
15,000
Table Napkins :
45,000
Bath Towels
: 7,500
Fine Towels :
25,000
Roller Towels :
3,500
Double Sheets :
3,000
Pillow-slips
: 15,000
3,364 bags of mail.
700-800 parcels.
1 Renault, 35 hp, automobile owned by passenger
William Carter.
1 Marmalade Machine owned by passenger
Edwina Trout.
1 Oil painting by Blondel, "La Circasienne
Au Bain" owned by
Hokan Bjrnstrm-Steffanson.
7 parcels of parchment of the Torah owned
by Hersh L. Siebald.
3 crates of ancient models for the Denver
Museum.
5O Cases of toothpaste for Park & Tilford
11 bales of rubber for the National City
Bank of New York
Eight dozen tennis
balls were lost which were to go to R.F. Downey & Co.
A cask of china
for Tiffany's, NY.
5 Grand Pianos.
3O cases of golf clubs & tennis rackets
for A.G. Spalding.
A jewelled copy of The Rubiyat by Omar
Khayam, with illustrations by
Eliku Vedder sold for $4O5 at auction in
March of 1912 to an American bidder.
The binding took two years to execute,
& the decoration embodied no fewer
than 1,500 precious stones, each separately
set in gold.
Four cases of opium
Based on the ship's actual filed cargo/supply
manifest, this is a list
of her carried provisions and supplies necessary
for the Titanics first
trans-Atlantic maiden voyage. (Circa -
April 1912)
Item:
Amount:
Fresh Meat ................................................
75,000 Lbs (32.50 Tons)
Fresh Fish .................................................
11,000 Lbs ( 5.50 Tons)
Salt & dried fish ...........................................
4,000 Lbs ( 2.00 Tons)
Bacon and Ham ...........................................
7,500 Lbs ( 3.25 Tons)
Poultry and game ......................................
25,000 Lbs (12.50 Tons)
Fresh Eggs ......................................................................
40,000 Ct.
Sausages .....................................................
2,500 Lbs ( 1.25 Tons)
Potatoes ............................................................................
40 Tons
Onions .........................................................
3,500 Lbs ( 1.75 Tons)
Tomatoes .....................................................
3,500 Lbs ( 1.75 Tons)
Fresh Asparagus ..........................................................
800 Bundles
Fresh Green Peas .......................................
. 2,500 Lbs (1.25 Tons)
Lettuce .........................................................................
7,000 Heads
Sweetbreads ................................................................
1,000 Loaves
Ice Cream .....................................................
1,750 Lbs ( 0.75 Tons)
Coffee ...........................................................
2,200 Lbs ( 1.02 Tons)
Tea ...................................................................
800 Lbs ( 0.08 Tons)
Rice, dried beans, etc ..................................
10,000 Lbs ( 5.00 Tons)
Sugar ...........................................................
10,000 Lbs ( 5.00 Tons)
Flour .................................................................................
250 barrels
Cereals .........................................................
10,000 Lbs ( 5.00 Tons)
Apples ................................................................................
36,000 Ct
Oranges ..............................................................................
36,000 Ct
Lemons ...............................................................................
16,000 Ct
Grapes ...........................................................
1,000 Lbs ( 0.50 Tons)
Grapefruit ............................................................................
13,000 Ct.
Jams and Marmalade .......................................
1,120 Lbs ( 0.562 Tons)
Fresh Milk ............................................................................
1,500 Gal
Fresh Cream ........................................................................
1,200 Qts
Condensed Milk ......................................................................
600 Gal
Fresh Butter ......................................................
6,000 Lbs ( 3.00 Tons)
Ales & Stout ..................................................................
15,000 Bottles
Wines & Champaigns.......................................................
1,000 Bottles
Spirits & Liquors..................................................................
850 Bottles
Minerals & Tonics..............................................................
1,200 bottles
Cigars ............................................................................
.........8,000 Ct.
.
57,600 Items of crockery
(pots, dishes, kettles, boilers, steamers)
29,000 Pieces of glassware
(cups, saucers, plates, dishes, bowls, etc)
44,000 Pieces of cutlery
(knives, forks, spoons, tongs, skewers, etc)
Many items have been found
at the wreck site. Including quite a number
of wine, and champagne bottles.
Along with paper, articles of clothing,
and many pieces of fine china,
silverware/flatware, glassware and porcelain.
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