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• The Titanic was launched in 1911, and was at the time the largest passenger ship built.
• Construction of the Titanic began in 1909, in the Harland and Wolff shipyard based in Belfast.
• It was project funded by JP Morgan and the International Mercantile Marine Co. The ship was constructed to compete with the rival Cunard Line's Lusitania and Mauretania.
• On 31 May, 1911 the Titanic's hull had been completed.
• In terms of dimensions, the hull certainly delivered. Made of iron, it had a length of 882 feet, and a beam of 92 feet.
• The overall tonnage of the ship weighed in at approximately 46,000 tons. Overall the ship had a capacity of 3,547 passengers, including crew.
• For propulsion, she had two bronze triple-blade wing propellers.
• With her triple expansion steam engines, and scotch boilers, the ship could reach a speed of about 23 knots.
• With her triple expansion steam engines, and scotch boilers, the ship could reach a speed of about 23 knots.
• The Titanic was classed as an Olympic Class Ocean liner, and at the time surpassed her rivals in terms of features.
• The ship had an on board swimming pool, a gymnasium, Turkish bath, libraries and squash courts. Such features were enhanced by the steam-powered generators and Maconi radios, which were advanced for the time.
• Comparisons with the Titanic's sister ship were made. The Olympic had a similar hull, of the same length although the A-Deck and B-Deck configurations were different. The Titanic's Caf Parisien, was also something the Olympic did not have initially. Although this was later added to the Olympic.
• One notable feature of the Titanic was the provisions it made for lifeboats, or lack of them. White Star issued only 20 lifeboats for the ship, which could accommodate only about 52% of the passengers.
• For the time however, this exceeded legal regulations. These lifeboats could carry about 65 people each, while collapsible lifeboats could accommodate more like 47 and took up less space on deck.
• At any rate the Titanic was completed by 1911, but never christened. The voyage began in 1912, and would result in the unfortunate events.
• The ship's size and construction could not survive the impact of the icebergs, and changes in ship design would result.