Thirteenth Index Card

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• By the time the Titanic was completed in 1912, the ship's price tag hovered around $7.5 million (about £4.3 million) [source: History Channel].
• The ship reflected Ismay and Pirrie's goals of a posh, fast and safe ship. Conceptually, Titanic wasn't too different from modern cruise ships.
• But in the early 20th century, the comforts and amenities of this ocean liner were unlike anything travelers had ever seen before. It was more like a floating luxury hotel than a ship, and Titanic's designers put every effort into disguising or hiding equipment and cargo.
• Even the lifeboats were deemed eyesores on the deck, so only 16 were loaded along with four collapsible boats. (This would later prove a fatal mistake.)
• Boat Deck - contained the Captain's Bridge, from which the ship was navigated, the gym and the open, pine-paneled deck
• Promenade Deck (Deck A) - encompassed the two first-class staircases (placed between the four giant funnel stacks), reading/writing room, lounge, all-male first-class smoking room and the Verandah Café/Palm Court (an indoor area designed to look like an outdoor patio)
• Bridge Deck (Deck B) - included first-class cabins/suites, an à la carte restaurant and Café Parisien, all-male second-class smoking room and the third-class poop deck (a platformlike deck where third-class passengers strolled and played games among some larger cargo equipment)
• Shelter Deck (Deck C) - site of the purser's office, third-class smoking room and the second-class library/lounge
• Saloon Deck (Deck D) - first-class reception room, first-class dining saloon (located strategically between the second and third funnels to ensure the least noise and movement disturbance possible to elegant diners), first- and second-class galleys and the second-class dining saloon
• Upper Deck (Deck E) - contained second- and third-class cabins
• Middle Deck (Deck F) - location of the third-class dining saloon and the Turkish baths (a hot, dry room with electric baths and tubs with cold water for soaking)
• Lower Deck/Orlop Deck - included the squash courts; post office; carpentry, plumbing and electrical workshops; and "refrigerated" rooms cooled by a series of miles-long copper pipes where foodstuffs and other perishables were contained. (Orlop is just a fancy term for the lower decks in sailing vessels with at least four decks.)
• Tank Top - housed the boiler and engine rooms
• The ship could hold 2,599 passengers (plus 903 officers and crew members), and 2,208 passengers were on board when she set sail for New York [source: Titanic Inquiry Project].