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TITANIC DAY 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 Main Name:Royal Mail Steamer Titanic Description: Triple-screw steam-powered ocean-liner Class: Olympic class liner Keel number: 401 Board of trade registration number: 131428 Owner: White Star Line, Liverpool Builder: Harland & Wolff, Belfast Home port: Liverpool Captain: Edward John Smith Dimensions Tonnage (gross): 46,328 tons Tonnage (net): 21,831 tons Displacement at design draught: 52,310 tons Displacement at departure: 50,852 tons (figures vary) Displacement at time of collision: 48,478 tons (figures vary) Overall length: 882 ft 9 in (269.1 metres) Beam: 92 ft 6 in (28.2 metres) Moulded depth: 59 ft 6 in (18.1 metres) Height from keel to bridge: 104 ft (31.7 metres) Height from waterline to boat deck: 60 ft 6 in (18.4 metres) Design draught: 34 ft 7 in (10,.4 metres) Draft: 59 ft 6 in (18.1 metres) Passengers Passengers, first class: 735 Passengers, second class: 674 Passengers, third class: 1,026 Passengers, total: 2,435 Crew: 885 Total passengers and crew: 3,320 (some sources claim 3.547) Lifeboats Lifeboats: 2 emergency cutters, 14 regular lifeboats, 4 collapsible rafts Lifeboat capacity: 1,178 persons Ship Specs Boilers: 29 (24 double ended, 5 single ended) 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 16,000 amps at 100 volts Propellers: 3 Service speed: 21 knots Maximum speed: 24-25 knots Stopping distance at ca. 20 knots: ca. 850 yards (777 metres) Turning radius at ca 20 knots: 3,850 ft (1,173.5 metres) Funnels: 4 (3 connected to furnaces, 1 to kitchen ventilation and turbine) Funnel diameter: 22 ft (6.7 metres) Funnel height: 62 ft (18.9 metres) Watertight compartments: 16 Anchors: 3 (2 side, 1 central) Anchor weight (combined): 31 tons Anchor chain: 300 fathoms (1,800 feet/548 metres) for each anchor in use Rudder weight: 101 tons Decks: 10 Steam whistles: 2 three-tone whistles Wireless Wireless apparatus: 5Kw Marconi transmitter/receiver Wireless range, guaranteed: 250 miles (402 km) Wireless range, possible: 400 miles (643 km) possible at daytime/ 2,000 miles (3,218 km) at night Design (main transmitter): Rotary spark Operator: Two, employees of the Marconi wireless company Dates Keel laid: 31st March, 1909 Launched: 31st May, 1911 Board of Trade registration: 25th March, 1912 Sea trials: 2nd April, 1912 Maiden voyage: 10th April, 1912 from Southampton, destination New York Collision with iceberg: 14th April, 1912 Sinking: 15th April, 1912 Officers Captain: Edward John Smith Chief Officer: Henry Tingle Wild 1st Officer: William McMaster Murdoch 2nd Officer: Charles Herbert Lightoller 3rd Officer: Herbert John Pitman 4th Officer: Joseph Groves Boxhall 5th Officer: Harold Godfrey Lowe 6th Officer: James Paul Moody Contact: David Price 01277 824616 [email protected]