Tuesday, 27 September 2011

General Characteristics Titanic


Class and type
Tonnage
Displacement
52,310 tons
Length
882 ft 9 in (269.1 m)
Beam
92 ft 0 in (28.0 m)
Height
175 ft (53.3 m) (Keel to top of funnels)
Draught
34 ft 7 in (10.5 m)
Depth
64 ft 6 in (19.7 m)
Decks
9 (Lettered A through G)
Installed power
- 24 double-ended (six furnace) and 5 single-ended (three furnace) Scotch marine boilers
- Two four-cylinder reciprocating triple-expansion steam engines each producing 15,000 hp for the two outboard wing propellers at 75 revolutions per minute
--- One low-pressure turbine producing 16,000 hp
--- A total of 46,000 HP (design) – 59,000 HP (maximum)
Propulsion
- Two bronze triple-blade wing propellers
-One bronze quadruple-blade centre propeller
Speed
- 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
- 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (maximum)
Capacity
·         Passengers and crew (fully loaded): 3547
·         Staterooms (840 total):
- First Class: 416
- Second Class: 162
- Third Class: 262
- Plus 40 open berthing areas
Crew
885

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