Thomas Andrews, who was the chief naval architect of the shipyard at that time, died in the disaster. She was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time she entered service and the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners operated by the White Star Line. The disaster drew much public attention, provided foundational material for the disaster film genre, and has inspired many artistic works. It remains to this day the deadliest peacetime sinking of a superliner or cruise ship. Of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew aboard, more than 1,500 died, which made the sinking possibly one of the deadliest for a single ship up to that time.
RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which sank in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, UK, to New York City. Lifeboats: 20 (sufficient for 1,178 people) Total: 3,327 (or 3,547 according to other sources) Two three-blade wing propellers and one three-blade centre propellerĬruising: 21 kn (39 km/h 24 mph). (ship's time) 14 April 1912 on her maiden voyage and sank 2 h 40 min later on 15 April 1912 109 years ago ( ).Ģ4 double-ended and five single-ended boilers feeding two reciprocating steam engines for the wing propellers, and a low-pressure turbine for the centre propeller output: 46,000 HP Titanic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912
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