Titanic (1912)

Builder:
Harland & Wolff Ltd.
Belfast, Ireland
Ordered:
July 31, 1908
Keel Laid:
March 31, 1909
Year Built:
1912
Launched:
May 31, 1911
Fate:
Sunk Apr. 15, 1912 after hitting an iceberg on Apr. 14.

Location: North Atlantic, 360 miles SSE of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
(41.46N - 50.45W) this is the position given by the Titanic.
(41.16N - 50.14W) this position given by Lloyd's.

1,523 passengers and crew were killed, 705 survivors were picked up by the Carpathia.


Owner:
Oceanic Steam Navigation Co.
(White Star Line)
Liverpool, England


Dimensions, machinery and performance

Length:
882' 9"
Engines:
2 four cylinder triple expansion (outside props)
1 Parsons low pressure steam turbine (center prop)
Beam:
92' 6"
Boilers:
24 double ended (coal fired)
5 single ended (coal fired)
Draft:
34' 7"
Shafts:
3
Gross Tons:
46,328 GRT
HP:
50,000
DWT:
N/A
Speed:
21 knots
Crew:
860
Funnels:
4
Passengers:
2,570
Masts:
2


Captains
From
To
Name
Apr. 2, 1912
Apr. 15, 1912


History:
Apr. 2, 1912:
Sea trials in the Irish Sea.
Apr. 2, 1912:
Accepted by White Star Line.
Apr. 2, 1912:
Sailed from Belfast at 20:00 and arrived at White Star dock berth #44 Southampton around midnight Apr. 4.

Apr. 10, 1912:
Titanic departs Southampton on her maiden voyage at 12:00.
Apr. 10, 1912:
Arrives at Cherbourg, France at 17:30, she departed 3 hours later.
Apr. 11, 1912:
Titanic arrives at Queenstown, Ireland at 11:30. She anchors in the harbor and
passengers board the ship via the tenders America and Ireland. She departed at about 13:30.
Apr. 14, 1912:
Titanic hits an iceberg at 23:40.
Apr. 15, 1912:
The stern of the Titanic goes under at 02:20.
Apr. 15, 1912:
The Carpathia arrives at about 04:15 and picks up the survivors in lifeboat #2. The rescue
operation continues until 08:50. In total 705 people are picked up. Carpathia arrived in
New York on Apr. 18 at about 21:00.

Sept. 1, 1985:
The wreck of The Titanic is found by a team led by Dr. Robert D. Ballard.


Notes:
The White Star Line was owned by International Mercantile Marine Co. (IMM) New York.
Titanic reached a max. speed of 23.25 knots on her trip to Southampton.
James Dobbins, a Harland & Wolff worker, was killed by a falling timber during the launch.
66,000 displacement.


Builder's Data
Page published Dec. 2, 2007