CAREER OF TITANIC

Career of Titanic:
Nationality: British
Owners: White Star Line
Builders: Harland and Wolff shipyard, Belfast
Captain: Edward John Smith
Port of registry: Liverpool, England
Laid down: 31 March 1909
Launched: 31 May 1911
Christened: 1 April
Maiden voyage: 10 April 1912
Fate: Struck an iceberg at 23:40 on 14 April 1912. Sank on 15 April 1912, at 02:20; wreck discovered in 1985 by Robert Ballard.
Current location: 41°43′32″N, 49°56′49″WCoordinates: 41°43′32″N, 49°56′49″W General characteristics

Gross tonnage: 46,328 GRT
Displacement: 52,310 Long Tons
Length: 882 foot 9 inches (269 m)
Beam: 92 foot 6 inches (28 m)
Draught: 34 foot 7 inches (10.5 m)
Power: 25 double-ended and 4 single-ended Scotch boilers at 215 psi. Two four-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engines each producing 16,000 hp (12 MW) for outer two propellers. One low-pressure (about 7 psi absolute) steam turbine producing 18,000 hp (13.5 MW) for the center propeller. Total 50,000 hp (37 MW)
Propulsion: Two bronze triple-blade side propellers. One bronze quadruple-blade central propeller.
Service speed: 21 knots (40.6 km/h) (24.5 mph)
Top speed: 23.75 knots (42.6 km/h) (26.5 mph)
Number of passengers (maiden voyage): 1912 - Total 2,208

First-class: 324
Second-class: 285
Third-class: 708
Crew: 891
Passengers and crew who survived: Unknown precisely but estimates commonly place the figure at 705
Passengers and crew who perished: Unknown precisely but estimates commonly place the figure between 1,502 and 1,523 casualties