RMS Titanic at DeanRichardson.Com

Titanic's Specifications:

Length : 882 feet.
Decks : 9 in total.
Width : 92.5 feet.
Height : 175 feet from keel to top of funnels.
Gross tonnage : 46.328 tons.
Boilers : 29
Watertight compartments : 16, all the way to F-deck.
Crew : 899.
Passengers : 329 1st class, 285 2nd class, 710 3rd class.
Engines : 2x4 cylindered, 30.000 hp, 1 Parsons turbine, 16000 hp.
Propellers : 3. The center 16 feet, right/left 23 feet.
Lifeboats : 20 total ( 16 wooden lifeboats & 4 collapsables).
Top speed : 23 knots.

Cost of a ticket:

A ticket in 1st class in 1912	$150	(today, 12.April 1997 $1724)
A ticket in 2nd class in 1912	$ 60	(today, 12.April 1997 $690)
A ticket in 3rd class in 1912	$ 15	(today, 12.April 1997 $172)
(Parlor suites in 1st class $4.350, today $50.000. One of the better cabins in 3rd class $40, today $460. Unskilled workers at the shipyard in Belfast earned $5 or less per week.)

Provisions:

It seems to me that they brought along the best of the best for their passengers:

34 tons of fresh meat.
1 ton of sausages.
3 tons of onions and tomatoes.
1453 gallons fresh milk.
40.000 fresh eggs.
40 tons of potatoes.
36.000 apples.
15.000 bottles of beer.
1.850 bottles of wine/liquor.
12.000 dinner plates.
40.000 different towels.
45.000 napkins.
1.000 oyster-forks.
15.000 champagne glasses.
8.000 cigars.

And all the splendor and luxury this ship contained! What about
- 28 First class Staterooms & Suites, decorating designs including:

Italian
Gregorian
Renaissance
Regency
Modern and Old Dutch
Queen Anne
Louis XIV and XV

- Gymnasium with rowing machines, a stationary bicycle and a electric horse.
- Swimming pool (exclusive on Titanic and Olympic).
- Squash court.
- Turkish bath.
- 2 Barber shops.
- Authentic Parisian Cafe with French waiters.
- 4 electric elevators (3 in 1st class, 1 in 2nd class).

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