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History of the Titanic

Posted by Jibril on Sunday, February 26, 2012


Everyone must know and never watched Titanic, interesting is not it? Originally, the Titanic itself is a passenger ship owned by White Star Line, was built at Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland, designed to rival the Lusitania and the Mauretania of the Cunard Line. Titanic, along with her sister ship Olympic, Olympic and Britannic which will be made (originally named Gigantic, aims to become the largest and most luxurious ship ever built.

Making the RMS Titanic, funded by the American tycoon, JP Morgan and his company International Mercantile Marine Co.., Beginning on March 31, 1909. Titanic Agency batches on May 31, 1911, and equipment in the finish on March 31 next year. Titanic along 269 meters (882 feet 9 inches) and 28 meters (92 feet 6 inches) wide, 46,328 tons dead weight, and height of the water surface to the deck as high as 18 meters (60 feet). Although he covers a lot of dead weight room and with great power, of Titanic as long as the Olympic boat.

Titanic has two engines with four cylinders, three propellers, and one low pressure Parsons turbine that drives the three propellers. There are 29 boiler is heated by 159 coal furnace capable of producing speeds up to 23 knots (43 km / h). Only three of the four chimneys tall ships 19 meters (63 feet) that function; chimney of the fourth is used as an air hole, and to show the greatness of the ship. Titanic ship capable of carrying 3547 passengers and crew, because he also sent a letter, the name given the addition of the preposition as well as RMS and steamers - the SS (Steam Ship).

At the time, facilities and luxury can not be matched. It offers a swimming pool, gymnasium, Turkish baths, a library and squash arena. The main classroom is decorated entirely with wood paneling, plush furnishings and other beautiful jewelry. He offers three lifts for use first class passengers and, one innovation at that time, one lift for second-class passenger.

Titanic regarded as the pinnacle of marine architecture and technological achievement. He is considered by the magazine as a ship Ship Builders are "almost impossible to sink." Titanic is divided into 16 watertight room with doors that give the electric locking and will close at the push of a button from the deck of the ship, though, did not deter the entire ship bulkhead deck height (only up to Deck-E). Titanic could float well despite the two living room filled with water or water filled the first four sections. If more than that then it will sink.


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