Teutonic

Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1889 Maiden Voyage: 1889 Liverpool – New York Gross Tonnage: 9,984 tons Length: 565.7 ft. Beam: 57.7 ft. Decks: 3 Funnels: 2 Masts: 3 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x triple expansion Boilers: 12 double Speed: 16 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 300 first class, 190 second class, 1000 steerage Sister Ships: Majestic I In the March of 1887, the keel of the White …

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Titanic’s Lifeboats

Titanic carried a total of 20 lifeboats, but Alexander Carlisle, one of the managing directors at Harland and Wolff, had suggested using a new type of larger davit, which could handle more boats, giving Titanic the potential of carrying 48 lifeboats, providing more than enough seats for everybody on board. But in a rare cost-cutting exercise, the White Star Line decided that only …

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