Ever since the release of James Cameron’s movie ‘Titanic’, there has been a whole host of schemes and projects all promising the same thing: the re-creation of a faithful replica of Titanic. Many people even set-up websites proclaiming to have a company which was going to build a new, all-improved Titanic , only for these sites to disappear weeks …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: 323 Launched: 1898 Maiden Voyage: 1899 Liverpool – Cape Town – Sydney Gross Tonnage: 11,985 tons Length: 550.2ft Beam: 63.3ft Decks: 3 Funnels: 1 Masts: 4 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x four cylinder quadruple expansion Boilers: 4 double ended + 1 single Speed: 14 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 320 passengers, 100,000 refrigerated carcasses Sister Ships: Afric, Persic, Runic II , Suevic (Jubilee Class Liners) Medic was the second of …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: 77 Launched: October 17th, 1871 Maiden Voyage: 1872 Liverpool – New York Gross Tonnage: 3,888 tons Length: 437.2 ft. Beam: 40.9ft. Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 4 Propellers: 1 Engines: 2 x 2 cylinder compound Boilers: 12 Speed: 14.5 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 50 first class, 800 third class Sister Ships: Celtic I Adriatic I was one of two liners, the other being her …
Titanic, according to the many legends, was ‘practically unsinkable’, but in reality, no ship can ever be made trulyunsinkable, even almost a century after Titanic’s conception. However, steps had been taken by the ship’s builders, Harland And Wolff, during the design of the Olympic-class liners to ensure that these vessels would be the safest ships to ever take to the seas at that time, and the …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: 333 Launched: 1900 Maiden Voyage: 1901 Liverpool – Cape Town – Sydney Gross Tonnage: 12,531 tons Length: 550.2ft Beam: 63.3ft Decks: 3 Funnels: 1 Masts: 4 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x four cylinder quadruple expansion Boilers: 4 double ended + 1 single Speed: 14 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 400 passengers, 100,000 refrigerated carcasses Sister Ships: Afric, Medic, Persic, Runic II (Jubilee Class Liners) Suevic was the fifth, and …