Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1918 Maiden Voyage: 1923 Gross Tonnage: 16,063 tons Length: 550.3ft. Beam: 67.3ft. Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 2 Propellers: 3 Engines: 2 x 4 cylinder triple expansion + turbine to centre propeller Boilers: 6 double boilers Speed: 16 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 190 first class, 220 second class, 480 third class Sister Ships: n/a Calgaric was originally laid down in 1914 as Orca for …
It probably won’t surprise anyone familiar with the story of Titanic to learn that at the time of the Olympic-class liners’ construction, the whistles were quite naturally the ever to take to sea. Weighing-in close to 750lbs each, and constructed of heavy-duty hard-wearing bronze, they stood a little over 4ft. tall and were powered by steam. Three individual chambers, with …
The Norse word ‘iceberg’ translates, not surprisingly, into ‘mountain of ice’. The mountain of ice that Titanic tragically encountered in April, 1912 was first formed over 5,000 years ago, when layer after layer of snow and ice were compressed and crushed by yet more falling snow to form part of the immense Greenland Glacier. These glaciers are …
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: 1874 Maiden Voyage: Gross Tonnage: 5,008 tons Length: 455ft Beam: 45.2ft Decks: 2 Funnels: 2 Masts: 4 Propellers: 1 Engines: 2 x 2 cylinder tandem compound Boilers: 8 Speed: 16 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 220 first class, 1,500 third class Sister Ships: Britannic I Germanic was laid down at Harland and Wolff’s Belfast Yard in 1874, and was the younger sister vessel of Britannic …
Builder: John Scott & Co., Kinghorn, Fife Yard No.: Launched: Maiden Voyage: Gross Tonnage: 461 tons Length: 150ft. Beam: 28.2 ft. Decks: 1 Funnels: 1 Masts: Paddles: 2 Engines: 2 x 2 cylinder compound Boilers: Speed: Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 1,200 passengers Sister Ships: Built as the Birkenhead by John Scott & Co. of Fife in 1894, she operated as a ferry around Liverpool until …