The Hull would measure 882.9 ft in length and 92 feet wide requiring 59 feet of water to float unobstructed. Their sheer presence each day at the drydock drew attention from the media who lapped up any ounce of news on these two behemoths of the industrial era to build hype and ensure both ships would be entirely sold out for years to come. Overall, both Titanic and Olympic’s construction was relatively unspectacular compared to others, albeit larger and grander. After the Titanic sinking inquiry some would blame the quality of the rivet installation and metalworking on the Titanic for succumbing to an iceberg so quickly. Original Titanic Design Blueprints and Technical DrawingsĬonstructed from over 3 million rivets to connect the 1-inch-thick iron plates the hull had over 2000 portholes in it for the wealthier guests to view the waves rolling by.
This decision was obviously not well-publicized at the time. This included removing some of the more extravagant luxury features such as extra swimming pools, more electric lifts, and amazingly completing its sixteen watertight hulls. Unfortunately, some elements of Thomas Andrew’s original design ideas were altered or removed as Titanic went over the construction budget. This was not of major concern in this era of highly unregulated transport, and shipping design were shipping companies made the rules up as they liked with little interference from government bodies. Titanic infamously had too few lifeboats to evacuate all those on board the 20 lifeboats that she carried could only take 1,178 people, even though she had about 2,223 on board at the time of her sinking and could carry up to about 3,300 people. The Titanic was actively marketed as the world’s first and last “Unsinkable Ship.” These watertight compartments offered potential passengers a genuine sense of security in travelling the high seas and were a brilliant marketing tool for White Star Lines to sell tickets. It cannot be overstated that this was an ingenious stroke of engineering and design fatally let down by poor budgeting and execution. The ship was built to stay afloat even if two of the middle compartments or four front compartments flooded. The revolutionary “unsinkable” hull was divided up into 16 watertight compartments. The dream of the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic. The pre (1900’s) great war elite of and wealthy of society coveted luxury at any expense. Titanic would deliver upon this promise providing unimaginable luxury to her socially elite wealthy passengers. Ismay and Pirrie were not content with just building the most giant ship on earth, demanding it also be the most luxurious. The massive gantries required to lift materials into a position were again the world’s largest. The project was so ambitious there was no dry-dock in the world to build the Titanic, so Harland and Wolff had to convert its existing three dockyard layout to two to accommodate the massive dimensions of the two ships. The Titanic would be the largest moving object man had ever built and a project so mammoth it would cause a revolution in shipbuilding that would continue for the next two centuries. Titanic was by no means slow and could complete Southampton’s journey to New York in just under a week. Speed was deliberately compromised on Titanic to provide passengers with a smoother ride without its competitors’ vibration caused by outdated propeller design and the desire to push them as fast as possible. Drafting Titanic was done at a large scale 1911 Newspaper excerpt To learn more physical statistics and facts about RMS Titanic read our article here. The R.M.S (Royal Mail Ship) Titanic and Olympic were to be built in Belfast, Ireland by the Harland, and Wolff shipping to offer passengers the most luxurious passage across the Atlantic. Titanic was 882 feet (269 meters) long, she measured in at over 100 feet longer and over fifty percent heavier than their nearest rival.
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