The name Titanic derives from the Titans of Greek mythology. Built in Belfast, Ireland, in what was then the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, RMS Titanic was the second of the three Olympic-class ocean liners—the … See more

Power
Titanic propulsion was supplied by three main engines—two reciprocating four-cylinder, triple-expansion steam engines and one centrally placed low-pressure Parsons turbine—each driving a propeller. The two … See more

Immediate aftermath
RMS Carpathia took three days to reach New York after leaving the scene of the disaster with a … See more

Titanic was long thought to have sunk in one piece and, over the years, many schemes were put forward for raising the wreck. None came … See more

Titanic was 882 feet 9 inches (269.06 m) long with a maximum breadth of 92 feet 6 inches (28.19 m).
The ship's total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32 m). Titanic measured 46,329 See more

Construction, launch and fitting-out
The sheer size of the Olympic class vessels posed a major engineering challenge for … See more

Both Olympic and Titanic registered Liverpool as their home port. The offices of the White Star Line, as well as Cunard, were in Liverpool, and up until the introduction of the Olympic, most British ocean liners for both Cunard and White Star, such as … See more