Titanic Facts
Here are some facts about Titanic that are not commonly known:
- Titanic’s keel was laid on 31st March 1909
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- She took 26 months to complete on the slipway and was
launched in May 1911
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- At the time of her launch, Titanic was the largest
man-made object ever moved
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- On the day she was launched, her sister ship RMS Olympic
was handed over to her new owners, the White Star Line
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- Titanic spent a further nine months at the fitting out
wharf where her funnels, superstructure and boilers were
added
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- Titanic’s fourth funnel was not connected to an engine
or boiler
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- Titanic’s 16 wooden lifeboats and 4 collapsible
lifeboats were
installed in January 1912
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- 63 lifeboats would have been required to evacuate
Titanic’s maximum capacity of passengers and crew
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- Only one Belfast crew member was given a marked grave in
Halifax, Nova Scotia. William McQuillan, a fireman, was
identified by his union card
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