Outfitting the Titanic
The Titanic during outfitting. Notice there are only three funnels, the fourth was a dummy and not yet added in this photo. The Titanic steamship was the largest ship ever built at the time, measuring 268 meters long and weighing 67, 000 tonnes. The Titanic's hull had 16 watertight compartments and many people thought that these made it unsinkable. During the voyage to America the Titanic struck an iceberg on the night of 14 April 1912 which punctured 5 compartments. The ship sank in three hours with the loss of 1503 lives
Picture No
10800958
Media ID
47598486
Size
3385px x 3033px
(3.2MB)
Credit
©Photo Researchers / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photo Researchers
Date
February 1912
