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By the Numbers
882.5 feet long
175 feet from keel to stack
60 feet above the waterline to boat deck
46,328 gross tonnage
23 knots top speed
9 decks
29 boilers
159 coal burning furnaces
5,900 tons of coal on board
5 anchors, largest weighed 15 tons
3 propellers
4 elevators
2,208 passenger and crew
370 First Class Staterooms (787 berths) [2.1 per stateroom]
168 Second Class Staterooms (564 berths) [3.4 per stateroom]
297 Third Class Staterooms (1,120 berths) [3.8 per stateroom]
Titanic required the following galley supplies for the crossing:
75,000 pounds of fresh meat
25,000 pounds of poultry & game
11,000 pounds of fresh fish
40 tons of potatoes
5 tons of dried rice and beans
7,000 heads of lettuce
2.75 tons of tomatoes
3,500 pounds of onions
40,000 fresh eggs
200 barrels of flour
10,000 pounds of sugar
3,000 pounds of coffee and tea
1,750 quarts of ice cream
180 boxes of oranges (36,000)
1,500 gallons of fresh milk
6,000 pounds of fresh butter
20,000 bottles of beer
1,500 bottles of wine
15,000 bottles of mineral water
850 bottles of spirits
3,000 teacups
2,500 breakfast plates
1,500 souffle dishes
8,000 dinner forks
2,500 water bottles
2,000 wine glasses
12,000 dinner plates
300 claret jugs
2,000 egg spoons
400 toast racks
1,000 oyster forks
8,000 cut tumblers |