Titanic (RMS Titanic, SS Titanic) is an English liner of the Olympic type, laid down on March 31, 1909 at the shipyards of the Harland and Wolff shipbuilding company in Queens Island (Belfast, Northern Ireland), launched on May 31, 1911 g., passed sea trials on April 2, 1912. The largest passenger steamship in the world at the time of its construction, owned by the White Star Line company. During its first voyage on April 14, 1912, it collided with an iceberg and sank 2 hours and 40 minutes later. It had 1,316 passengers and 891 crew members on board, for a total of 2,207 people (that is, 38% of the planned load). Of this number of passengers and crew members, 706 survived. The Titanic disaster became legendary and was one of the largest shipwrecks in history.
Laying the keel of the Titanic
Steam engines of the Titanic
Titanic crankshaft
Titanic steam turbine cover
Titanic turbine rotor
Titanic slipway
Titanic decks
Titanic on the slipway and her twin brother Olympic
Titanic propeller shaft
Titanic's hull is ready
The hull of the Titanic before launching
The launch of the Titanic begins
The Titanic is slowly leaving the slipways
Titanic launched
Towing the Titanic to the dock wall
Installation of boilers on the Titanic
Titanic is ready!
The morning before the official launch.
Towing the Titanic through the Belfast waterway
Titanic on its way to England
Titanic before leaving Southampton
Acceptance of passengers on the Titanic
Titanic sets sail
Titanic on the way to New York (on the right is another giant - the oceanic)
Towing the Titanic into the ocean
Titanic off the coast of Ireland
The last photo of the Titanic from the shore of Ireland
Further reconstruction in drawings...
Morning New York newspaper:
Condition of the Titanic today:
