The revolutionary “unsinkable” hull was divided up into 16 watertight compartments. The dream of the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic. The pre (1900’s) great war elite of and wealthy of society coveted luxury at any expense. Titanic would deliver upon this promise providing unimaginable luxury to her socially elite wealthy passengers. Ismay and Pirrie were not content with just building the most giant ship on earth, demanding it also be the most luxurious. The massive gantries required to lift materials into a position were again the world’s largest. The project was so ambitious there was no dry-dock in the world to build the Titanic, so Harland and Wolff had to convert its existing three dockyard layout to two to accommodate the massive dimensions of the two ships.
The Titanic would be the largest moving object man had ever built and a project so mammoth it would cause a revolution in shipbuilding that would continue for the next two centuries. Titanic was by no means slow and could complete Southampton’s journey to New York in just under a week. Speed was deliberately compromised on Titanic to provide passengers with a smoother ride without its competitors’ vibration caused by outdated propeller design and the desire to push them as fast as possible. Drafting Titanic was done at a large scale 1911 Newspaper excerpt To learn more physical statistics and facts about RMS Titanic read our article here. The R.M.S (Royal Mail Ship) Titanic and Olympic were to be built in Belfast, Ireland by the Harland, and Wolff shipping to offer passengers the most luxurious passage across the Atlantic.
Titanic was 882 feet (269 meters) long, she measured in at over 100 feet longer and over fifty percent heavier than their nearest rival.
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