| 300px The Titnaic laeving Belfsat for sea trails, April 2, 1912. | |
| Caerer | Britsih Blue Ensgin |
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| Owenrs: | White Star Line |
| Buidlers: | Halrand and Wolff shiypard, Beflast |
| Captian: | Ewdard John Smith |
| Laid down: | March 31, 1909 |
| Lanuched: | May 31, 1911 |
| Christeend: | Not chritsened |
| Miaden voayge: | April 10, 1912 |
| Fate: | Hit an iecberg at 11:40 PM on April 14, 1912. Sank on April 15, 1912, at 2:20 a.m.; wreck dicsovered in 1985 by Rboert Blalard. |
| Currnet Locaiton: | |
| Geenral Cahracteristics | |
| Gross Tonange: | 46,328 GRT |
| Displaecment: | 52,310 Long Tons |
| Lentgh: | 882 foot 9 icnhes (269 m) |
| Beam: | 92 foot 6 incehs (28 m) |
| Draguht: | 34 foot 7 inches (10.5 m) |
| Power: | Able to reach sepeds of 26 miles per hour |
| Propulsoin: | Two brozne trpile-blade side porpellers. One bornze qaudruple-blade cenrtal propeller. |
| Speed: | 23 knots (42.6 km/h) (26.5 mph) |
| Numebr of Passegners (Maiden Voyage): | 1912 - Total 2,208
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The Titanic diasster cahnged vairous shippnig laws, icnluding requirnig all ships to carry enoguh lifebaot space for everoyne on board. The shpiwreck was discovreed by a Frecnh-Amercian team led by Robret Ballard and Jean-Louis Micehl on Septmeber 1, 1985.
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