GENERAL PARTICULARS OF STEAMSHIP "TITANIC."
The Titanic was built by Harland and Wolff, of Belfast, Ireland. No restriction as to limit of cost was placed upon the builders. She was launched May 31, 1911. She was a vessel of 46,328 tons register; her length was 882.6 feet, and her breadth was 92.6 feet. Her boat deck and bridge were 70 feet above the waterline. She was, according to the testimony of President Ismay, "especially constructed float with her two largest watertight compartments full of water."
The vessel, fully equipped, cost £1,500,000 sterling, or about $7,500,000.
At the time of the accident the vessel carried insurance of £1,000,000 sterling or about $5,000,000, the remaining risk being carried by the company's insurance fund.
The Titanic was a duplicate of the Olympic, which is owned by the same company, with a single exception of her passenger accommodations, and was built to accommodate 2,599 passengers, with additional accommodations for officers and crew numbering 903 persons.
TRIAL TESTS STEAMSHIP "TITANIC."
The committee finds from the evidence that between six and seven hours was spent in making trial tests of this vessel at Belfast Lough on Monday, the 1st of April last. A few turning circles were made, compasses adjusted, and she steamed a short time under approximately a full head of steam, but the ship was not driven at her full speed. One general officer of the steamship company was on board during the trial tests, while the builders were represented by Mr. Thomas Andrews, who had superintended the building of the vessel. Mr. Andrews conducted certain tests at Southampton and represented the builders both at Southampton and on the first voyage.
With a partial crew, the ship sailed from Belfast, immediately after the trial, for Southampton, where she arrived on Wednesday, April 3, about midnight. She made fast with her port side to the wharf, where she remained until April 10, about 12 o'clock noon, when she sailed for Cherbourg, Queenstown, and New York.
Many of the crew did not join the ship until a few hours before sailing, and the only drill while the vessel lay at Southampton or on the voyage consisted in lowering two lifeboats on the starboard side into the water, which boats were again hoisted to the boat deck within a half hour. No boat list designating the stations of members of the crew was posted until several days after sailing from Southampton, boatmen being left in ignorance of their proper stations until the following Friday morning.
CERTIFICATE OF BRITISH BOARD OF TRADE.
On Wednesday morning, the day the ship sailed from Southampton, Capt. Clark, a representative of the British Board of Trade, came aboard and, after spending a brief time, issued the necessary certificate to permit sailing.
BOAT DAVITS AND LIFEBOATS OF THE STEAMSHIP "TITANIC."
The Titanic was fitted with 16 sets of double-acting boat davits of modern type, capable of handling 2 or 3 boats per set of davits. The davits were thus capable of handling 48 boats, whereas the ship carried but 16 lifeboats and 4 collapsibles, fulfilling all the requirements of the British Board of Trade. The Titanic was provided with 14 lifeboats, of capacity for 65 persons each, or 910 persons; 2 emergency sea boats, of capacity for 35 persons each, or 70 persons; 4 collapsible boats, of capacity for 49 persons each, or 196 persons. Total lifeboat capacity, 1,176. There was ample lifebelt equipment for all.
DEPARTURE OF THE STEAMSHIP "TITANIC."
The ship left Southampton Wednesday, April 10, at 12.15 p.m., with the ship's complement of officers and crew (see Exhibit A) numbering 899 persons. As the Titanic left the wharf at Southampton the moorings of the New York were carried away by the backwash from the Titanic's starboard propeller, causing a delay of about half an hour.
PASSENGER LIST AND SURVIVORS OF STEAMSHIP "TITANIC."
The Titanic arrived at Cherbourg late the same afternoon. The Titanic left Cherbourg and proceeded to Queenstown, Ireland, arriving there on Thursday about midday, departing for New York immediately after embarking the mails and passengers. Her passenger list was made up as follows:
First class passengers, survivors: | |
Women and Children |
156 |
Men |
173 |
Total |
329 |
First class passengers, survivors: | |
Women and Children |
145 |
Men |
54 |
Total |
199 |
First class passengers, lost: | |
Women and Children |
11 |
Men |
119 |
Total |
130 |
Second class passengers who sailed on the Titanic: | |
Women and Children |
128 |
Men |
157 |
Total |
285 |
Second class passengers, survivors: | |
Women and Children |
104 |
Men |
15 |
Total |
119 |
Second class passengers, lost: | |
Women and Children |
24 |
Men |
142 |
Total |
166 |
Third class passengers who sailed on the Titanic: | |
Women and Children |
224 |
Men |
486 |
Total |
710 |
Third class passengers, survivors: | |
Women and Children |
105 |
Men |
69 |
Total |
174 |
Third class passengers, lost: | |
Women and Children |
119 |
Men |
417 |
Total |
536 |
SUMMARY OF PASSENGERS AND SURVIVORS.
Passengers. |
On Board |
Saved |
Lost |
Percent Saved. | Women and Children |
Men |
Total |
Women and Children |
Men |
Total |
Women and Children |
Men |
Total |
- |
First Class |
156 |
173 |
329 |
145 |
54 |
199 |
11 |
119 |
130 |
60 | ||
Second Class |
128 |
157 |
285 |
104 |
15 |
119 |
24 |
142 |
166 |
42 | ||
Third Class |
224 |
476 |
710 |
105 |
69 |
174 |
119 |
417 |
536 |
25 | ||
Total Passengers |
508 |
816 |
1,324 |
354 |
138 |
492 |
154 |
678 |
832 |
..... | ||
Crew |
23 |
876 |
899 |
20 |
194 |
214 |
3 |
682 |
685 |
24 | ||
Total |
531 |
1,692 |
2,223 |
374 |
332 |
706 |
157 |
1,360 |
1,517 |
32 |
(See Exhibit B for full names and addresses of passengers rescued and passengers lost.)