Making Of The Ship :)
]The R.M.S. Titanic was built at the Belfast-based Harland & Wolff shipyard, which built all of White Star Line's ships. It was designed to compete with the Cunard Line ships Lusitania andMauretania for the coveted Blue Riband, the prize awarded the fastest ship in existence.
The two ships (Olympic and Titanic) were built side by side in the Belfast yard. They were almost 900 feet long, and required 220 foot high gantries to build them.
The two ships were originally planned to have three funnels, but had a dummy funnel installed. This made them look safer and more powerful, and Lusitania and Mauretania had four funnels, too.
The Titanic during it's fitting out period. The 1st picture below shows the Titanic before her funnels were put on the ship. The picture 2nd picture below shows her during the final fitting out.
The 3rd photograph below is of the 1st Class Grand Staircase shows the extreme luxury that the Titanic was designed for (at least in 1st Class). When the Titanic's wreck was located, all of the woodwork, including the famous clock, were eaten away by worms.
Another luxury onboard was the four elevators. One elevator was reserved expressly for the use of the Second Class passengers, an unheard of luxury back then. She also had a swimming pool (the first ever on a ship), a restaurant called the Cafe Parisien, a Turkish Bath, and a gymnasium with a mechanical camel and rowing machines.
The two ships (Olympic and Titanic) were built side by side in the Belfast yard. They were almost 900 feet long, and required 220 foot high gantries to build them.
The two ships were originally planned to have three funnels, but had a dummy funnel installed. This made them look safer and more powerful, and Lusitania and Mauretania had four funnels, too.
The Titanic during it's fitting out period. The 1st picture below shows the Titanic before her funnels were put on the ship. The picture 2nd picture below shows her during the final fitting out.
The 3rd photograph below is of the 1st Class Grand Staircase shows the extreme luxury that the Titanic was designed for (at least in 1st Class). When the Titanic's wreck was located, all of the woodwork, including the famous clock, were eaten away by worms.
Another luxury onboard was the four elevators. One elevator was reserved expressly for the use of the Second Class passengers, an unheard of luxury back then. She also had a swimming pool (the first ever on a ship), a restaurant called the Cafe Parisien, a Turkish Bath, and a gymnasium with a mechanical camel and rowing machines.