Pittsburgh

Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: Launched: November 17th, 1920 Maiden Voyage: June 6th 1922 Liverpool – Cobh – Philadelphia – Boston Gross Tonnage: 16,322 tons Length: 601 ft. Beam: 67.8 ft. Decks: 4 Funnels: 2 Masts: 2 Propellers: 3 Engines: 2 x triple expansion engines + l.p. turbine on center propeller Boilers: 6 x double boilers Speed: 15 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 600 cabin class, 1,800 …

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Adriatic I

Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: 77 Launched: October 17th, 1871 Maiden Voyage: 1872 Liverpool – New York Gross Tonnage: 3,888 tons Length: 437.2 ft. Beam: 40.9ft. Decks: 2 Funnels: 1 Masts: 4 Propellers: 1 Engines: 2 x 2 cylinder compound Boilers: 12 Speed: 14.5 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 50 first class, 800 third class Sister Ships: Celtic I Adriatic I was one of two liners, the other being her …

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Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde of the Titanic

Henry Tingle Wilde was born in Liverpool on 21st September, 1872. He had begun his career at sea in his teens aboard traditional old-fashioned sailing vessels. But once Wilde had gained his all-important masters certificate, he had joined the White Star Line, and left the old square-rigged ships far behind. Henry Wilde rose steadily, as all good …

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Titanics Propellers

The Olympic-class liners were designed to rival the Cunard Line’s greyhound steamers Mauretania and Lusitania, however, there was one vital area where the Olympic-class liners lagged far behind the state-of-the-art Cunard sisters – speed. Cunard had borrowed money at very favourable rates from the U.K. Government to enable them to design and build the two …

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