Index Card 14

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• Gross Tonnage - 46,239 tons
• Dimensions - 259.83 x 28.19m (852.5 x 92.5ft)
• Number of funnels - 4
• Number of masts - 2
• Construction - Steel
• Propulsion - Triple screw
• Engines - Eight-cylindered triple expansion engines and steam turbines
• Service speed - 21 knots
• Builder - Harland & Wolff, Belfast
• Launch date - 31 May 1911
• Passenger accommodation - 1,034 1st class, 510 2nd class, 1,022 3rd class
• the number of lifeboats carried was dependant upon the tonnage of the vessel and not the number of passengers on board. Any ship over 10,000 tons was required to carry sixteen lifeboats.
• designed to be a 'two compartment ship', which meant that it could stay afloat with two consecutive major compartments open to the sea.