about 27 per cent, greater than the Great Eastern , in displacement she exceeds her by considerably over 100 per cent.
PARTICULARS OF NOTED TRANSLANTIC LINERS
NAME
Date
Length between
Beam
Plated Depth
Displacement
Horsepower
Speed
Feet
Feet Ins.
Feet Ins.
Tons
Knots
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1858
680
83.0
58.0
27,000
2 7,650
14.0
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1888
528
63.0
41.9
13,000
20,700
21.8
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1890
565
57.6
42.2
12,000
19,500
21.0
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1893
600
65.0
41.6
18,000
30,000
22.01
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1895
536
63.0
42.0
16,000
18,000
21.08
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1897
625
66.0
43.0
20,890
30,000
22.5
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1899
685
68.5
49.0
28,500
27,000
20.7
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1900
663
67.0
44.0
23,600
36,000
23.5
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1903
678
72.0
52.6
26,000
38,000
23.5
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1907
709
75.6
56.9
40,800
16,000
17.0
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1907
760
88.0
60.6
44,640
70,000
26.01
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1912
685
75.5
0 52.10
27,000
45,000
23.5
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1912
850
92.6
64.3
60,000
60,000
22.5
....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
1913
880
96.0
62.0
65,000
70,000
23.0
The general structure of the Titanic is shown by the midship section, page 83 , and the side elevation, page 129 . For about 550 feet amidships she contained 8 steel decks, the boat deck, promenade deck, bridge deck, shelter deck, saloon deck, upper deck, middle deck, and lower
