RMS Titanic Facts

(Reference: titanicfacts.net)

At 11:40pm on the night of April 14, 1912, on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York, the RMS Titanic struck the iceberg that would ultimately lead to the sinking of the ship less than 3 hours later.
At around 2:20am on the morning of April 15, the Titanic disappeared beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, a disaster that resulted in the loss of more than 1,500 lives.

$7,500,000 -The cost of building the RMS Titanic.
883 feet -The length of the Titanic.
March 31, 1909 -Date the construction of the Titanic commenced.
26 months -Time it took to build the Titanic from keel to launch.

825 tons -Coal were used per day.
14,000 -The gallons of drinking water used per day.
64 -Number of lifeboats the Titanic was equipped to carry.
20 -Number of lifeboats she was actually carrying.

3547 -Maximum number of people the Titanic could carry.
2223 -Number of people aboard (passengers -1315 and crew -908).

1909 -Birth of the iceberg.
1 mile -Original length of the iceberg.
100 feet x 400 feet -Estimated height x length of the iceberg.
90% -The amount of total mass of an iceberg that is below water.
28oF -Temperature of the sea water in area where Titanic sank.