Random Facts Sorry kind of Long but interesting

[fischymom]

Since it was the 100th Ann. of the Titanic tragedy yesterday I thought I would post some facts that I found about the Titanic

900 - the weight of freight and passengers baggage carried aboard, in tonnes.

840 - the total number of staterooms (416 First Class, 162 Standard Class, 262 Third Class).

825 - the amount of coal used per day, in tonnes.

1,200 - the typical range of the Titanic's wireless equipment at night, in miles.

400 - the typical range of the same wireless equipment during daylight hours (due to heavier use of the airwaves by other shipping).

30 seconds - the amount of time from the first sighting of the iceberg to the impact. See more on the timeline.

400 miles - the ship's distance from land (640 km), when the iceberg was struck.

160 minutes - the time it took the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg (2 hours and 40 minutes).

 

60 minutes - the delay between the collision and the first Titanic lifeboats launching.

 

 

4 - restaurants.

550 - the number of diners the first class dining saloon could cater for at any one time (18 more than the Olympic's 532).

Pounds of Food Carried by Titanic

75,000 - lb. fresh meat.

7,500 - lb. ham and bacon.

2,500 - lb. sausages.

25,000 - lb. poultry.

11,000 - lb. fresh fish.

4,000 - lb. salted and dried fish.

1,000 - lb. grapes.

36,000 - apples.

36,000 - oranges.

13,000 - grapefruit.

16,000 - lemons.

40 - tons of potatoes.

3,500 - lb. onions.

800 - asparagus bundles.

3,500 - lb. tomatoes.

2,500 - lb. green peas.

7,000 - heads of lettuce.

10,000 - lb. dried beans and rice.

40,000 - fresh eggs.

1,500 - gallons of fresh milk.

600 - gallons of condensed milk.

1,200 - quarts of ice cream.

6,000 - lb. butter.

10,000 - lb. cereal.

1,000 - loaves of bread.

2,200 - lb. coffee.

800 - lb. tea.

10,000 - lb. sugar.

1,120 - lb. marmalade and jam.

15,000 - bottles of ale.

1,000 - bottles of wine.

850 - bottles of liquor.

8,000 - cigars.

14,000 - the amount of drinking water in gallons used every 24 hours.

[will773]

Thanks for the info. Even back then, it's amazing how much stuff they have to bring onboard the ship to feed everyone!

[luvstwocruise]

Since it was the 100th Ann. of the Titanic tragedy yesterday I thought I would post some facts that I found about the Titanic

900 - the weight of freight and passengers baggage carried aboard, in tonnes.

840 - the total number of staterooms (416 First Class, 162 Standard Class, 262 Third Class).

825 - the amount of coal used per day, in tonnes.

1,200 - the typical range of the Titanic's wireless equipment at night, in miles.

400 - the typical range of the same wireless equipment during daylight hours (due to heavier use of the airwaves by other shipping).

30 seconds - the amount of time from the first sighting of the iceberg to the impact. See more on the timeline.

400 miles - the ship's distance from land (640 km), when the iceberg was struck.

160 minutes - the time it took the Titanic to sink after hitting the iceberg (2 hours and 40 minutes).

 

60 minutes - the delay between the collision and the first Titanic lifeboats launching.

 

 

4 - restaurants.

550 - the number of diners the first class dining saloon could cater for at any one time (18 more than the Olympic's 532).

Pounds of Food Carried by Titanic

75,000 - lb. fresh meat.

7,500 - lb. ham and bacon.

2,500 - lb. sausages.

25,000 - lb. poultry.

11,000 - lb. fresh fish.

4,000 - lb. salted and dried fish.

1,000 - lb. grapes.

36,000 - apples.

36,000 - oranges.

13,000 - grapefruit.

16,000 - lemons.

40 - tons of potatoes.

3,500 - lb. onions.

800 - asparagus bundles.

3,500 - lb. tomatoes.

2,500 - lb. green peas.

7,000 - heads of lettuce.

10,000 - lb. dried beans and rice.

40,000 - fresh eggs.

1,500 - gallons of fresh milk.

600 - gallons of condensed milk.

1,200 - quarts of ice cream.

6,000 - lb. butter.

10,000 - lb. cereal.

1,000 - loaves of bread.

2,200 - lb. coffee.

800 - lb. tea.

10,000 - lb. sugar.

1,120 - lb. marmalade and jam.

15,000 - bottles of ale.

1,000 - bottles of wine.

850 - bottles of liquor.

8,000 - cigars.

14,000 - the amount of drinking water in gallons used every 24 hours.

 

Id like to have a breakdown like this for the Allure or Oasis...that would be interesting..

[fischymom]

I and my DH was talking about how much coal that they had to have stored on ship to make the crossing and how much space/weight that consumed of the totals. So that is what actually got me looking at the facts for Titanic.

We also got a kick out of the amounts of wine, ale and liquor that had to be taken too. :rolleyes:

[Jimnbigd]

60 minutes - the delay between the collision and the first Titanic lifeboats launching.

Isn't that about the same as Costa Concordia?