fischymom Posted April 16, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 16, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will773 Posted April 16, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thanks for the info. Even back then, it's amazing how much stuff they have to bring onboard the ship to feed everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvstwocruise Posted April 17, 2012 #3 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Since it was the 100th Ann. of the Titanic tragedy yesterday I thought I would post some facts that I found about the Titanic900 - 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischymom Posted April 17, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted April 17, 2012 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: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimnbigd Posted April 17, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 17, 2012 60 minutes - the delay between the collision and the first Titanic lifeboats launching. Isn't that about the same as Costa Concordia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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