Titanic has been constructed in the Irish city of Belfast. It could accept aboard 3 500 passengers. Power of Titanic was 55 000 horsepowers.
The vessel had 3 huge screws set in motion by steam-engines. The length of Titanic was 269 meters. At building of Titanic 3 000 000 rivets have been used. Fifteen-year Sam Scott from Belfast worked as "hunter" - caught the rivets heated on fire in a bucket. But on April, 20th, 1910 Sam has fallen from woods from height of 23 foots and dead. It was an omen of misfortune. In April, 1912 on the British mines there passed strike. Because of shortage of coal nearly haven't transferred the first flight of Titanic. The problem has been solved – to Titanic delivered coal from other liners of Southampton. Work was conducted manually, and before landing of passengers Titanic should be washed up carefully from top to bottom. Titanic was so big that the stock of coal of three liners was necessary for its first flight! Functioned only 3 of 4 19-meter pipes. The fourth pipe serving in basic for the ventilation, has been added, that the ship looked even more impressively. Onboard Titanic there were 2 223 persons, including crewmen. Passengers of 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes took place in different parts of the liner. At landing aboard each category used separate gangways. Frequently to passengers of 3rd class (sometimes called the emigrants hoping for the best life in a New World were "last"). Their cabins settled down below a waterline, however they were better than cabins of 3rd class of other modern courts. The harbor of the city of Kvinstauna (nowadays Kob) too was insufficiently deep for Titanic. In a bay the ship has risen on an anchor, and auxiliary vessels delivered passengers to Titanic. Over the main ladder there was the huge glass dome passing a daylight. Shined electric lamps that the beautiful ornament was visible in its evening. The ladder has been designed so that to make occurrence of passengers of 1st class by the most effective. During swimming passengers could have a good time, playing badminton, training in a gym. To their services also there were Turkish baths and pool. In Arctic regions the winter of 1911-1912 was extraordinary warm. Therefore from glaciers many icebergs have broken away. Titanic had a double bottom and 16 water-proof compartments. Its founders asserted that it does a vessel almost unsinkable. After collision of Titanic with an iceberg water in process of filling of one compartment was poured in the following. The increased weight pulled a Titanic's bow under water.