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The titanic was 175 feet tall. It also had 9 decks. On board it could fit 3,500 passengers and crew. On board there were 2,200 passengers and the crew. But there were only enough lifeboats for 1,178. 20 boilers and 162 furnaces. Burned 650 tons of coal a day. Which means it would be cranking out 16,000 horsepower a day! The top speed was 24 knots. 4 smokestacks 22 feet wide and 6 stories tall! It took 3,000 people and over 3 years to build. In 1912, a 1st class ticket costs $4,300, and the 3rd class ticket cost $36. It had a swimming pool, a gym, a Turkish bath, a photography dark room, and 3 cigar rooms. It had a lot to eat on board. 75,000 pounds of fresh meat, 15,000 bottles of beer, 40 pounds of potatoes, 3,500 pounds of tomatoes, 7,000 heads of lettuce, 1,500 gallons of fresh milk, 40,000 fresh eggs, 3,500 pounds of onions, 800 bundles of asparagus, 800 pounds of tea, 36,000 apples, and 36,000 oranges. CAN YOU BELEIVE THAT!!! Departure was at Southampton, England on April 10, 1912 and was planning to land in New York City, NY on April 17th, 1912. It would be its first (and only) voyage. The Titanic was sailing at 22 knots when it hit an iceberg on April 14, 1912 at 11:40 PM. The iceberg cut a hole in the hull of the Titanic that was between 220-245 feet long. The seawater rushed in the boat at an estimated amount of 7 tons per second. Then the Titanic sank in less then 3 hours. Yikes! Passenger survivor rate: 1st class- 60%, 2nd class-42%, 3rd class-25%, and the crew-less than 25% survived. The Titanic sank 350 miles southeast of Newfoundland, Canada, 2.3 miles under the oceans surface.