How many football fields was the Titanic?

Size: The Titanic was almost three football fields long and one football field wide. From the bottom (or hull) to the top of its smokestacks, it was 175 feet tall, about as tall as a 17-story building. People onboard: There were about 2,200 people onboard when the ship set sail. But the Titanic could carry 3,547.
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Was the Titanic longer than a football field?

The Titanic was the length of 2.6 football pitches and as wide as 1 football pitch.
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How many feet was the Titanic?

The Tragedy of a Maritime Icon

She measured 882 feet and 9 inches in length, 92 feet and 6 inches in width, and had a height from water line to Boat Deck of 60 feet.
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How cold was the water when the Titanic sank?

The temperature of the water was -2.2 degrees Celsius when Titanic was sinking.
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How long did it take to freeze to death Titanic?

A water temperature of a seemingly warm 79 degrees (F) can lead to death after prolonged exposure, a water temperature of 50 degrees can lead to death in around an hour, and a water temperature of 32 degrees – like the ocean water on the night the Titanic sank – can lead to death in as few as 15 minutes. Scary stuff.
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What did Titanic smell like?

So what does Eau de Titanic smell like? “The essence oils smell flowery, some like lavender and some like roses,” Barton said.
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How much did the first-class Titanic tickets cost?

Even the cheapest cabin on the Titanic was higher than one on any other ship. So you can very well imagine how expensive a first-class ticket would be! Believed to be THE most expensive ticket on this ship, it cost a whopping $61,000 in today's time. In 1912 it cost $2,560.
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Did the Titanic have a pool?

The Swimming Bath of the Titanic was located on F Deck above boiler room 5. The room was for First Class passengers only. The Swimming bath was part of the Turkish bath complex. The pool was open to women from 10 AM until 1 PM and open to men from 2 PM until 6 PM.
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Who owns the Titanic wreck?

People have been diving down to the Titanic's wreckage for around 35 years. But so far, no one has found human remains, the company that owns rights to the wreckage says. Now the company, RMS Titanic Inc., is planning for a new expedition that is raising concerns.
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Can you smell icebergs before you see them?

Sometimes you can smell an iceberg before you see it. As the ice melts, minerals give off an odor. It's hard to tell the size of an iceberg because 90 percent of it is underwater.
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How much did it cost to go on the Titanic?

What was the most expensive ticket on the Titanic? While the most expensive suite on the Titanic would have cost around £870, that wasn't occupied. The most expensive ticket purchased was believed to have cost around £512 ($2,560), approximately £60,000 ($75,000) today.
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Why didn't the Californian come to the aid of the Titanic?

Californian itself has stopped for the night because of the dangers and its radio operator was allowed to go to sleep. Californian noticed a ship further to the south and determined it to be a passenger liner.
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Did the Titanic break in half?

Then the Titanic broke in half, and, at about 2:20 a.m. on April 15, stern and bow sank to the ocean floor.
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How many lemons were on the Titanic?

Titanic also carried 36,000 oranges and 16,000 lemons.
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Did any third class survive Titanic?

The majority of the 700-plus steerage passengers on the Titanic were emigrants. Only 25 percent of the Titanic's third-class passengers survived, and of that 25 percent, only a fraction were men. By contrast, about 97 percent of first-class women survived the sinking of the Titanic.
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Who is the richest person on the Titanic?

John Jacob Astor was the wealthiest passenger aboard Titanic. He was the head of the Astor family, with a personal fortune of approximately $150,000,000. Born on 13 July 1864 to William Astor, he was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord and later went to Harvard.
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How many dogs were on the Titanic?

There were twelve dogs on the Titanic. Here's what happened to them. Most of the attention around the sinking of the Titanic goes to the people who died and the engineering flaws that doomed the ship. But there were also dogs along board, whose last moments are surprisingly storied.
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How fast could the Titanic go?

7. The top speed of the Titanic was 23 knots (more than 26 miles per hour).
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How big was the Titanic compared to a cruise ship?

Titanic Length

The Titanic measured 883 feet in length. This compares to modern cruising vessels at 980 feet long. The Symphony of the Seas is 1,184 feet from end to end.
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What perfume was found on Titanic?

Legacy 1912 Titanicä is based on the perfume vials brought onboard by passenger and British perfumer Adolphe Saafield. He survived the ship's crash, but his scents remained on the ocean floor until they were recently recovered by RMS Titanic Inc, and replicated for QVC's fragrance!
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What is the coldest temperature humans can survive in?

At 82 F (28 C) you can lose consciousness. Below 70 F (21 C), you are said to have profound hypothermia and death can occur, Sawka said.
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What is the coldest water you can swim in?

This is explained in much greater detail in the section Why Cold Water is Dangerous.
  • You should treat any water temperature below 70F with caution.
  • 70-60F (21-15C) Dangerous. ...
  • 60-50F (15-10C) Very Dangerous/Immediately Life-threatening. ...
  • Below 40F (5C) Very Dangerous/Immediately Life-threatening.
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