Titanic was the biggest ship. bigger than it's sisters the Olympic and Britannic
No, it was the biggest ship for its time. At the time of her maiden voyage, SS Titanic was the largest ship in the world. Her sister ship SS Olympic was about the same length, but Titanic was heavier by about ten thousand gross tons. Some of this extra weight was from the enclosed screens on A deck, which are one of the main ways that you can tell the difference between the two. Since that time, there have been longer and heavier ships constructed, both liners and cargo vessels with some oil tankers being the largest ships today. There was also the Britannic in that class but she was sunk by a German U Boat when she was a hospital ship carrying injured troops to England during the Great War. Many ships now days are much larger. Air craft carriers are good examples.
It was not.
In 1991 the supertanker M/T Haven caught fire following an explosion,broke and sank in the Mediterranean spilling 40-50,000 tons of crude into the sea.
The vessel was 1096' in length and 230,000 tons displacement, compared to the Titanic's
882' length and displacement of 52,310 tons.
Prior to that, the tanker Marpessa sank off the west coast of Africa. (also on it's maiden voyage) The Marpessa's length was in excess of 1000', and had a displacement of over 200.000 tons.
Incidentally, the Titanic's sister ship, the Britannic, which sunk off the Greek island of Kea
during WWI, was several inches longer than the Titanic, and displaced approx. 53,000
tons.
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The HMHS Britannic is THE largest shipwreck as of today. She was also the biggest ship lost during the first World War.
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You are incorrect about the Britannic being the largest current wreck.
The above mentioned M/T Haven could have carried the Britannic, in its entirety, within it's cargo hold.
-SM
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Yes, the Titanic was one of the largest ships of its time(I think). These days, of course, it isn't all that big since they have a ton of huge oil tankers and stuff. Back then, though, it was considered unsinkable and was one of the biggest ships.(This is based on what I know I am not exactly 100% sure).
no. the caperitania was the titanics sister and was approxemently 225 feet longer
It WAS the biggest at the time of its Construction. Not so big according to today.
It used to be at that time, but there are now ships even bigger in length AND width than the Titanic
it wasent even 5 times as big the largest ship ever built was the Knock Nevis 565,000 METRIC TONS AND 458 METERS LONG A LOT BIGGER THAN THE TITANIC
It was the largest ship built AT THAT TIME. Larger ships have been built since then.
Titanic was the largest ship in 1912.
It was the biggest boat of its time.
Titanic, in her time, was the largest ship in the world.
Titanic's master builder, Thomas Andrews, had taken courses in naval architecture and ensured that Titanic could stay afloat with up to four compartments flooded.
In her time, Titanic was the largest (and grandest) ship in the world.
During her sailing (and sinking) Titanic was the grandest (and largest) ship in the world).
the titanic was thought to be the ship of dreams
Simply put, White Star Lines had the largest ship afloat constructed for them, and they outfitted it with nothing but the best. That's why Titanic was so expensive.
Titanic was the largest ship in 1912.
The main area of Titanic was her dining room. The dining room in 1st class was the largest room afloat, with a capacity of 550. It had a dance floor but dancing was not permitted on Sundays.
The Titanic used to be the largest ship, but now there are bigger ones.
Titanic was the largest ship of its kind when it was built
the titanic was the largest ship ever built in 1911
Titanic, in her time, was the largest ship in the world.
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Titanic's master builder, Thomas Andrews, had taken courses in naval architecture and ensured that Titanic could stay afloat with up to four compartments flooded.
Titanic was the largest and grandest ship in the world.
In her time, Titanic was the largest (and grandest) ship in the world.