The Titanic was equipped with a steam powered triple screw propulsion system to ensure it moved across the ocean at a respectable pace of approximately 22 knots but the blades were deliberately pitched at such an angle that the ship would not vibrate, discomfort or distract the passengers from the more elegant points of Titanic’s voyage on board when enjoying the smoking and dining rooms.The Hull would measure 882.9 ft in length and 92 feet in width and require at least 59 feet of water to float unobstructed.
Walk down the very slipway where Titanic was constructed and explore a life size plan of Titanic's Promenade Deck which is inlaid in white stone. Titanic Belfast stands at the head of the historic slipways where Titanic and Olympic were built and from where these famous ships were first launched into the water. Made of reinforced concrete at an angle down towards the sea. The Slipways have since been restored and now play host to a variety of open air concerts and events. The Funnels were constructed off site and attached after the Titanic had left Dry-dock. The Titanic and Olympic slipways were developed especially for the Olympic class liners. As a result, only three of the funnels were functional and the fourth was purely aesthetic. White Star thought it a necessity a ship of such grandeur must possess four funnels. Thomas Andrew’s original design of the Titanic was so efficient that it was originally conceived with only three funnels to service the massive boilers some 150 feet below. (11) The concrete piers at the end of the slipways contained machinery to pump out the water behind the Cassons which formed a temporary dam during construction of the ship hulls.With all boilers firing the Titanic produced around 46,000 horsepower. By the end of 1908, Harland and Wolff had designed the tallest gantry ever that stood over the slipways. Harland and Wolff has to convert 3 of their already huge slipways into 2 bigger slipways. The original gantry structure reached 69m, more than 3 times the height of the posts displayed. To accommodate the building of the massive size of the new Olympic Class ships.
Adjacent the steel columns provide a part vertical representation of the Arrol Gantry which encased the two ships during construction. The steel plates in the corners indicate the footprint of the (10) The textured granite rectangle replicates the position of the concrete blocks which formed the foundations for the massive gantry stanchions. (9) These are the original bogey rails, used to transport materials and tools up and down the slipways during construction. (8) The original Slipways, exposed here, were cast at a continuous gradient down towards the sea and the prows of the ships were supported on these two concrete wedges. H&W slipways and the original drawing offices can still be visited today and are open to the public as part of the Titanic Belfast Discovery Walking Tour. (7) Part of the top deck plan of the Titanic is depicted in White granite lines. (6) Often overlooked when discussing the victims of that fateful voyage this area represents those crew that died and survived. The Titanic Quarter also holds other important historical sites connected to Titanic: the Titanic and Olympic slipways Titanics Dock and Pump-House the. (5) This area represents the Third Class passengers. With each drop in class, there are fewer survivors and more victims of the disaster. (4) This area represents the Second Class passengers. This area represents the First Class passengers. Slipway number two, where the Olympic's hull was built, forms the Titanic Garden, with alternating grassed and paved areas sized proportionally for the numbers of survivors and victims in the three passenger classes and crew. (3) The turfed and decked areas denote the proportions of people that survived (decked) and died (turfed) as a result of the Titanic disaster. The former slipways are now paved over the former slipway number three, where the Titanic's hull was built, has the outline of the Titanic inlaid in white stone.
Primary colors within this image include: Gray, Muted. The Titanic Belfast attraction is located in front of the slipways where. Titanic Belfast and Olympic Slipways, Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. (1) (2) The illuminated blue lines demonstrate the actual size and location of the Titanic (1) and Olympic (2) ships constructed on these two Slipways. 1 Olympic Way, Queens Road, Titanic Quarter, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT3.