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The Titanic Ship

Titanic was built in Belfast, Ireland at the Harland and Wolff Shipyard. The model of the ship was designed by Lord Pirrie, chairman of Harland and Wolff; Thomas Andrews, the company’s head of design, and its general manager, Alexander Carlisle. The construction of the same began on March 31,1909, and it was funded by J.P Morgan’s International Marine Corporation.

On completion, the size of the ship was 882 feet and 9 inches long and 92 feet and 6 inches at its beam. The measurement from water to the boat deck was 60 feet long. Only the latest and up-to-date communication and technological equipment were used in this world’s largest luxury liner. The ship was divided into sixteen compartments, each with magnet latch door that would close and seal of the compartments by the flip of a switch. It was said this facility of the Titanic would allow it to float ,even if two of its compartments were flooded due to any mishap. The naval architecture of Titanic ship was such that it was deemed as an "unsinkable" ship.