RMS Titanic was the largest ship afloat at the time she entered service and the second of three Olympic-class ocean liners built for the White Star Line. She was built by the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast. Thomas Andrews, the chief naval architect of the shipyard, died in the disaster. Titanic was under the command of Captain Edward Smith, who went down with the ship. The ocean liner carried some of the wealthiest people in the world, as well as hundreds of emigrants from the British Isles, Scandinavia, and elsewhere throughout Europe, who were seeking a new life in the United States and Canada.

González, Raúl (22 June 2023). "Missing Titan submarine: How much does the search and rescue mission cost and who's paying for it?". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 22 June 2023 . Retrieved 23 June 2023. The identified debris consisted of the tail cone (not part of the pressure vessel) and the forward and aft end bells– both part of the pressure vessel intended to protect the crew from the ocean environment. [112] According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the debris field was concentrated in two areas, with the aft end bell lying separate from the front end bell and the tail cone. [113] [106] Rear Admiral John Mauger of the US Coast Guard said that the debris was consistent with a "catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber". [112] Mauger stated that he did not have an answer as to whether the bodies of those on board would be recovered, but he did say that it was "an incredibly unforgiving environment". [114] Fatalities Third Class (commonly referred to as steerage) accommodations aboard Titanic were not as luxurious as First or Second Class, but were better than on many other ships of the time. They reflected the improved standards which the White Star Line had adopted for trans-Atlantic immigrant and lower-class travel. On most other North Atlantic passenger ships at the time, Third Class accommodations consisted of little more than open dormitories in the forward end of the vessels, in which hundreds of people were confined, often without adequate food or toilet facilities. a b c Strauss, Daniel; Varkiani, Adrienne Mahsa; Aronoff, Kate; Otten, Tori; Shephard, Alex; Otten, Tori; Otten, Tori; Otten, Tori; Shephard, Alex (1 November 2022). "Missing Titanic Sub Once Faced Massive Lawsuit Over Depths It Could Safely Travel To". The New Republic. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023 . Retrieved 20 June 2023.a b c d e Perrottet, Tony (June 2019). "A Deep Dive Into the Plans to Take Tourists to the 'Titanic' ". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019 . Retrieved 20 June 2023. Titanic propulsion was supplied by three main engines—two reciprocating four- cylinder, triple-expansion steam engines and one centrally placed low-pressure Parsons turbine—each driving a propeller. The two reciprocating engines had a combined output of 30,000 horsepower (22,000 kW). The output of the steam turbine was 16,000 horsepower (12,000kW). [16] The White Star Line had used the same combination of engines on an earlier liner, Laurentic, where it had been a great success. [29] It provided a good combination of performance and speed; reciprocating engines by themselves were not powerful enough to propel an Olympic-class liner at the desired speeds, while turbines were sufficiently powerful but caused uncomfortable vibrations, a problem that affected the all-turbine Cunard liners Lusitania and Mauretania. [30] By combining reciprocating engines with a turbine, fuel usage could be reduced and motive power increased, while using the same amount of steam. [31] Ashton, Ben (23 June 2023). "Read the 'sliding door' texts that saved billionaire from Titanic sub disaster". Archived from the original on 23 June 2023 . Retrieved 23 June 2023.

Her total height, measured from the base of the keel to the top of the bridge, was 104 feet (32m). [16] She measured 46,329 GRT and 21,831 NRT [17] and with a draught of 34feet 7inches (10.54m), she displaced 52,310 tons. [5] Andrew-Gee, Eric; Cook, Dustin (19 June 2023). "Missing Titanic submersible prompts search operation off the coast of Newfoundland". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023 . Retrieved 20 June 2023. Titanic was equipped with 16 lifeboat davits, each capable of lowering three lifeboats, for a total of 48 boats. However, she actually carried only 20 lifeboats, four of which were collapsible and proved hard to launch while she was sinking (Collapsible A nearly swamped and was filled with a foot of water until rescue; Collapsible B completely overturned while launching). Together, the 20 lifeboats could hold 1,178 people—about half the number of passengers on board, and one-third of the number of passengers the ship could have carried at full capacity (a number consistent with the maritime safety regulations of the era). When the ship sank, the lifeboats that had been lowered were only filled up to an average of 60%. Coast Guard to hold press briefing for missing submersible 900 miles east of Cape Cod" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. 19 June 2023. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023 . Retrieved 19 June 2023.There are several threads here with information about the youngest members of the Titanic crew, including if I remember right some individual details though there isn't much of that available. Try these: Wendling, Mike (11 October 2023). "Remaining debris from destroyed Titan sub found on Atlantic seabed". BBC . Retrieved 11 October 2023. a b Bogel-Burroughs, Nicholas; Gross, Jenny; Betts, Anna (20 June 2023). "OceanGate Was Warned of Potential for 'Catastrophic' Problems With Titanic Mission". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023 . Retrieved 21 June 2023. OceanGate intended to conduct multiple dives to Titanic in 2023, but the dive in which Titan was destroyed was the only one the company had launched that year. [35] [37] Safety