Thursday, August 8, 2013

passenger ship sizes a century ago and now


Titanic, White Star Line (1912)

Gross Tonnage 46,328
Length 269 metres (882 ft 6 inches)
Max Beam 29 metres (82 ft)
Draft 10.5 metres (34 ft 7 in)
Cruising Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)

Allure of the Seas, Royal Caribbean Line (2010)

Gross Tonnage 225,282
Length 361.7 metres (1,187 ft)
Max Beam 64.9 metres (213 ft)
Draft 9.1 metres (30 ft)
Cruising Speed 22.6 knots

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