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100 Facts About the Titanic100 Facts About the Titanic1 year ago in Settings More Like This
1. Who made the idea to build the Titanic?
Two men did. The Managing Director of the White Star Line company, J. Bruce Ismay and Lord William Pirrie, owner of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolf, made the plan to build three large ocean liners to take on their rival Cunard Line.
2. Who owned the Titanic?
The American Tycoon John Pierpont Morgan owned the White Star Line in a massive shipping trust known as the International Mercantile Marine (IMM).
3. How big was the Titanic?
The Titanic was as long as four city blocks (882 1/2 feet long) and as wide as a four-lane highway (92 1/2 feet wide).
4. How fast was the Titanic?
24 knots
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