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Titanic Facts

  • It took the Titanic 2 hours and 40 minutes to sink after hitting the iceberg.
  • The Titanic was carrying 6,598 tons of coal to New York
  • The Titanic burned around 600 tonnes of coal a day and ejected nearly 100 tonnes of ash into the sea every 24 hours.[2]
  • The Titanic had 20,000 bottles of beer on board, 1,500 bottles of wine, and 8,000 cigars. They were just for the first-class passengers.[2]
  • 14,000 – the gallons of drinking water used every 24 hours.
  • 40,000 – the number of fresh eggs in the ship’s provisions.
  • 1,000 – the number of bottles of wine taken aboard.
  • 1,000 – lb. grapes.
  • 36,000 – apples.
  • 36,000 – oranges.
  • 57,600 – pieces of crockery (including pots and pans).
  • 29,000 – pieces of glassware.
  • 44,000 – pieces of cutlery.