The following will give you some idea of just how large a ship the Titanic was. Also take notice of some of the dinner ware and serving utensils used on the ship. Nothing was spared in making even the dining experience an event.


I. Food, Drink, and Dining Utensils


  1. Fresh Meat: 75,000 lbs.
  2. Fresh Fish: 11,000 lbs.
  3. Bacon and Ham: 7,500 lbs.
  4. Fresh Eggs: 40,000
  5. Ice Cream: 1,750 qts.
  6. Coffee: 2,200 lbs.
  7. Tea: 800 lbs.
  8. Flour: 200 barrels.
  9. Oranges: 36,000
  10. Lemons: 16,000
  11. Fresh Milk: 1,500 gallons
  12. Butter: 6,000 lbs.
  13. Tomatoes: 2� tons
  14. Potatoes: 40 tons
  15. Beer and Stout: 20,000 bottles
  16. Wines: 1,500 bottles
  17. Spirits: 850 bottles
  18. Tea Cups: 3,000
  19. Dinner Plates: 12,000
  20. Ice Cream Plates: 5,500
  21. Souffl� Dishes: 1,500
  22. Wine Glasses: 2,000
  23. Salt Shakers: 2,000
  24. Pudding Dishes: 1,200
  25. Finger Bowls: 1,000
  26. Oyster Forks: 1,000
  27. Nut Crackers: 300
  28. Egg Spoons: 2,000
  29. Grape Scissors: 1,500
  30. Asparagus Tongs: 400

II. Linens


  1. Aprons: 4,000
  2. Blankets: 7,500
  3. Table Cloths: 6,000
  4. Bed Covers: 3,600
  5. Eiderdown Quilts: 800
  6. Single Sheets: 15,000
  7. Table Napkins: 45,000
  8. Bath Towels: 7,500
  9. Fine Towels: 25,000
  10. Roller Towels: 3,500
  11. Double Sheets: 3,000
  12. Pillow-slips: 15,000

III. Cargo-The Usual and Unusual


  1. There were 3,364 bags of mail on board and between 700 and 800 parcels.
  2. One Renault 35 hp automobile owned by passenger William Carter.
  3. One Marmalade Machine owned by passenger Edwina Trout.
  4. Oil painting by Blondel, "La Circasienne Au Bain" owned by Hokan Bj�rnstr�m-Steffanson.
  5. Seven parcels of parchment of the Torah owned by Hersh L. Siebald.
  6. Three crates of ancient models for the Denver Museum.
  7. Cases of toothpaste for Park & Tilford
  8. bales of rubber for the National City Bank of New York
  9. Eight dozen tennis balls were lost which were to go to R.F. Downey & Co.
  10. A cask of china headed for Tiffany's was in the cargo hold.
  11. Five Grand Pianos were on board.
  12. Thirty cases of golf clubs and tennis rackets for A.G. Spalding.
  13. A jewelled copy of The Rub�iy�t by Omar Khayy�m, with illustrations by Eliku Vedder sold for �405 at auction in March of 1912 to an American bidder. The binding took two years to execute, and the decoration embodied no fewer than 1,500 precious stones, each separately set in gold.
  14. Four cases of opium

IV. Interesting Facts About The Titanic


  1. Laid down: March 31, 1909
  2. Launched: May 31, 1911
  3. Maiden Voyage: April 10, 1912
  4. Length (overall) 882 ft 9 in
  5. Beam: 92 ft. 6 in
  6. Moulded depth: 59 ft 6 in
  7. Tonnage gross: 46,329
  8. Tonnage net: 21,831
  9. Decks: 7
  10. Engines: 2 triple expansion and 1 turbine
  11. Total horsepower: 46,000
  12. Service speed: 21 knots
  13. Top speed: 23-24 knots (est.)
  14. Passengers-First Class: 735
  15. Passengers-Second Class: 674
  16. Passengers-Third Class: 1,026
  17. Officers and Crew: 892-two for every 3 passengers

  1. The Titanic needed 650 tons of coal a day for her 159 furnaces.
  2. The Titanic's anchor chains were huge. Each link weighed 175 pounds.
  3. Some prices on the Titanic: It cost 50� for a game of squash
  4. It cost one dollar for a Turkish bath.
  5. People paid $3.12 to send a wireless
  6. It cost $7,500,000 to construct the Titanic
  7. The new movie directed by James Cameron, about the sinking of the Titanic has a budget of $200,000,000.
  8. Salaries of Titanic's Crew:
    a. Seaman Edward Buley: �5 a month
    b. Look-out G.A. Hogg: �5 and 5 shillings a month
    c. Captain E.J. Smith: �105 a month
    d. Captain Rostron Carpathia: �53 per month
    e. Radio Operator Harold Bride: �48 per month
    f. Steward Sidney Daniels: �3 and 15 shillings a month
    g. Stewardess Annie Robinson: �3 and 10 shillings a month
    h. A suite on the Titanic cost: �870

    Note: I have no idea what the equivalent would be in other currencies, but it doesn't take a mathematic genius to see the difference in salaries.
  9. The oldest passener on the Titanic was 74-year-old Johan Svensson of Sweden, a third class passenger traveling from Sweden to live in Effington Rut, South Dakota. He did not survive when the ship sank.

    The youngest passenger: 2-month-old Gladys (Milvina) Dean, who is also the youngest living survivor today.