Layout & Dimensions

DIMENSIONS:

• The Titanic was measured to be 882 feet and 9 inches long with a width of 92 feet and 6 inches. Her total height from the keel (the complete bottom) to the top of the bridge was 104 feet and she weighed nearly 51,230 tons.

• The ship had ten decks, excluding the top of the office quarters.

DECKS:

• The Boat Deck: This was the highest of all 10 floors on the ship. It held all the lifeboats which were lowered when the flooding started. This deck was segregated for officers, First Class passengers, engineers, and Second Class passengers.

• A Deck, aka the Promenade Deck, extended up to 546 feet. It was solely reserved for First Class passengers. It contained the First Class cabin rooms, smoke room, reading & writing room, and Palm Court.

• The Bridge Deck: The top weight-bearing deck on the whole ship. It was where most of the First Class passengers stayed. Also included six luxurious cabins with leading promenades. There were two high-class restaurants and a grand smoking room.

• C Deck(the Shelter Deck), D Deck(the Saloon Deck), E Deck(the Upper Deck), F deck(the Middle Deck), and G deck (the Lower Deck): These are where most of the Second and Third Class passengers stayed.

• The Orlop Deck and the Tank Top Deck. The Orlop Deck was used as cargo space while the tank top provided a place for the ship's boilers, engines, turbines, etc.

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