Titanic was not a unique one-off ship. She was the second of an intended trio of superlative liners
Olympic 1911, Titanic 1912 and Britannic 1914 were built to compete with Cunard’s express turbine liners Mauretania and Lusitania, completed in 1907
Titanic at 46, 328 tons was the world’s largest ship in 1912.
Olympic and Titanic were built to compete with the Cunard Line's Lusitania
Workmen preparing new slipways for building Olympic and Titanic
Launch of Titanic, 31 May 1911
There was no ceremonial breaking of a bottle on Titanic's bows to start the launch, but rather a signal was given
Titanic fitting-out at the deepwater wharf early in 1912
Side view of both of Titanic's reciprocating steam engines in Harland & Wolff's Engine Works, May 1911.
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