1912 Cruise Ships
Anthem of the Seas.
1912 cruise ships. The Titanic operated at only 21 knots compared with the Mauretania s 27 knots but its maiden voyage in 1912 was much anticipated. American Queen Voyages 8. All Ship Passenger Lists for 1912 Available at the GG Archives.
Grandeur Of The Seas. Liberty Of The Seas. Adventure Of The Seas.
The Olympic of 1911 displacing 45324 tons was then the largest ship ever built. At the time Titanic was built in 1912 it was the biggest ship ever built. 1912 Ship Passenger Lists.
It would still have been a dicey affair. Only about 700 people survived out of. May 29 1914 RMS Empress of Irela n d.
Harmony Of The Seas. All 12 people on board survived. Other ships were much further away.
The Titanic hit an iceberg on April 14 1912 which caused considerable damage this damage caused the ship to flood and eventually sink. The massive passenger liner measured in at 882 feet and 9 inches long weighed 46328 gross tons and had a 2453-passenger capacity making it the largest ship afloat at the time it set sail in 1912. The Titanic was the largest and most complex cruise ship when she set sail in 1912 but shipbuilding has changed a lot since she set sail.
