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Titanic: size, dimension and comparison

The adopted reference is about 269.06 m.

overall length

269.06 m = 0.26906 km. A meter contains 100 centimeters, or 1,000 millimeters.

1912Entry into service

A historic ocean liner often shown in side profile in photographs.

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Titanic, interpreted illustration
Interpreted illustration · dimension stated in the fact sheet.

What does this number measure?

A historic ocean liner often shown in side profile in photographs. Displayed dimension: overall length.

Compare the stated dimensions

The comparison uses the number in each fact sheet: altitude, height, diameter, length or distance, depending on the reference. Two values in metres do not necessarily describe the same property.

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Source and limitations

Catalogue value to check against the source; not individually audited.

Reconstructed RMS Titanic in side view, complete hull.

Entry into service: 1912. Proposed historical date; an existing documentary source is linked but was not consulted for this date in this session. Do not interpret this reference as the manufacturing date of the illustrated specimen. The ship was launched in 1911; the 1912 reference denotes entry into service and its maiden voyage.