RMS Titanic and RMS Olympic were the same length, 882′ 9″. Titanic was the larger, at 46,328 gross tons. Both had a top speed of 24 knots. Both carried 2,435 passengers.
RMS TITANIC — 882′ 9″
24 top · 21 service (kn)
RMS OLYMPIC — 882′ 9″
24 top · 21 service (kn)
SHIP PROFILES DRAWN TO A COMMON SCALE
■ Top speed ■ Service speed
THE SHIP
RMS Titanic
RMS Olympic
RMS Titanic
Line
White Star
White Star
THE SHIP
Shipbuilder
Harland and Wolff, Belfast Ireland
Harland and Wolff, Belfast Ireland
THE SHIP
Country
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
THE SHIP
Class
Olympic class
Olympic class
THE SHIP
Maiden voyage
April 10, 1912
June 14, 1911
THE SHIP
Years in service
1912
1911–1935
THE SHIP
Current status
Sank April 15, 1912
Scrapped in 1935
THE SHIP
SIZE
Gross tonnage
46,328
45,324
THE SHIP
Length (overall)
882′ 9″
882′ 9″
THE SHIP
Beam
92′ 6″
92′ 9″
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Draft
34′ 7″
34′ 9″
THE SHIP
Decks
9
9
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ABOARD
Passengers
2,435
2,435
THE SHIP
Crew
892
950
THE SHIP
SPEED
Service speed
21 knots
21 knots
THE SHIP
Top speed
24 knots
24 knots
THE SHIP
Red marks clear winner in a row. Ties are left plain.
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Specifications are compiled from historical records and published sources, which often disagree; tonnage, capacity and speed also changed over each ship’s career. Profiles are drawn to a common scale for comparison and are illustrative, not exact plans. Spot something that looks off? [Let us know.]
Last edited: October 2026