<Table> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> RMS Titanic departing Southampton on 10 April 1912 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> History </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> United Kingdom </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Name : </Td> <Td> RMS Titanic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Owner : </Td> <Td> White Star Line </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Port of registry : </Td> <Td> Liverpool , UK </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Route : </Td> <Td> Southampton to New York City </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ordered : </Td> <Td> 17 September 1908 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Builder : </Td> <Td> Harland and Wolff , Belfast </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cost : </Td> <Td> $7.5 million ( $300 million in 2017 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yard number : </Td> <Td> 401 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Laid down : </Td> <Td> 31 March 1909 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Launched : </Td> <Td> 31 May 1911 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Completed : </Td> <Td> 2 April 1912 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Maiden voyage : </Td> <Td> 10 April 1912 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In service : </Td> <Td> 10 -- 15 April 1912 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Identification : </Td> <Td> Radio call sign `` MGY '' </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fate : </Td> <Td> Hit an iceberg 11 : 40 p.m. ( ship 's time ) 14 April 1912 on her maiden voyage and sank 2 h 40 min later </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Status : </Td> <Td> Wreck </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Class and type : </Td> <Td> Olympic - class ocean liner </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tonnage : </Td> <Td> 46,328 GRT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Displacement : </Td> <Td> 52,310 tons </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Length : </Td> <Td> 882 ft 9 in ( 269.1 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beam : </Td> <Td> 92 ft 6 in ( 28.2 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Height : </Td> <Td> 175 ft ( 53.3 m ) ( keel to top of funnels ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draught : </Td> <Td> 34 ft 7 in ( 10.5 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Depth : </Td> <Td> 64 ft 6 in ( 19.7 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Decks : </Td> <Td> 9 ( A -- G ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Installed power : </Td> <Td> 24 double - ended and five single - ended boilers feeding two reciprocating steam engines for the wing propellers , and a low - pressure turbine for the centre propeller ; output : 46,000 HP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Propulsion : </Td> <Td> Two three - blade wing propellers and one four - blade centre propeller </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Speed : </Td> <Td> Cruising : 21 kn ( 39 km / h ; 24 mph ) . Max : 24 kn ( 44 km / h ; 28 mph ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Capacity : </Td> <Td> Passengers : 2,435 , crew : 892 . Total : 3,327 ( or 3,547 according to other sources ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Notes : </Td> <Td> Lifeboats : 20 ( sufficient for 1,178 people ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
when was the titanic started to be built
31 March 1909