Installed power 24 double-ended (six furnace) and 5 single-ended (three furnace) Scotch boilers originally coal burning, later converted to oil fired in 1919. Two four-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engines each producing 15,000 hp for the two outboard wing propellers at 85 revolutions per minute. One low-pressure turbine producing 16,000 hp. Total 46,000 hp,[3] however capable of 59,000 hp at full speed.[4]
Propulsion Two bronze three-bladed wing propellers. One bronze four-bladed centre propeller.
Speed
21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (service, 1911)
23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (service, 1933)
24.2 knots (45 km/h; 28 mph) (Max Speed)[2]
Capacity 2,435 passengers
Crew 950
Notes Lead ship of the Olympic Class ocean liners.
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Installed power 24 double-ended (six furnace) and 5 single-ended (three furnace) Scotch boilers originally coal burning, later converted to oil fired in 1919. Two four-cylinder triple-expansion reciprocating engines each producing 15,000 hp for the two outboard wing propellers at 85 revolutions per minute. One low-pressure turbine producing 16,000 hp. Total 46,000 hp,[3] however capable of 59,000 hp at full speed.[4]
Propulsion Two bronze three-bladed wing propellers. One bronze four-bladed centre propeller.
Speed
21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) (service, 1911)
23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) (service, 1933)
24.2 knots (45 km/h; 28 mph) (Max Speed)[2]
Capacity 2,435 passengers
Crew 950
Notes Lead ship of the Olympic Class ocean liners.
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