The inner workings of the Titanic revealed through this incredible 3D model | Unearthed

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0:01The largest passenger ship in the world, was

0:03also one of the fastest.

0:07The Titanic was fueled by a network of 29

0:10boilers. These ferociously burned

0:13through 600 tons of coal a day, feeding two steam

0:17engines. Each one the size of a three story

0:22house, along with a revolutionary new

0:25turbine. The engines provided more than 45,000

0:30horsepower to the ship's three super sized

0:33propellers. These drove the huge vessel towards

0:37the iceberg at 25mph.

0:41So was the Titanic simply going too fast?

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