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Aircraft carrier vs RMS Titanic

Aircraft carrier vs RMS Titanic
Aircraft carrier is larger on weight
Aircraft carrier is 1.9× RMS Titanic on weight.

An aircraft carrier and RMS Titanic can be compared on 5 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
Aircraft carrier RMS Titanic
Weight 101,600–106,300 t 52,310 t
Height 74 m 53.3 m
Length 332.8 m 269.1 m
Width 76.8 m 28.2 m
Typical cost 8,500,000,000 $ 7,500,000 $

What the numbers say

  • Aircraft carrier is 1.9× RMS Titanic on weight.
  • Aircraft carrier is somewhat greater than RMS Titanic on height — about 1.4×.
  • Aircraft carrier is somewhat greater than RMS Titanic on length — about 1.2×.
  • Aircraft carrier is 2.7× RMS Titanic on width.
  • Aircraft carrier is 1,100× RMS Titanic on typical cost.

Weight compared.

Aircraft carrier 101,600–106,300 t
RMS Titanic 52,310 t

Aircraft carrier

A US Navy Nimitz-class supercarrier, the standard against which "the size of an aircraft carrier" is measured.

RMS Titanic

A British ocean liner that sank on her maiden voyage in April 1912 with the loss of about 1,500 lives.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, aircraft carrier or RMS Titanic?
Aircraft carrier is 1.9× RMS Titanic on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do aircraft carriers and RMS Titanics compare on height?
Aircraft carrier: 74 m. RMS Titanic: 53.3 m. Aircraft carrier is somewhat greater than RMS Titanic on height — about 1.4×.
How do aircraft carriers and RMS Titanics compare on length?
Aircraft carrier: 332.8 m. RMS Titanic: 269.1 m. Aircraft carrier is somewhat greater than RMS Titanic on length — about 1.2×.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked