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
| 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
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