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Nuclear submarine vs RMS Titanic

Nuclear submarine vs RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic is larger on weight
RMS Titanic is 2.8× nuclear submarine on weight.

A nuclear submarine and RMS Titanic can be compared on 3 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.
Nuclear submarine RMS Titanic
Weight 16,760–18,750 t 52,310 t
Length 170 m 269.1 m
Typical cost 2,000,000,000 $ 7,500,000 $

What the numbers say

  • RMS Titanic is 2.8× nuclear submarine on weight.
  • RMS Titanic is 1.6× nuclear submarine on length.
  • Nuclear submarine is 270× RMS Titanic on typical cost.

Weight compared.

RMS Titanic 52,310 t
Nuclear submarine 16,760–18,750 t

Nuclear submarine

A US Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, which can stay submerged for months.

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, nuclear submarine or RMS Titanic?
RMS Titanic is 2.8× nuclear submarine on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do nuclear submarines and RMS Titanics compare on length?
Nuclear submarine: 170 m. RMS Titanic: 269.1 m. RMS Titanic is 1.6× nuclear submarine on length.
How do nuclear submarines and RMS Titanics compare on typical cost?
Nuclear submarine: 2,000,000,000 $. RMS Titanic: 7,500,000 $. Nuclear submarine is 270× RMS Titanic on typical cost.

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Sources

  1. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation (CC0 1.0)

How these figures are compiled and checked