how did they launch the titanic in the water
Fact 4: A Soapy Launch. The Titanic weighed in at a reported 660 tonnes and to launch her from the top of of the slipway at Thompson dry dock look around 23 tonnes of soap and grease. This quantity of lubricant enabled the Titanic to move from the slipway into the water on the River Lagan in just 62 seconds.