Much of the heavy lifting on this and other Titanic subjects have already been done for you at various sites such as the Titanic Research and Modeling Association:
http://titanic-model.com/
The Rivet Counter Page
http://rivetcounter.txc.net.au/
Or the Titanic Fiber Optics page
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Portal/5262/index.html