This is a common point of confusion because people often compare the length of the ship to the height of the statue. If you stood the Titanic on its end, it would be much taller (882 feet) than the Statue of Liberty (305 feet). However, when comparing them in their "normal" orientations, the Statue of Liberty is taller. From the ground to the tip of the torch, the Statue of Liberty stands approximately 305 feet (93 meters) tall. In contrast, the Titanic, from its keel (the bottom) to the top of its four iconic funnels, stood about 175 feet (53 meters) tall. Essentially, if the Titanic were floating right next to Liberty Island, the statue's torch would tower about 130 feet above the ship's highest smokestack. While the Titanic was an absolute behemoth in terms of volume and length—nearly three times the length of the statue—it was not as "tall" as the monumental copper lady in New York Harbor.