The ship was equipped with the following:
(1) Wireless telegraphy.
(2) Submarine signaling.
(3) Electric lights and power systems.
(4) Telephones for communication between the different working positions in the vessel. In addition to the telephones, the means of communication included engine and docking telegraphs, and duplicate or emergency engine-room telegraph, to be used in the event of any accident to the ordinary telegraph.
(5) Three electric elevators for taking passengers in the first class up to A deck, immediately below the boat deck, and one in the second class for taking passengers up to the boat deck.
(6) Four electrically driven boat winches on the boat deck for hauling up the boats.
(7) Life-saving appliances to the requirements of the board of trade, including boats and life belts.
(8) Steam whistles on the two foremost funnels, worked on the Willett-Bruce system of automatic control.
(9) Navigation appliances, including Kelvin's patent sounding machines for finding the depth of water under the ship without stopping; Walker's taffrail log for determining the speed of the ship; and flash signal lamps fitted above the shelters at each of the navigating bridge for Morse signaling with other ships.