Hello everyone, I was looking at Imperator's rudder today, and I asked myself whether the reason why some might deem Titanic's rudder too small, was because it was deliberate decision by the engineers at Harland & Wolff. Since Titanic is a vessel designed for the transatlantic passenger trade I...
As I was trolling through some images, I noticed that Titanic and Olympic seem to have different zinc anode plate arrangements
Here we can see the arrangement of the plates on the rudder.
Here in an image of Titanic, the arrangement of the plates on the rudder are different to Olympic on the...
I have been working on developing plans to model Titanic with the aid of a Laser cutter to make flat plates for walls and floors and bits and bobs. I started at the boat deck and am working my way down... It's a ton of work lol.. Oh well.
Anyhoo.. currently working on C deck and specifically...
Anybody knows who was/were the spur-wheels manufacturer(s) (tiller)? Especially steering gears?
I read in Anton Gill / TITANIC book that some parts could have been made by the French manufacturer CITROËN (who in 1910’s has a gear engineering & factory in Paris - named MORS Company).
The Titanic is a sister vessel of the White Star Liner Olympic and will be ready for use late in the year. She is 45000 tons register and 882 1⁄2 feet long and 92 1⁄2 feet broad. ... Toronto Daily Star Sat, 10 Jun 1911...
What kind of measurements did they use for helm orders other than midships, hard-a-starboard and hard-a-port? Did they use degrees of rudder angle like on modern ships? I heard or read somewhere that they used the wheel spokes as a measure of how far over the helm was.
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I have a question regarding the propeller system on the Titanic. I have been interested in Titanic for many years but I am not a sailor or a ship captain by any means. Now to my question. I am aware Titanic had 3 propellers, two main engines on the port and starboard side and...
Hello there! I just finished working on this, hopefully it sheds some light on how the steering system worked, i am also looking for opinions on it.
If there's any mistakes, please don't hesitate to let me know.
As always looking forward to your opinions
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I been looking in for a while but have decided to post now, I've been interested in the technical side of Titanic since 1983
My questions are regarding the engine and spare engine for the Rudder;
1 How many crew where in that station and did they sleep in there?
2. Where did the...
I understand there was loose ice floating in the immediate area. Could this jam the steering gear and prevent her from turning? Here is an article from July 1912 about the Olympic and a problem with her steering. Does anyone know what caused this mishap and if this was down to human error or...
Howdy One And All. I'm creating a stern section wreck model and I'm confused as to the actual orientation of the ship's rudder. I have read somewhere that it is turned as much as 20 degrees. If so in what direction? And if you say "it's turned 20 degrees to starboard" does that mean the...
i want to make a 3 D model for the engine and need some good drawings showing the crankcase including how the stephenson linkage are installed on the engine ?
did not relly find good dwg for this and need some with more informations!
anyone has some good 2D or even 3D images showing this so...
In September 2010, Lady Louise Patten, Second Officer Lightoller's granddaughter, released information that accused experienced sailors, First Officer Murdoch and Quartermaster Hichens, of making a fatal steering error and later deliberate negligence by continuing to sail after the collision...
One question: the rudder wheel is located on the bridge, but the rudder was located in the after end of the ship (200 m back). Was there a mechanism that connected both?
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I'm working on detailed 3D model of Britannic steering engine in sketchup. I've already seen its detailed plan and photos, but there are part that I never found any photos. Below is the attachment of the image i'm referring to:
(I didn't attach the actual plan due to regulations of...