The New York Times, 27 February 1914
LAST WORD IN SHIP SAFETY
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Claim Made for White Star Liner Britannic, Launched Yesterday
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BELFASH, [sic] Feb. 26---The launching to-day of the Britannic, the 50,000-ton White Star liner, marks an important development in constructional safety, so far as engineering ingenuity can insure it.
The Britannic, which is intended for the transatlantice [sic] service, had just been laid down when the Titanic disaster occurred, and as a result, the plans of the new liner were almost completely remodeled, which accounts for her long stay on the stocks.
She is a triple-screw steamer, 900 feet in length, and there has been introduced into her construction every device possible to prevent a recurrence of such a disaster as overtook the Titanic. A complete inner skin extends to a considerable height above the load line, the most vulnerable portion of the vessel, and the height and number of the bulkheads have been increased. It is said for the Britannic that she will be able to float with any six compartments flooded.
The inner skin consists of heavy plating, which extends for more than half the length of the vessel, from the watertight bulkhead in front of the forward boiler room to the after-end of the turbine engine room. It is connected to the outer shell by longitudinal tubes and angles, with especially strong connections at bulkheads and watertight divisions. In addition, an extra watertight bulkhead has been introduced, and the existing bulkheads have been carried right up to the bridge deck.
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LAST WORD IN SHIP SAFETY
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Claim Made for White Star Liner Britannic, Launched Yesterday
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BELFASH, [sic] Feb. 26---The launching to-day of the Britannic, the 50,000-ton White Star liner, marks an important development in constructional safety, so far as engineering ingenuity can insure it.
The Britannic, which is intended for the transatlantice [sic] service, had just been laid down when the Titanic disaster occurred, and as a result, the plans of the new liner were almost completely remodeled, which accounts for her long stay on the stocks.
She is a triple-screw steamer, 900 feet in length, and there has been introduced into her construction every device possible to prevent a recurrence of such a disaster as overtook the Titanic. A complete inner skin extends to a considerable height above the load line, the most vulnerable portion of the vessel, and the height and number of the bulkheads have been increased. It is said for the Britannic that she will be able to float with any six compartments flooded.
The inner skin consists of heavy plating, which extends for more than half the length of the vessel, from the watertight bulkhead in front of the forward boiler room to the after-end of the turbine engine room. It is connected to the outer shell by longitudinal tubes and angles, with especially strong connections at bulkheads and watertight divisions. In addition, an extra watertight bulkhead has been introduced, and the existing bulkheads have been carried right up to the bridge deck.
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