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Arun Vajpey replied to the thread Titanic's stern did not implode..The point is that when there are several deep wrecks of ships that sank intact but show no evidence of implosion, how and why would the... -
Steven Christian replied to the thread Trumpeter 1/200 Scale.Thank you for the reply. Kind of like counter rotating props on a multi engine aircraft canceling out the P-factor. Although that's... -
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Yes and No. By rotating in opposite directions, the ship's propellers would produce fewer vibrations at higher speeds due to a... -
PPatrick Johnson-Hedges replied to the thread Trumpeter 1/200 Scale.Yes and No. By rotating in opposite directions, the ship's propellers would produce fewer vibrations at higher speeds due to a...
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Ethan Nelson replied to the thread Condition of the wreck.Seeing as how the Lusitania sank in such shallow water the superstructure was crushed on impact with the bottom. That's why the... -
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Ethan Nelson replied to the thread What happened to Lusitania's bridge?.Seeing as how the Lusitania sank in such shallow water it is very likely that the bridge along with most of the superstructure was...
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Arun Vajpey replied to the thread Deck rising..At about 02:16 am the Titanic's bow section had dipped to about 11 degrees and at that point the ship suddenly lost its longitudinal...
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Arun Vajpey replied to the thread James Johnstone, the 'star tip' & Nichols' fate.I have to disagree here. Lightoller said that he gave that order to Nichols when the two men were working on Lifeboat 6, which would...
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Thomas Krom replied to the thread Question How was Titanic's final plunge really like? Can you give me all the details and timeline of the final plunge accurately?.Good day to you, To see the final plunge as survivors witnessed it I truly would recommend watching the “What they saw” series by... -
Rancor reacted to William Oakes's post in the thread de Kerbrech's Down Amongst the Black Gang---A Really Good Read with Like.
I am reading a really good book, Down Amongst the Black Gang by author, Richard P. De Kerbrech. This book details the lives of stokers... -
Mike Spooner replied to the thread de Kerbrech's Down Amongst the Black Gang---A Really Good Read.If you like his book, have you read his book: RMS TITANIC 1909-12 Olympic class Owners Workshop Manual. Again written by a true marine... -
Jim Currie replied to the thread Captain Lord and Ureremia.Nope! Had 2 of them and they were very old. All my work after 1974 was done witn GPS, Stoped even using that 16 years ago :D :D :D:D -
Steven Christian replied to the thread Captain Lord and Ureremia.Its good that you can keep those skills alive. I understand in a way what your saying. I often have to use the older ways of doing...
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PPatrick Johnson-Hedges replied to the thread Boiler Level Indicators.From my experience with marine systems, they would likely have just had a pressure gauge on the boiler itself. Other system components...
