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Two of the collapsible boats were kept on the roof of the officers quarters with little intention to use them except as a last resort. The Titanic actually carried twenty: Sixteen wooden, and four collapsible. Whilst these rules specified that a vessel over 10,000 tons needed 16 lifeboats. The designers of the Titanic slightly improved upon the regulations of the Board of Trade regarding maritime safety. The captain and his officers were housed in the forward boat deck. Most of the crew was accommodated in the lower deck. The crew consisted of 860 people: 320 working the ship, 475 stewards and 65 navigators. This which would prove to be disastrous later. To make it easier to work in the boiler rooms, the double bottom was not continued up the sides of the hull. Steam was generated from 29 boilers enabling their engines to develope 15,000 horsepower. The two ships could attain speeds up to 21 knots under optimum conditions. The “Shipbuilder,” a prestigious British shipping trade journal labelled the Titanic as being “ unsinkable.” The whole design of the ship meant that it could stay afloat with any two compartments flooded! On a worst case scenario, the Titanic or any of her sisters could suffer a broadside collision and yet able to limp back to base for repairs. Alternatively each door could be individually closed via a lever or thirdly, by a float mechanism located beneath the floor so that if a compartment was flooded, incoming water triggered the mechanism and the doors would shut. The first way was by a switch the Captain had on the bridge that tripped all doors at the same time. They could be closed three ways in case of an emergency.
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The watertight doors provided thoroughfares between compartments. The hull was divided into 16 watertight compartments by means of 15 watertight bulkheads extending through F deck. The ships were composed of ten decks including the Orlop Deck. The Titanic, Olympic and Gigantic were the beginning of an era. A 200-ton floating crane was used to fit the Titanic. The Titanic’s fittings were delayed because the Olympic needed repairs and the owners wanted her back in service as soon as possible. Soon the Olympic would depart for Liverpool and then to Southampton for her maiden voyage to America. After which, Lord Pirrie took them to the Olympic which was moored nearby. Once launched she would be ready to be fitted out for her maiden voyage.Īfter the launch, there was a VIP lunch for the guests. It required 22 tons of tallow and soap to be able to stand the huge tonnage of the ship. It took only 62 seconds for her to glide into the water. Bruce Ismay and the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. She was framed by the 6th April 1910, her steel shell plating completed by the 19th October 1910 and was ready for launching on the 31st May 1911.įor the grand launching, the honourarium consisted of J. She was completed by the end of May 1911.Ĭonstruction of the Titanic started after the Olympic in order to reduce the precurement pressures of such building programme. The shell plating was completed by April 1910 and she was launched on the 20th October 1910. She was framed by the 20th November 1908. The keel of the Olympic was laid on the 16th December 1908. He prepared the scale drawings that would enable work to start. By 1908 he was at the height of his career.
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Lord Pirrie’s nephew, Thomas Andrews was in charge of design. Over 11,000 employees were taken on to carry out the work. 10 cranes transported men and material to the different levels of construction. The Olympic was given shipyard number 400 and the Titanic 401. On the 1st July 1907, the order was given to commence work on two of the sisters.