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Hello Captain Jack, I'm guessing you mean 'irrelevant' with regard to the height of the watertight bulkheads. While I agree that their height is not as great an issue as has been made out by a number of people, I disagree that the water simply moved through open watertight doors. If we're speaking of the twelve main watertight doors dividing the boiler rooms and machinery spaces, as you seem to be, then they would close before significant quantities of water passed through, by means of the floats provided as a precaution. This is evident in Harland & Wolff's description: 'In the event of accident, or at any time when it might be considered desirable, the captain or officer on duty could, by simply moving an electric switch, immediately close all these doors. The time required for the doors to close was between 25 and 30 seconds. Each door could also be closed from below by operating a hand lever fitted alongside the door. As a further precaution floats were provided beneath the floor level, which, in the event of water accidentally entering any of the compartments, automatically lifted and thus released the clutches, thereby permitting the doors in that particular compartment to close if they had not already been dropped by any other means. These doors were fitted with cataracts which controlled the speed of closing. Due notice of closing from the bridge was given by a warning bell.' If you're suggesting that the ship progressively flooded through open watertight doors, then I'll have to disagree. The other watertight doors higher up in the various bulkheads might be another matter, but I guess that's a case for another discussion sometime. I've responded to your post in the other, Olympic related discussion, as well -- in case you'd missed it. Best wishes, Mark. |
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Mark Chirnside, Warwickshire, England. 'RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister.' |
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Posted on: 2005/5/14 9:39
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