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That would be awful. Didn't the bottom floor of the ship be able to open up? I believe that's what the engineers were doing to rig the pumps. Mr. Shepard actually fell into a manhole that night. I don't know if what I'm talking about is the same thing....I also heard at one point the water was entering Boiler Room 5 by the floor. I think Barrett testified to that before the bulkhead collapsed that the water was entering through the floor panels.
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Eww. I've not heard that before, but I can understand that being a rumor that may have surfaced after the sinking, along with the stories of pasengers and crew who had a sense of foreboding on the ship.
If it was true that is actualy pretty gruesome, can you imagine? I don't know how fast the bottom was built but surelythey wold have noticed? |
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Posted on: 2007/5/3 23:07
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Speaking of the double bottom, has anyone ever heard a story or rumor that someone was caught in the double bottom and sealed up in the ship?
I remember hearing this on the IMAX movie "Titanica", but have not heared this story any where else. It was probably just a rumor, because the reason they said why he was caught in it was because of the rapid pace of contruction. |
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Yes, the keel is laid first. Keels form the spine of the ship, though on a flat bottom ship, it may not be readily apparent. If you ever look at the structure of an old wooden ship, such as a Viking longship or a Roman ship, these vessels' keel was a solid and defined length of wood that formed the profile of the ship beneath the waterline. The rest of the ship was then built out from the keel. Daniel |
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Hmm...Alright. I think I get it. The Keel was laid down first, then the double bottom was added..The Hull? And then above that would be the bottom where anyone in the cargo holds, boiler rooms and engine rooms would stand on? I know there were pumping devices under where they stood.
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Hi Mac,
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That's not quite true. The keel is only on the centreline, forming the ship's 'backbone' and key to the double bottom structure. The boiler rooms had their own floor plating, upon which stokers would stand and feed the furnaces with coal. The hull structure includes the keel and double bottom. Best wishes, Mark. |
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Ahh I think I get what you mean Rowan. The keel would be what the men in the boiler rooms would be standing on. The bottom layer. And the siding of the ship(Part that the ice popped open) would be the hull?
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Hi Rowan,
Thanks for the pictures. Another interesting consideration is that the ships were designed to be docked on one line of blocks at the centre, so the hull structure was made strong enough to withstand that without the sides sagging down. The transverse watertight bulkheads -- much stronger than required by Lloyd's regulations, and with closer frame spacing -- were of considerable assistance in that regard. Best wishes, Mark. |
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okay it won't let me post two pictures at once so here's a picture of the hull.
Attached file:  180px-Hullform-3D.PNG.png (16.76 KB) |
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Posted on: 2007/4/20 14:15
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