Titanics swimming pool.

[VW1956]

Hello. Does anyone know if any of the survivors from Titanic ever say that they had used the swimming pool? I know that sea water was used in the pool but was it heated sea water? Ken.

[882 1/2]

The seawater in the Titanic's swimming pool was heated to room temperature (72°) from the Titanic's boilers. The second part to your question I don't know

[Dave Gittins]

Colonel Gracie mentioned using the pool on Sunday morning. His next swim was less fun!

[VW1956]

Hello 882 1/2. Thanks for that information.

Hello Dave. Thank you and very funny. Ken.

[Dave Gittins]

White Star had foresight. It provided facilities where passengers could practice swimming and rowing.

[Sheikh Mustafa]

Salaam my friends,
Dave beat me to the punch, but Colonel Gracie did indeed use the swimming pool. He described it as being heated to a refreshing degree, and enjoyed the experience quite a bit.

Mustafa

[pat toms]

Sheik Mustapha,There were a lot of Army men on the Titanic most of them kept themselves fit which helped save some of them from dying on the Titanic.Canadian Soldiers,British soldiers,and of course American Soldiers,it was no doubt because Colonel Gracy survived and wrote book about his experiences,and not long after he died because of what he suffered.Pat

[Aly Jones]

Why were there so many American,British,Canadians army men on-board the Titanic? were they suspicious of WWI?

[VW1956]

Hello Aly. I to am a bit puzzeled by what Pat says about the services being on Titanic. I wouldn't have thought that the First World War was on anyones mind in 1912 (but I could be wrong). Maybe Pat was referring to the excellent work done by Titanics older sister ship Olympic during the First World War. I'm sure Pat will be back to puzzelments. (Is that even a word). Ken.

[aspiringsailor]

Hi all,
I'm writing a fictional story based on the Titanic, and I have a few questions about the swimming bath/swimming pool (which I'm going to incorporate into my story). The concept of the bath/pool is slightly confusing to me, partly because I've heard the term being used interchangeably. Does this mean that the swimming bath and the swimming pool are the same thing? Or are they different things? And if they were the same, would you normally be allowed to swim and bathe (take a bath) in the same area? (A somewhat disconcerting thought, but you never know).
Thank you for your help in advance.

[MAB]

Does this mean that the swimming bath and the swimming pool are the same thing?

Yes.

would you normally be allowed to swim and bathe (take a bath) in the same area?

No.

[Aly Jones]

HI,

Take a look at the size of the Olympic class liners swimming bath' yes It's a pool and the size of a regular pool. Swimming bath was the word in 1900 for swimming pool.

[VW1956]

Hello Aspiringsailor. The pool size was 33 ft 0 in by 14 ft 0 in. The depth of the water at the forward end was 4 ft 6 in and was 5 ft 4 in at the after end. The depth from the pool water level to the deck level was 3 ft 0 in. This great hieght was intended to keep the pool water within the tank as the ship was in motion. Apparently it didn't work to well. Also in case it's of any use to you in your plans. In the pool area there were two showers and 13 cubicles. Obviously who ever designed this part was not superstitious. The baths were situated next to the Turkish baths. Ken.

[DanFilson]

The Titanic swimming pool (I think there was only one) would have contained a substantial amount of water, and water weighs a great deal. Had the pool been emptied as fast as possible following the collision, by how much would this have lessened the downward pull on the bows and could it have delayed the sinking significantly? If the pool was six feet deep by twenty feet wide and sixty feet long (I doubt it was anywhere near even half Olympic pool size), that's 7,200 cubic feet of water.

[The Walrus]

It would have made no difference whatsoever. If they'd have pumped out the pool into the sea, it would only have been sucked back into the ship through the hole in the side.