Titanic’s Watertight Compartments
Titanic, according to the many legends, was ‘practically unsinkable’, but in reality, no ship can ever be made trulyunsinkable, even almost a century after Titanic’s conception. However, steps had been taken by the ship’s builders, Harland And Wolff, during the design of the Olympic-class liners to ensure that these vessels would be the safest ships to ever take to the seas at that time, and the …
Suevic
Builder: Harland and Wolff Yard No.: 333 Launched: 1900 Maiden Voyage: 1901 Liverpool – Cape Town – Sydney Gross Tonnage: 12,531 tons Length: 550.2ft Beam: 63.3ft Decks: 3 Funnels: 1 Masts: 4 Propellers: 2 Engines: 2 x four cylinder quadruple expansion Boilers: 4 double ended + 1 single Speed: 14 knots Port of Registry: Liverpool Carrying Capacity: 400 passengers, 100,000 refrigerated carcasses Sister Ships: Afric, Medic, Persic, Runic II (Jubilee Class Liners) Suevic was the fifth, and …
Chief Officer Henry Tingle Wilde of the Titanic
Henry Tingle Wilde was born in Liverpool on 21st September, 1872. He had begun his career at sea in his teens aboard traditional old-fashioned sailing vessels. But once Wilde had gained his all-important masters certificate, he had joined the White Star Line, and left the old square-rigged ships far behind. Henry Wilde rose steadily, as all good …
Third Officer Herbert John Pitman of the Titanic
Herbert John Pitman was Titanic’s Third Officer. He had been at sea for almost nine years, and the last five of those had been with the White Star Line. He received a telegram, as did all the junior officers, informing him to report to the White Star Line’s Liverpool offices at 9a.m. on 26th March, in order to pick up their …