Loss of the Steamship "Titanic"

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These were the three of the four decks which, as already stated, were continuous all fore and aft. The other decks, G and orlop, which extended only along a part of the ship, we...

_D deck._--The general height from D deck to C deck was 10 feet 6 inches, this being reduced to 9 feet at the forward end, and 9 feet 6 inches at the after end, the taper being...

The keels were of elm. The stems and stern posts were of oak. They were all clinker built of yellow pine, double fastened with copper nails, clinched over rooves. The timbers we...

The _Titanic_ left Southampton on Wednesday, April 10, and after calling at Cherbourg, proceeded to Queenstown, from which port she sailed on the afternoon of Thursday, April 11...

From 6 p. m. onward to the time of the collision the weather was perfectly clear and fine. There was no moon, the stars were out, and there was not a cloud in the sky. There was...

In view of what has already been said about the possible advantages of longitudinal subdivision, it is unnecessary further to discuss the question of carrying up the double bott...

On receipt of the _Titanic_'s first distress message the captain immediately ordered the ship to be turned around and driven at her highest speed (17-1/2 knots) in the direction...

As a result of these reports, the merchant shipping (life-saving appliances) act, 1888, appears to have been passed, under which rules were made by the board of trade at differe...

The board of trade note that the gradations of tonnage in the extension of the scale suggested by the advisory committee are not the same as those in the form of scale submitted...

Attention has been called by the mark lane surveyors to the form and proportions of the boats used in the Royal navy. The proportion of depth to breadth is greater than is appar...

2. Before leaving Queenstown on or about April 11 last did the _Titanic_ comply with the requirements of the merchant shipping acts, 1894-1906, and the rules and regulations mad...

+---------------+----------------------------------------------- New York | Titanic time | time. |(approximated).| Communications. -----------+---------------+------------------...

24. (_a_) What was the cause of the loss of the _Titanic_ and of the loss of life which thereby ensued or occurred? (_b_) What vessels had the opportunity of rendering assistanc...