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Does anyone know what changes were made to the QE2 fairly early on in her life (certainly before the Falklands service). The only one I know of is the addition of several penthouse suites, but if you compare very early photos, there is a very obvious change at the front below the bridge. In this...

Mucking about in Photoshop once more, I decided to depict Mauretania from a distance at Rosyth passing under the Forth Bridge. What do u think?

When I look at pictures of the stern of Titanic/Olympic, I can see several structures on the stern bridge. But I can't say for sure what they are. I'm pretty sure I can see some engine telegraphs, and a phone box on a small pole. But do I see a ship's wheel? I see something that looks...

I have heard either the designer, or the son of the man who designed the Brooklyn Bridge was on the Titanic. Anyone know the name of this person? regards Tarn Stephanos

I am 100% convinced that the scene shown in ANTR and the Cameron Titanic film how all the senior officers were assembled together on the bridge after the collision and briefed on the situation in fact NEVER HAPPENED. Likewise I dont believe there was a meeting between Capt Smith,Thomas Andrews...

In Titanic's open bridge under the windows there are brown boards with a circle cutout in each of them. Note Leo Marriott's Titanic. In the Titanic Tutorial,I found out that they were window covers for the windows above them. Why did the windows have to be covered with these boards? Was this in...

In addition to what I just said there are some basic passenger handling philosophies that are contained there in. For instance not to many would want to dropped into the ocean from up to 70 feet above the water. Children could be killed in the seats. Launching and lowering would take longer...

Have just finished another viewing of the Cameron film and was caught up in the excitement at the time of the collision. Really gripping, of course, Fleet calling to report the berg, impatient at their slowness to answer, Murdoch running pell-mell, etc. Yet I seem to recall in "A Night to...

Once again I will probably show my ignorance of proper maritime protocol, but, anyway, here goes: Re the chain of command on the bridge: Again I quote from the testimony of the good Mr. Robert Hitchins, helmsman on duty at the time of the collision with the iceberg. He indicates in his statement...

Recently, I was asked privately about Titanic's bridge telegraphs. I have had many discussions with Bill Sauder about this and have gathered enough information to get a fairly complete picture of Titanic's configuration. In the event that this topic is of interest to the group, I will post an...

We all know that after the collision, Capt. Smith rushed into the bridge of Titanic. Present were the 1st Officer Murdoch, the quartermaster Hitchens and the 6th Officer Moody. A few moments later, Thomas Andrews entered the bridge and together with Smith went down to have a personal knowledge...