engines

Surely few would dissent from the view that what the world really needs, apart from free eye-care, reusable petrol, and the eradication of poverty is a really big, all encompassing Titanic search engine. Well ET is about to fulfil this long felt want and announces the keel laying of the as yet...

There has been some speculation about whether the turning engines reported by Dillon and Scott were actually ordered from the bridge or were merely to warm the cylinders. Since book knowledge evidently counts for more than my practical experience in this matter, I turned to my library and...

Hi, do you know the colours of the floors and walls of engine and boiler rooms? Are there any pictures of these interiors? Where were situated the "emergency ladders" of the boiler rooms? Thanks Ale

How did they get the huge triple expansion engines aboard the ship. They were about 22 metres high and must have had a considerable weight. They were fully assembled in the factory and not on the ship!

Take a look at this incredible piece of craftmanship... It is a 1:20 model of Titanic's port side engine. For anyone wondering how large such a engine really was, take a look at the stair... Enjoy! http://titanic-model.com/trma/db-03/hahn.html Regards, Remco

Hi all, I'm currently doing work on my Computer Graphics senior design project. Part of the project involves creating a computer-generated animation of the engine for the Mauritania. I'm not looking to be totally accurate, but I do need something fairly realistic. As such, does anyone know...

Some time ago when researching the ‘Olympics’ at the Public Record Office I looked-up the Cunarder Mauretania briefly out of brief interest. There were numerous documents about the famous ‘Maury,’ including these: MT 15/478 BOILERS: Repairs to - "Mauretania" O.N.124093 1921-1926 MT...

Excuse my lack of knowledge, but I am a Newbie in Titanics Story. I am 30 years in age and during my hobbies I work as an beginners firemen for a railroad steam engine, so I got basic knowledge about stoking a boiler and maintaining the engines, as well as how steam engines opperate. During my...

as a new member to the group, i feel compelled to inform everyone that i am not a historian, merely just another human being who has thankfully had his attention refocused to the events of 1912 thanks to the wonderful 1997 film..now with that being said,i would like to pose this question to...