rudder

What was the steering gear like? How did that work? How big was it? Thanks

Our Boy Scout Troup was hicking on High Island, west of Beaver Is. and found a rudder from the Carl D. Bradley on the the beach in 1962. I believe we took it to the State of MI Historical Museum in Lansing since we were from there. Does anyone know if it was retrieved and placed in a maritime...

This is my first time posting and I have a question that may sound stupid to some of you; I was just wondering what kind of technology was used to turn the rudder on the Titanic? I would really appreciate any help. Thanks, Brent D.

Could there have been ice building up on the Rudder for a short time before the collision? If so, would ice build-up have an effect on the performance of the rudder? Also, isn't it true that the Titanic would have suffered from a lot of ocean spray coming up from the bow? If so, could...

Just a chain of thought… It has often been reported that the rudder of the ‘Olympic’ class was undersized, considering the size of the vessels. Maritime Historian John Maxtone-Graham cites that the rudder design was twice in question: when Titanic failed to clear the iceberg, and during...

Just WHERE was the Titanic's rudder left at after the collison with the berg? Is it a known, proven fact if it was left at eithier "Hard-a-starboard", "hard-a-port", "amidships", or some other, lesser angle to the left or right or is it (like many T. things) a matter of speculation? Richard K.