Boat Deck Cabins

[Brian R Peterson]

Hi All,

I am having quite a hard time locating accurate blueprints of where the Boat Deck cabins were and what thier numbers are.

I believe there are six numbered T U W X Y Z but I may be mistaken.

If anyone could help with both the correct numbers and locations of these cabins I would appreciate it.

Best Regards,

Brian

 

[Paul Visser]

Hi Brian,

As far as I am aware, there were no passenger cabins on the boat deck. There was only accommodation for the captain, his officers and the Marconi operators. The link below describes the boat deck layout very well.

https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/deckplans/deckplan_boat.shtml?PHPSESSID=a5ba0e120b3c8d7bb99107fdb0f9003f

Hope this helps,

Paul

 

[David F. Smith]

Brian, If you want, email me directly and I will scan and send you a copy of the Boat Deck cabin plan. It shows the rooms and how they were furnished. Click on my name to the left to access profile and contact info.

David

 

[Samuel Halpern]

Brian: Here is what you want.

 

[Dan Cherry]

Hello, Paul,
First class passenger Steven Blackwell, who did not survive, occupied Stateroom T on the starboard side of the boat deck. As near as can be determined, none of the other boat deck staterooms were occupied, per the "Cave List".

Further reference:
https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/misc/cabins.shtml

 

[Brian R Peterson]

Hi Samuel!

Thank many times over, I had a feeling the cabins were arranged in such a fashion but couldnt decide which went where.

Best Regards,

Brian

 

[David F. Smith]

Brian, there is a wall at the end by cabin T and X, making the halls a dead end. This separated the passengers from the Officers. At least that is how the White Star Line plans show it. The two unlabeled rooms between Y and X are the only Bathroom and Toilet for those Cabins.

David

 

[Dan Cherry]

David,
could this have been a door? I was under the impression that there was direct, unimpeded access from the wheelhouse to the Marconi room. There was an indicated door next to "T" but nothing on my Titanic plans near X....

Thoughts?

 

[David F. Smith]

Hi Dan, The wall shown on my plan runs fore to aft on your right as you approach cabin X say from the sixth officers cabin. The crew hallway ran along side of it then turns left to get to the marconi rooms. Basically it looped around to the starboard side then back up towards the Captains quarters. It doesn't indicate a door there. This plan is on page 194 of the Susan Wels book: Titanic, Legacy of the Worlds Greatest Ocean Liner. ISBN#078355261-0 It has at the back a copy of the revised Titanic Deck plans printed 11 days before the Maiden Voyage. It also has a copy of the Olympics deck plans, but they didn't show the boat deck for some odd reason.

David

 

[Tarn Stephanos]

Do we have any photos of a boat deck cabin from Olympic? Im very curious as to its size and decor....


Regards


Tarn Stephanos

 

[Brian R Peterson]

Tarn,

There are no known photos of Boat Deck cabins from either ship.

W, U, T and Z were all almost identical to a one berth A Deck cabin in size, decor and accommodations while X and Y were smaller cabins that were bare bones or "dodgy" according to Dan K.

Best Regards,

Brian

 

[Paul Visser]

Dan and Samuel,

Thank you so much for your input. I always very much appreciate it. I can honestly say that I have learned something new from you today.

Yours Gratefully,

Paul

 

[Tarn Stephanos]

Brian, do you suppose the boat deck cabins might have been of the same size and decor as cabins A -36 and A- 37?

The photos of Father Brown's cabin might give an idea as to the decor of the boat deck cabins...

 

[Nigel Bryant]

Hi,

As mentioned basically the boat-deck cabins looked like the forward staterooms on the lower decks in this forward portion of the vessel. The Boat Deck stateroom decor consisted of white painted walls, a steel roof and carpeting complete with the ordinary furniture, a bed, washstand with mirror and a dressing table. Stateroom Z, I believe could sleep three passengers, as this stateroom was the largest. A-36 and 37 were in a different style altogether compared to these forward boat-deck cabins and more ornately furnished with adjoining bathrooms. Olympic did not have these staterooms during her first years of services, these additional staterooms were added in the 1913 refit after Titanic’s loss.

Nigel

 

[Lester Mitcham]

All,

Contrary to the plans in E&H and the plan posted above which show no wall between the corner of room "X" and the "Silent Room" [the room on the port-side of the Marconi Room] H&W plans indicate that there was a solid wall between "X" and the "Silent Room". Also contrary to the plan posted above other deck plans show a doorway at the after end of the starboard-side passageway near room "T".

Stateroom "Z" was a 2-berth room.

Below is a copy of the section of the Father Browne plans showing the furniture arrangements for the Boat deck staterooms.