Jack Grimm mounted expeditions in the early 1980s to locate the wreck of the Titanic. The ships used in the search towed sonar devices and apparently one of them captured an image that supposedly looked like a ship's propeller. Grimm thought it belonged to the Titanic but this was never confirmed. Is this image available anywhere to the public? I've heard about this apparent propeller sighting for years but I've never seen it anywhere despite many online searches.
Jack Grimm mounted expeditions in the early 1980s to locate the wreck of the Titanic. The ships used in the search towed sonar devices and apparently one of them captured an image that supposedly looked like a ship's propeller. Grimm thought it belonged to the Titanic but this was never confirmed. Is this image available anywhere to the public? I've heard about this apparent propeller sighting for years but I've never seen it anywhere despite many online searches.
Believe it or not there is a pretty cool DVD called ‘the titanic expedition, the discovery’ from 1998........
Judging by its size and shape it looks like the missing one from the Titanic's starboard propeller.
1. What is clear from the photo is that the third blade is buried in the mud.There is a blade missing from the starboard propeller. That is very clear to see from the photos.
There is a blade missing from the starboard propeller. That is very clear to see from the photos.
How did it get there? It fell during the collision because that is what the survivors stated. I would not be surprised if more felt the blade falling than the actual collision itself.
Regarding Grimm's expedition. Do you have a source which says all the scientists that took part in Grimm's expedition disagreed with him that it was a propeller blade? No source = no truth in that claim.
.......Sorry the only one here making untrue claims are you.
3. Titanic's central propeller is also buried in the mud. It would be nice if we can view it since a H&W notebook says that Titanic had a 3-bladed central prop while Olympic had a 4-bladed one.
Look at where your arrow is pointing Aaron. The wing propellors had three blades therefore each blade was 120 degrees around the 360 degree hub.....
Rob, I fully agree with you.Ironically your picture of the Olympic's prop actually proves my point. Look at the orientation of the prop in the picture and then Titanic's on the sea bed. They are almost identical. Apart from the fact you are looking at one from the front and one from the rear the blades are almost perfectly aligned. One up, one on the side and one down. What this clearly shows us that the bolts on the boss are all below the mud.
Believe it or not there is a pretty cool DVD called ‘the titanic expedition, the discovery’ from 1998. This documentary is 50 minutes of footage from the Jack Grimm expedition(s). Even though the DVD is crap quality the story of his expeditions is really the American dream. It’s a must watch for the salivate and discovery history buffs. It includes a video of the monitor on the boat which was dragging a camera over the so called propeller. So you can watch and judge for yourself.
Personally, there is no way it was a blade. It looks more like an odd rock formation to me. Another viable explanation is that it was actually a propeller blade form the Olympic which I’ve heard lost a blade in the similar area. It’s a reach for sure though.
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