Titanic Departure Photograph

[Arun Vajpey]

You guys may be right, but wasn't Lusitania repainted for WW1? I thought that included the funnels.
Also, hard to tell but smoke seems to be coming out of all 4 funnels in the oval picture, something that could not have happened on the Titanic.

I confess that I still think those funnels seem too tall in relation to the superstructure for the Titanic.

 

[Cam Houseman]

You guys may be right, but wasn't Lusitania repainted for WW1? I thought that included the funnels.
Also, hard to tell but smoke seems to be coming out of all 4 funnels in the oval picture, something that could not have happened on the Titanic.

I confess that I still think those funnels seem too tall in relation to the superstructure for the Titanic.

That's ok, Arun! Whatever starts a discussion!
The Funnels are painted "White Star Buff" and Black, you can tell from this distance. and the lack of structure on Titanic's Poop Deck.

 

[iceberggg]

The other pictures are obviously that of the Titanic but the he heights of the funnels in the oval picture made me wonder if this was an odd angle photo of the Lusitania.

Arun!
Brilliant observation! However, I disagree. (feel free to rip my "observation" apart )
1. the Aft open A-Deck Promenade
2. the Black rings around Lusitania's Funnels are not present

Some pictures: (from my own personal files)
mmmmmm... no deckhouse- can't be lusitania

 

[Ioannis Georgiou]

Do we know what the second photo looks like or has it not been published?

As far as I know the 2nd one has been shared a few years ago on a Titanic Facebook page.

 

[Ioannis Georgiou]

The other pictures are obviously that of the Titanic but the he heights of the funnels in the oval picture made me wonder if this was an odd angle photo of the Lusitania.

It's Titanic.

 

[Arun Vajpey]

OK people, thanks. I was just wondering, that's all. I accept that it must be the Titanic after all.

 

[Steven Christian]

OK people, thanks. I was just wondering, that's all. I accept that it must be the Titanic after all.

That's not hard to do. I have seen a picture of a four stacker that's not a close up and think it's Titanic or some other ship which turns out to be different.. From a distance the four stackers look more alike than different from each other. At least to me that is.

 

[Arun Vajpey]

From a distance the four stackers look more alike than different from each other.

Yes, of that era. Ships are easier to identify in profile or in close-up pictures with obvious structural variations. But an old sepia photo of the ship at such an acute angle makes it difficult. When seen at certain angles, the funnels of Lusitania appeared relatively taller than those of the Titanic and that's why I wondered about the oval picture.

 

[Ioannis Georgiou]

Here is one of Lusitania in the distance for comparison. Mainly in the distance the 4 funnel liners can be identified mainly by superstructure and position/distance of funnels and masts.

 

[Cam Houseman]

Here is one of Lusitania in the distance for comparison. Mainly in the distance the 4 funnel liners can be identified mainly by superstructure and position/distance of funnels and masts.

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that's the last known picture of her, on May 1st, right?