Trunks being taken aboard Titanic. But is it REALLY Titanic?

[Cam Houseman]

So recently, I've lost about 50% of my Titanic files on my computer, besides my wreck folder somehow. I was rebuilding my pictures of pre-sinking photos, so I was looking around, and Time.com has this picture

its described as Trunks being carried aboard the Titanic on April 11th. but there's several issues with this.

1. the davits. Titanic's davits don't look like this, and don't stay on the outside, facing inward

the famous photograph of Titanic's Lifeboats (I think)

2. the highest point you could get as a passenger, that you were allowed to go, would be the Aft end of A-Deck. But this seems to be higher than the top deck.
3. Titanic had a teak handrail at the top of the railing, right?

This ship is missing that as well.

I wonder what ship this really is. Sort of reminds me of the Oceanic, the davits are similar

 

[Florencio]

easy... radial davits, no Titanic...

 

[Cam Houseman]

easy... radial davits, no Titanic...

thanks!
I do wonder what ship this was however

 

[Jim Currie]

So recently, I've lost about 50% of my Titanic files on my computer, besides my wreck folder somehow. I was rebuilding my pictures of pre-sinking photos, so I was looking around, and Time.com has this picture
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its described as Trunks being carried aboard the Titanic on April 11th. but there's several issues with this.

1. the davits. Titanic's davits don't look like this, and don't stay on the outside, facing inward

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the famous photograph of Titanic's Lifeboats (I think)
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2. the highest point you could get as a passenger, that you were allowed to go, would be the Aft end of A-Deck. But this seems to be higher than the top deck.
3. Titanic had a teak handrail at the top of the railing, right?
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This ship is missing that as well.
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I wonder what ship this really is. Sort of reminds me of the Oceanic, the davits are similar

The davits are on the Tender, Cam. If you could see the ones in your picture they would look (VERY ROUGHLY) like this

 

[Cam Houseman]

The davits are on the Tender, Cam. If you could see the ones in your picture they would look (VERY ROUGHLY) like this
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Ohhhh! Is this the tender America? And that davit makes sense, since they were swung out partially for Second Class Passengers to have more room

this Tender along side Titanic when she was at Queenstown
(Francis Browne, Queenstown, April 11th, 1912)

If it is Titanic, do you know where it is taken? I can't make it out at all. its just that missing teak handrail that bothers me, if its for sure Titanic, she should have it atop the railing

 

[Jim Currie]

Ohhhh! Is this the tender America? And that davit makes sense, since they were swung out partially for Second Class Passengers to have more room

this Tender along side Titanic when she was at Queenstown
(Francis Browne, Queenstown, April 11th, 1912)
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If it is Titanic, do you know where it is taken? I can't make it out at all. its just that missing teak handrail that bothers me, if its for sure Titanic, she should have it atop the railing

It looks like the same photograph but taken from thr opposite end of the boat deck.
A single mast paddle steamer with a single raked funnel and a forward wheelhouse just behind the mast. You can see men standing on the paddle boxes on the side.

 

[Cam Houseman]

It looks like the same photograph but taken from thr opposite end of the boat deck.
A single mast paddle steamer with a single raked funnel and a forward wheelhouse just behind the mast. You can see men standing on the paddle boxes on the side.

Alrighty, thanks Jim

Looking at the picture, it looks like the top railing is thicker and darker, so that's maybe the teak handrail.

Where do you think this is taken, because it looks like the photograph is taken higher then the boat deck. Unless he climbed the rigging of the Aft mast, or something

 

[Ioannis Georgiou]

Where do you think this is taken, because it looks like the photograph is taken higher then the boat deck. Unless he climbed the rigging of the Aft mast, or something

Sorry to say it is not Titanic.

 

[Cam Houseman]

Sorry to say it is not Titanic.

Hm. That's what I originally figured. What ship do you think it is?

 

[Ioannis Georgiou]

Ohhhh! Is this the tender America? And that davit makes sense, since they were swung out partially for Second Class Passengers to have more room

The davit is on the unknown ship not on the tender. You can see the lifeboat directly beside it.

 

[Cam Houseman]

I originally thought it was the Oceanic, she has similar davits.

 

[Ioannis Georgiou]

Hm. That's what I originally figured. What ship do you think it is?

Can not say, there are not much details to make out which one it is.
Browne took many photographs of different ships stopping at Queenstown. He even took photographs from and aboard Olympic.

 

[Ioannis Georgiou]

I originally thought it was the Oceanic, she has similar davits.

I don't think it's the Oceanic. If you look careful you can see the deck is "curved" as it it is towards bow/forecastle (or stern).
Many ships of different lines did stop at Queenstown.

 

[Jim Currie]

It is the Titanic, Cam. If you zoom in on the lifeboat, to the right of the lady, you can see the name " SS Titanic" on it , th Number 8 and the boat reg, No.

As for the tender, it is the America. See on this site "A tender named America" by Senan Maloney

 

[Seumas]

It is the Titanic, Cam. If you zoom in on the lifeboat, to the right of the lady, you can see the name " SS Titanic" on it , th Number 8 and the boat reg, No.

As for the tender, it is the America. See on this site "A tender named America" by Senan Maloney

I think Cam is referring to the one at the top of the page.