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True and False: Titanic History (Page 4)
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What was Titanic? R.M.S Titanic (aka Royal Mail Steamer/Steamship) Titanic was an ocean liner that sailed from April 10th 1912 at Southampton, England to what was intended to be New York City, but sank on April 14/15th 1912. She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was intended to be part of a trio of sister ships for White Star Line. Myth #4: 4th Funnel a Fake? Probably one of the more popular myths is about Titanic's 4th funnel. There's certainly some merit for this as this funnel vents less smoke and was even used for stokers on their break. Books in the past have certainly at least implied it was a "dummy" funnel, but there's a number of reasons why it's just as real as all the others. 1. Looking at the ship's plans, you can see it rests above several places where smoke would need to be ventilated: Kitchen, 1st class smoking room, turbine engine room, galley and the only working fireplace on board. 2. Unlike other ships around that time like Lusitania and Mauritania, you'll notice Titanic doesn't have a lot of vents on her Boat Deck, much like RMS Olympic (and later Britannic). Funnel #4 essentially takes the place of all those extra vents. You could argue it may not have been that effective at the time, but a lot of the tech was mostly primative compared to today's tech. 3. There's even a pipe on the back leading to it from the ship's galley as a fix from RMS Olympic having an issue with ventillation from the galley. Sources https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-deckplans/boat-deck.html https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jqKd7HEhiX8 https://www.linerdesigns.com/titanic-at-southampton (scroll down) |