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An Analysis of Flooding Aboard the RMS Titanic by Capt
An Analysis of Flooding Aboard the RMS Titanic by Capt. Charles Weeks, Jr. Titanic Symposium Maine Maritime Acedemy April 24, 2004
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General Deck Plans Passenger and Crew Areas Color Coded
WT Bulkheads and Doors Indicated Probably Location of Gates Indicated
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Boat Deck Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates
Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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A Deck Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates
Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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B Deck Gate Buckley Climbed Over Ports Ports Port Ports Port Ports
Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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C Deck Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates
Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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D Deck Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates
Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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Possible Location of Doors (Gates?)
E Deck Bostwick Gate (NARA Plans) Escape Doors from Boilers Rms and Enginge Rms Port Port Port Port Port Port Port Ash Port Port Port Bostwick Gate Up (NARA Plans) First or Second Class Ctd as Second Possible Location of Doors (Gates?) Between First and Second Class First or Second Class Ctd as First Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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F Deck Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates
Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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G Deck Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates
Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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Orlop Deck Crew 1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates
Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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Tank Top All Watertight Doors Operated from Bridge slide # Crew
1st Class 2nd Class 3rd Class Probable Gates Watertight Bulkhead Watertight Door
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Testimony re Flooding American and British Inquiries
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Inquiry Testimony Barrett 2340 (1868)
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Inquiry Testimony Barrett 2340 (1917)
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Wreck Commissioner’s Report 2340+
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Inquiry Testimony Buley 2340+ (Day 7 USA)
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Inquiry Testimony Hendrickson 2345 (4856-4866)
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Inquiry Testimony Hendrickson, Sheirs 2340-2350 (4559)
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Inquiry Testimony Barrett 2340+ 2350+ (Day 18 USA)
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Inquiry Testimony Poingdestre 2340-2350 (2821-2)
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Inquiry Testimony Barrett 2350 (1926)
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Inquiry Testimony Beauchamp 2350+ (671+)
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Wreck Commissioner’s Report Flooding in the First 10 Min.
Poingdestre Hendrickson 859, , 4870, 4849
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Wreck Commissioner’s Report 2350
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Inquiry Testimony Boxhall 2350-2400 (15374, 15390)
0000
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Inquiry Testimony Barrett 2350-0040 (1669, 2034, 2039, 2141)
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Inquiry Testimony Barrett (1969, 2038, 2039, 2041)
2350 Rush of Water Between Bulkheads
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Inquiry Testimony Lee and Pitman
Lee 0000 (2455, 249, 24, 85) Pitman 0000 (14962, 14965)
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Inquiry Testimony Pitman 0000 (14548-49)
WTDs Not Closed at This Time
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Inquiry Testimony Johnson 0005 (3397)
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Inquiry Testimony Poingdestre 0010-0025 (2872, 3178)
Bulkhead Gives Way Starboard to Port
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Inquiry Testimony Poingdestre 0020 (2894-61)
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Inquiry Testimony Barrett (1869, 1874)
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Inquiry Testimony Dillon 0120 (3816), Caroll 0120 (4287-4263)
Still Dry. No Damage Aft of #4 Boiler Rm. All WTDs Aft of Main ER Opened 0010 WTD Aft of #4 Boiler Rm. Opened
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Inquiry Testimony 0135 Lee, Rowe, Jewell, and Lightoller
D Lowered Lee (2541), Rowe ( ), Jewell (167), and Lightoller (14081, 14023)
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The Sinking of RMS Titanic: Investigated by Modern Techniques by C
The Sinking of RMS Titanic: Investigated by Modern Techniques by C. Hackett, Senior Naval Architect, Harland and Wolff and J. G. Bedford, Retired Chief Naval Architect, Harland and Wolff © 1996 The Royal Institution of Naval Architects Presented to a joint meeting of The Royal Instiute of Naval Architects (RINA) and the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (IESIS)
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Hacket & Bedford 10 Min. Post Collision (2350)
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Hacket & Bedford 20 Min. Post Collision (2400)
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Hacket & Bedford 40 Min. Post Collision (0020)
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Hacket & Bedford 60 Min. Post Collision (0040)
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Hacket & Bedford 1Hr 25 Min. Post Collision (0120)
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Hacket & Bedford 2Hrs 30 Min. Post Collision (0210)
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Hacket & Bedford 10 Min. Post Collision (2350) Tank Top and Lower Orlop
Peak tank, cargo areas flood
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Hacket & Bedford 10 Min. Post Collision (2350) Orlop Deck
1st & 2nd Class baggage area and mail room flood
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Hacket & Bedford 20 Min. Post Collision (2400) Orlop Deck
Cargo areas flood
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Hacket & Bedford 40 Min. Post Collision (0020) Orlop Deck
Boiler Rooms 5 & 6 flood
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Hacket & Bedford 40 Min. Post Collision (0020) G Deck
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Hacket & Bedford 40 Min. Post Collision (0020) F Deck
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Hacket & Bedford 60 Min. Post Collision (0040) Orlop Deck
Chain locker and storage floods
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Hacket & Bedford 60 Min. Post Collision (0040) G Deck
Chain locker, Storage Area, and Boiler Room 6 flood
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Hacket & Bedford 60 Min. Post Collision (0040) F Deck
Chain locker, Storage Area, and Compartments 5 & 6 flood
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Hacket & Bedford 60 Min. Post Collision (0040) E Deck
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Hacket & Bedford 60 Min. Post Collision (0040) D Deck
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Hacket & Bedford 2 hrs. 5 Min. Post Collision (0145) D Deck
1st Class Cabins flood
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Hacket & Bedford 2 hrs. 5 Min. Post Collision (0145) C Deck
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Hacket & Bedford Green 10 min. past collision
Orange 60 min. past collision Blue 20 min. past collision Pink 1 Hr. 25 min. past collision Purple 40 min. past collision Red 2 Hrs. 30 min. past collision
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Titanic at 2:00 A.M. by Paul J. Quinn 1997
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Quinn 2:00 a.m. p. 29 “…water washed against the formast.”
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Bow and Forward Well Deck go under.
Quinn 2:00 a.m. p. 29 B Deck Bow and Forward Well Deck go under.
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Quinn 2:00 a.m. p. 35 0200 0100 Water not yet up to D Deck on Grand Staircase. First Class areas along A, B, and C Decks virtually untouched.
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Forward Promenage floods. Inside A, B, & C decks virtually untouched.
Quinn 2:00 a.m. p. 35 B Deck Forward Promenage floods. Inside A, B, & C decks virtually untouched.
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Quinn 2:00 a.m. p. 35 E Deck Water reaches base of E Deck on Grand Staircase at 1:00 and stays there for an hour.
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Quinn 2:00 a.m. p. 36 “By 2 a.m. a considerable amount of the bottom of the forward part of the ship had flooded -- away from the view of most of the passengers.”
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Boiler Rms. 5 & 6 completely flooded, Boiler Rm. 4 partly submerged.
Quinn 2:00 a.m. p. 36 Tank Top Boiler Rms. 5 & 6 completely flooded, Boiler Rm. 4 partly submerged.
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Quinn 2:05 a.m. p. 37 0100 Forward railing on B deck was now dipping underwater. On D Deck water creeps towards elevators. On E Deck Scotland Road was underwater.
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Quinn 2:05 a.m. p. 40 0100 0130 Doors between compartments slow flooding. Water appears at base of Grand Staircase a little after 1:00 but does not appear in Boiler Rm. 4 (below Grand Staircase) until around 1:30.
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Water laps as the base of the Promenade Deck.
Quinn 2:05 a.m. p. 42 Water had easier access to E and F Decks than to boiler rooms below, creating a condition where water was resting on top of air. Water laps as the base of the Promenade Deck.
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Quinn 2:10 a.m. p. 55
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Water advances to Reception Room.
Quinn 2:10 a.m. p. 55 D Deck Water advances to Reception Room.
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Quinn 2:10 a.m. p. 55 E Deck Scotland Road flooding and water pours down 3rd class staircase to Dining Room on F Deck.
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Water pours down staircases to 3rd class Dining Room.
Quinn 2:10 a.m. p. 55 F Deck Water pours down staircases to 3rd class Dining Room.
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Quinn 2:10 a.m. p. 56 Bow goes under, forward buoyance was lost, and redistribution of weight leads to a noticeable slanting motion which was noticed by passengers like Jack Thayer.
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Quinn 2:10 a.m. p. 68, 71 Docking bridge and forward railing going under. Grand Staircase flooded on E Deck, part of D Deck.
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Quinn 2:15 a.m. p. 75 Water up to bridge, D Deck Reception Room.
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Quinn 2:15 a.m. p. 83 Crow’s nest level with the water.
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