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- We have no look-out glasses in the crows nest.
Upon Titanic’s arrival at Southampton, Blair had been in the crow’s nest using the binoculars himself (When docking the ship, each officer had an assigned station, and the crow’s nest position was assigned to the Second Officer ) Hogg was asked: 17501 When you left the ship at Southampton, what did you do with those glasses?
- The Crows Nest | Encyclopedia Titanica Message Board
How, and why did the Crows Nest collapse? I have heard from various sources that it either collapsed because of metal fatigue (Charles Haas told me that only one of the supporting rods at the base of the nest was in existence in 1985 6 and it was on the point of rusting through) or due to
- Lookout in the Crows Nest - Encyclopedia Titanica
The lookouts in the crow's nest would not have had too much advantage in the distance they could see compared to those on the bridge However , the advantages of crow's nest have been explained to be (1) The duties of the lookouts is to be just that, whilst those on the bridge are busy with other duties
- Crows Nest Telephone Key - Encyclopedia Titanica
Iron key with brass oval tag attached "Crows Nest Telephone Key" Research by Henry Aldridge and Son, and eminent Titanic historians has established that the key was either to the portable Graham Navy Type telephone, used on the crows nest, or the binoculars locker also on the crows nest, mentioned by lookout, Fleet, in his official enquiry
- On Titanics Bridge
The crow’s nest had about a 26-foot (7 9 meter) height advantage above the bridge, which meant that the lookouts could see about a mile and half (2 4 kilometers) farther Mounted to the mast directly above the crow’s nest was a 15-inch (38-cm) brass warning bell
- Frederick Fleet : Titanic Survivor - Encyclopedia Titanica
Fred Fleet was an experienced lookout, who saw the iceberg from the crow's nest and warned officers on the bridge
- Lookouts : The Human Perspective - Encyclopedia Titanica
The advent of the crow's nest by nature of its protective structure would certainly protect a dozing lookout, or at least retard his sudden appearance on the deck below Almost invariably in texts relating to sailing vessels, the lookout reports a sighting and almost immediately an officer races up a mast for a view
- Titanic Ship Bells | Encyclopedia Titanica Message Board
The dimensions of the one in the crows nest are width about 38,10 cm and high 33 cm
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