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1 Titanic Front Page.Qxd he RMS Titanic was a second of a trio of Olympic-class transatlantic liners (along with RMS Olympic and HMHS TBritannic), launched on 31 May 1911 and entering service on 10 April 1912. She was the largest and most luxurious passenger liner of her day. On her maiden voyage to New York she struck an iceberg on 14 April and sank. The Titanic’s lifeboats brought only 705 people to safety out of a total of 2,207 passengers and crew.This model is a faithful reproduction of Titanic’s 14 standard lifeboats, which each had a capacity of 65 people. TECHNICAL DATA: RMS Titanic’s lifeboat Model no: 19016 Degree of difficulty: Length: 285mm (117/32in) Height: 55mm (2 3/32in) Beam: 95mm (3 9/16in) Scale: 1:35 Not suitable for children under 14 years of age. Model for collectors only. TITANIC’S LIFEBOATS 1 RMS TITANIC’S LIFEBOAT Titanic carried a total of 20 lifeboats with enough capacity to carry 1,178 people, representing just over a half of the 1,316 passengers and 891 crew on board. There were 14 wooden lifeboats, four collapsible lifeboats and two wooden emergency cutters. They saved only 705 people. he original design for Titanic included the suggestion by TAlexander Carlisle, the managing director of the shipbuilders Harland and Wolff, that the ship be provided with 64 lifeboats using a new design of davit by the Welin Davit & Engineering Company, London, which could handle more boats. Each of the 16 double-acting quadrant davits could carry boats one on top of the other and another inboard, and so were capable of launching three boats in succession and could have been modified to handle four. The number of lifeboats was reduced, first, to 48 – enough for everyone on board – and then under pressure from the owners, White Star Line, to 40, 32 and finally to 16 30- Above: A standard lifeboat with mast with a capacity of 5,500 cubic feet foot (9.14-metre)- long boats, plus raised, but powered by oars approaches (160 cubic metres), plus rafts and the rescue ship Carpathia. To the left four Englehardt collapsible lifeboats. of the picture is one of the four floats for 75 per cent of the boats. In This apparently cavalier attitude collapsible lifeboats on board the Titanic. effect, Titanic carried more lifeboat towards the passengers and crew capacity than required by law, even was, however, perfectly legal as the though it weighed in at 46,000 tons. Board of Trade regulations stipulated The Board of Trade regulations had Below: Titanic’s lifeboats shown in New that ships over 10,000 tons were York harbour. The present whereabouts not been updated since 1894 and no required to carry just 16 lifeboats of the boats is unknown. changes were made because of the belief that the advances in shipbuilding and the introduction of watertight compartments meant that lifeboats were unlikely to be needed at all. For the White Star Line the reductions in costs of providing lifeboats just above the legal minimum were obvious, and as the lifeboats were stowed on the upper boat deck, it was felt that fewer lifeboats would give the first-class passengers wider and less cluttered promenading spaces. Standard lifeboats No plans exist for the wooden lifeboats and the whereabouts of the actual lifeboats is a mystery. There is speculation that they were either Each boat was supplied with oars, PLAN OF THE BOAT DECK destroyed by the owners, as they mast, sails stowed in painted bags, The lifeboats were numbered in even 2 RMS TITANIC’S LIFEBOAT were such a potent symbol of the water tank and drinking beaker, a sea numbers on the port side, uneven disaster, or reconditioned and anchor and a fitting for a spirit boat numbers on the starboard. reliveried to be used on other compass. The compass itself was, ships of the White Star Line. however, stored in safe-keeping on STERN There probably never were board Titanic herself, along with oil any plans, as this type of boat was lamps and survival biscuits. In the 15 13 11 9 traditionally built ‘to the eye’ by confusion, not all of the launched 16 14 12 10 experienced shipwrights. The boats were provided with any of lifeboats were designed by Harland this equipment. The oil lamps, for and Wolff’s chief draughtsman, example, were in the charge of the Roderick Chisholm, to Board of ship’s lamp trimmer who brought Trade specifications. They would have them out after a number of the been inspected at various times lifeboats had already been launched. during construction and were of the ‘double bow’ or double-ender type. Englehardt collapsible lifeboats The Titanic’s collapsible lifeboats had a wooden hull with pull-up canvas sides. The advantage of these boats was that they could be stowed almost flat against a bulkhead and took up very little deck space. On the Titanic, collapsibles A and B were stowed port and starboard on the roof of the STARBOARD officers’ quarters, next to the first funnel. Collapsibles C and D were PORT placed alongside the emergency Above: Passengers promenading on the cutters. These collapsible lifeboats had boat deck with the covered lifeboats and been demonstrated to be as safe as a Welin davits behind. sea-going boat. Collapsible A stayed The keels were made in straight- afloat for a month before it was found grain and knot-free elm, the stems by RMS Oceanic, drifting in the open and stern posts in oak. The timbers, sea with three dead bodies aboard. spaced about 9in (23cm) apart, were 753 also in elm, while the seats were of Emergency cutters 864 pitch pine secured with galvanized The wooden cutters were of similar iron double knees. All the boats were construction to the standard lifeboats. clinker-built in yellow pine, which was They were hung from davits over the fastened with copper nails cinched over side of the ship and their main grooves. The buoyancy tanks were of purpose was to respond if there was 18oz (510g) copper and rope lifelines a ‘man overboard’; they were also to were fitted around the gunwales. double as lifeboats if necessary. A C B D DIMENSIONS OF THE 1 2 TYPES OF LIFEBOAT Standard lifeboats Emergency cutter 1 Length: 30ft (9.14m) Length: 25ft 2in (7.68m) Height: 4ft (1.21m) Height: 3ft (0.9m) Beam: 9ft 1in (2.77m) Beam: 7ft 2in (2.19m) Capacity: 65 persons Capacity: 40 persons Number: 14 (no. 3–16) BOW Emergency cutter 2 Englehardt collapsible lifeboats KEY Length: 23ft 2in (7m) Length: 27ft 5in (8.38m) Standard lifeboat Height: 3ft (0.9m) Beam: 8ft (2.4m) Beam: 7ft 1in (2.16m) Capacity: 47 persons Collapsible lifeboat Capacity: 40 persons Number: 4 (A, B, C, D) Emergency cutter Octavian Press GENERAL TIPS 1 RMS TITANIC’S LIFEBOAT: GENERAL TIPS ATTENTION! Assemble under adult supervision. Unsuitable for children under 14. To assemble this model we recommend that you follow the step-by-step guide. 1 4 8 1. Follow all assembly steps CAREFULLY. 4. To ensure the perfect adjustment of cast GLUES Take all the time you need. First look at the metal parts, go over the edges with a small Apply glue sparingly and in strict accordance photos and read all the documentation included file before fitting to eliminate possible burrs with the manufacturer’s instructions. There are in the kit, as it will help you assemble the and impurities. different types of glues that can be used to model correctly: assemble the model. •Parts list with Dimensions and Materials. White glue •Cut Sheet with precision-cut numbered parts. 5 This is also known as carpenter’s glue or PVA. •These instructions. It can be applied directly or with a brush to one of the parts to be glued. Clean off any excess glue immediately after joining the parts to avoid staining when fully dry. Contact glue 2 This glue can be applied with either a brush or a flat spatula. Apply a thin coat to both surfaces to be joined. Before joining the parts, leave for approximately five minutes. After joining, apply light pressure and remove excess glue. 5. To give a more authentic appearance to Fast-drying glue the ship’s sails, dye them in some tea. When Apply a tiny amount directly to the point where completely dry, add them to the ship without the parts are to be joined. It is very important ironing them. that the parts are correctly positioned as you will not be able to move the parts again to set them correctly. 2. To remove the wood pieces (see Cut 6 Sheets), carefully cut the tiny strands joining Metal glue them to the sheet. Use the Cut Sheets to Super Glue Gel or Two-part epoxy glue identify fully the precision-cut parts. PUTTIES After removing the parts from the sheets to Use regular stopping putty for wood. Read the use them during assembly, carefully sand them manufacturer’s instructions carefully! before gluing in place. Applying putty Given the nature and origin of the wood, To fill holes or cracks in the ship’s hull, apply there may be slight differences in the tone the putty with a flat spatula. Allow to dry and or colour of some material. softly sand the entire surface of the hull to level off the putty. 6. For parts that need bending or curving, VARNISHES 3 dampen them in water for greater flexibility. You Use clear (not coloured) stopping varnish. Read can also use a bending press, or plankbender, the manufacturer’s instructions carefully! which is highly useful during assembly.
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