Posted by Scott Andrews on September 12, 1998 at 21:00:49 in spider-wa024.proxy.aol.com:
In Reply to: Hey Roy Mengot-that condenser discharge.. posted by Karl Wright on September 12, 1998 at 16:49:30:
Karl:
On the 1:100 scale cross section through the
turbine engine room which I have, the bottom
of the condenser exhaust measures about
32'-6" up from the keel. The opening itself
measures about 3'-0" high. While Titanic's
design draft a maximum displacement was
34'-6", by studying photos you will find that the
waterline was painted in a rather irregular way.
In photos in Discovery's "Legacy" book by
Susan Wels you will find that the red antifouling
paint goes up to the 37 foot mark on the stern
post (photo opposite table of contents) and up
to the 40 foot mark on the stem (pg. 10). Also,
in some photos of either Olympic or Titanic
afloat and loaded it will be noticed that the
painted waterline is not really parallel to the true
waterline but flairs up at the ends; it is at about
the 34'-6" mark amidship.
When Titanic left Belfast, she was lightly
coaled and carrying no cargo. The condenser
exhaust can be seen pouring down into the
water from 3 to 4 feet above. When Titanic left
Southampton, she was drawing 33'-8" forward
and 34'-4" aft. In this condition, the condenser
exhaust can be seen flowing out just at the sur-
face.
Putting all of this together with the photo on
pg. 27 in "Triumph and Tragedy" would suggest
that the opening should indeed be approximately
half above and half below the painted water-
line.
Regards,
Scott