What Titanic Would Have Looked Like With A Three Bladed Central Propeller
Note: Kyle Hudak made this, I did not. All credit goes to Kyle Hudak.
Monday, June 30, 2014
Titanic's central propeller: 3 bladed or 4 bladed?
Now, mostly EVERYONE believes Titanic's central propeller was 4 bladed. A picture of Olympic shows 3 bladed wing propellers, and a four bladed central propeller. This picture is often called "Titanic's propellers." Well, it's Olympic's propellers. Not Titanic's. This is most likely why people say that Titanic had a four bladed central propeller. Oddly enough, Harland and Wolff documents from 1912 state that Titanic's central propeller was... Wait for it.. 3 bladed. Now, most people would say this: "Olympic was Titanic's sister, if Olympic's central propeller was four bladed, Titanic's was!" Well, those people are quite wrong. Harland and Wolff, at the time, was experimenting with different propellers. If Titanic had a 3 bladed central propeller, it was understandable. When people are asked what evidence they have to support the claim that Titanic's central propeller was 4 bladed, they don't really list evidence. Anyway, if it was 3 bladed, that would render a lot of artwork and models inaccurate. Now, what side do you choose? The 4 bladed side, or the 3 bladed side?
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ReplyDeleteNot only the RMS Olympic's had a central propeller 4 bladed, the central propeller of the HMHS Britannic it was the same model. So that's the strong evidence that the RMS Titanic's central propeller were also 4 bladed. And even because there is no physical or photographic evidence of the existence or use of 1 or 2 central propellers 3 bladed in any of the three Olympic Class ships.
Because of the olympic image they tought britannic had a 4 bladed central propeller.
DeleteThat's not the case, Rogerio. We have multiple primary sources confirming Olympic was fitted with a three-bladed centre propeller in 1913; we have a primary source document that Titanic was fitted with one in 1912; and we have documentation Britannic was envisaged with one at an early stage in her design.
ReplyDeleteYou may enjoy reading: http://www.markchirnside.co.uk/TitanicThreeBladedCentrePropeller.html
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ReplyDeletehttps://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/images/chirn_olympic_dock.jpg
ReplyDeleteJust a fast Picture with 3 bladed Version
A other Resolution dosn't exist "or i didn't find
That's Titanic rebranded as Olympic ;P jks
DeleteIm pretty sure it was a three bladed one. Remember that the process could have been different. Here is my idea:
ReplyDelete1. RMS Titanic sunk with all propellers being three bladed
2. When the HMHS Britannic got significant changes for its lifeboat system and length for the war, a four bladed propeller could have been installed for maximum speed to try to avoid U-Boats.
3. After the Britannic's sinking, in 1919 the RMS Olympic got fitted with a four bladed propeller.
Those famous pictures are most probably photos of workers standing next to Olympic's propellers after they just finished installing the four bladed one.
Is it possible to view Titanic's centre propeller at the wreck?
DeleteIt's not visible as it is buried. Only the port and starboard propellers, which were forced upwards by the impact, can be seen.
DeleteThe evidence we have is pretty clear. H&W's records state Titanic was fitted with a 3-bladed centre propeller; the 4-bladed configuration was just an assumption that she would have been the same as Olympic's 1911 configuration.