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What was the purpose of the enclosed deck on the Titanic?
A key distinguishing feature between the Titanic and her sister ship is the Titanic’s enclosed forward Promenade Deck, which was installed as protection against the elements and to reinforce a part of the ship prone to heavy vibration. Both had proven to be issues on board the Olympic.
Was there a deck on the Titanic?
The Titanic had ten decks, each with its own purpose. This table lists the ten decks on the Titanic, starting with the uppermost deck (called the Boat deck because most of the lifeboats were stored there) and ending with the Tank Top deck, the lowest deck in the ship.
What was the Titanic’s top deck called?
B Deck, the Bridge Deck, was the top weight-bearing deck and the uppermost level of the hull. More First Class passenger accommodation was located here with six palatial staterooms (cabins) featuring their own private promenades.
Did the Titanic have toilets?
Cleaning toilets was also light work as there were few private bathrooms on the Titanic. In those days, most passengers and crewmembers used the public restroom facilities, which on third-class, included automatic flushing toilets.
What was the a deck on the Titanic called?
Titanic A-Deck 1st Class Rooms A-Deck, also called the Promenade Deck, extended along the entire 546 feet (166 m) length of the superstructure and was the second of ten decks on the Titanic. It had an enclosed Promenade, differentiating her from her sister, RMS Olympic. The Promenade was enclosed until it reached mid ships where it was opened.
What was the promenade on the Titanic like?
Outside the deck house was a promenade for first-class passengers. The forward end of it on both sides of the ship, below the forward group of boats and for a short distance farther aft, was protected against the weather by a steel screen, 192 feet long, with large windows in it.
How wide were the stairways on the Titanic?
These stairways had a minimum effective width of 8 feet. They had assembling landings at the level of each deck, and three elevators communicating from E to A decks, but not to the boat deck, immediately on the fore side of the stairway. All the boats except two Engelhardt life rafts were carried on this deck.
Where is the stairway to the smoke room on the Titanic?
In addition to the stairway described on the boat deck, there was near the after end of the A deck and immediately forward of the first-class smoke room another first-class entrance, giving access as far down as C deck. The second-class stairway at the after end of this deck (already described under the boat deck) had no exit on to the A deck.