Becca: Index Card 10

Titanic and sister ship olympic shared design plans and had common themes.
To build such a big and safe ship some innovative shipbuilding techniques and materials were required.
The Parson's turbine was an essential development in the construction process which it operated off the exhaust steam produced by the ship's two reciprocating engines. that was alomost 4 stories high.
Required lots of power and the power houses were located in the hull of the ship.
A turbine room
An engine room
Six boiler rooms
11 stokeholds and rooms for heaters and refrigeration equipment were separated by bulkheads.
Thomas Andrews theory about the behind these watertight doors was that they could close off flooded compartments in case of emergency.

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