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On Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:11:46 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

I was surprised to read on the first link that steaming Navy vessels
carried sails as a backup for 32 years after the intro of steam.

--Vic

Yes - can't trust this newfangled stuff.

The Titanic (and I presume her sister ships Britannic and Olympic)
carried emergency sails.


Interesting. The rigging plan at
http://titanic-theshipmagnificent.co...icRiggingPlan/

doesn't seem to show any sail control lines or yards.


Mark Borgerson

Ref: British Government, Loss of the Steamship Titanic, Report of formal
investigation (Washington: Governmernt Printing Office, 1912) p. 29.


Is that report available on line? It would be interesting to see what
sort of sails they hand and what kind of progress they would expect
if the engines failed.

The only thing I found was:

http://www.titanicinquiry.org/BOTInq...pStructure.php

"Masts and Rigging. - The vessel was rigged with two masts, and fore and
aft sails. The two pole masts were constructed of steel, and stiffened
with angle irons. The poles at the top of the mast were made of teak."

I wonder how effective a few fore and aft sails might have been,
considering the windage and weight of the ship.





Mark Borgerson