140015 Modeler 1/400 Liner "Titanic"

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In April 1912, the whole world was shocked by the catastrophe of the passenger liner Titanic (140015 Modeler 1/400 , Liner Titanic), which sank in the North Atlantic after a collision with an iceberg. Almost ninety years have passed, but millions of people still care about this tragedy. About "Titanic" (140015 Modeler 1/400 , Liner "Titanic") written hundreds of books, thousands of articles, plays, filmed several movies.
the Story of the Titanic (140015 Modelist 1/400 , the Liner "Titanic") started in 1909, when a shipping company "white star Line" ordered in Belfast at the shipyard "Harland and wolf" two of the same type of liner "Olympic" and "Titanic" (140015 Modelist 1/400 , the Liner "Titanic"). Both ships had a huge displacement for those times (and for today too) and were finished with fantastic luxury– the requirement of the white Zvezda Line company said that both ships satisfy all whims of the high society.
And indeed, on both liners in addition to cabins of all classes there were "suites", chapels, dining rooms, swimming pool, bars, dance, gym, reading rooms, post office..., Dining room for passengers of the first class covered the height of three decks, and two "Deluxe" included a living room, dressing room, bedroom, bathroom and a separate 15-meter walk-in deck with garden. One-way travel in this "Deluxe" cost 4350 dollars (more than 50,000 dollars at the current rate). There were on "Titanic" and the hospital with the operating room, and a tennis court, and even a hold-garage for passenger cars.
Launched in Belfast on 31 may 1911, the Titanic was considered the largest vessel in the world. Its displacement was 66 thousand tons, register capacity– 46 328 tons, length -268 m, width– 28.2 m, draught– 10.54 m. It had 11 decks connected with each other , nine electric elevators. The height from the water to the boat deck was equal to 18.5 m, and from the keel to the top of the chimneys – 54 m. the Diameter of the chimneys was 7.3 m.
the three-Screw liner was equipped with two four-cylinder steam engines of triple expansion, working on the outer propellers, and a low-pressure steam turbine of the Parsons design, driving the middle screw. The maximum power of the power plant was 55 thousand HP, which allowed the liner to reach speeds of up to 25 knots (about 46 km/h).
As for the unsinkability of the Titanic (140015 Modeler 1/400 Liner "Titanic") and the safety of passengers, the liner is quite satisfied all the then standards. "Titanic" (140015 Modeler 1/400 , Liner "Titanic") had a double bottom and was divided into 16 compartments. The ship had to stay afloat when any two compartments were flooded. He could maintain buoyancy in case of flooding of any three of the first five compartments, and even the flooding of the first four forward compartments. But the iceberg cut the Board of the Titanic (140015 Modeler 1/400 , Liner Titanic) at a length of about 100 m, which the designers could not foresee.
April 11, 1912, at 14.00, "Titanic" (140015 Modeler 1/400 Liner "Titanic") began its fatal voyage, having on Board, 1316 passengers (and all he could take up to 3,500 passengers) and 891 crew members (of which 500 were servants– stewards, cooks, maids, etc.)
on The night of April 14 to 15, on the fourth day of sailing, with absolutely calm sea, "Titanic" (140015 Modeler 1/400 , Liner "Titanic") collided with an iceberg. The hull of the steamer was a third the length of the hull, like a tin can. The crew did everything possible to save the passengers. Mechanics and firemen made desperate efforts to maintain steam pressure in working boilers, necessary for the operation of pumps and power supply for electric lighting and, most importantly, for the radio station.
On the "Titanic" had 14 lifeboats with a capacity of 65 people each, 2 boats with a capacity for 40 people, and 4 collapsible boats with 50 people, i.e. the total capacity of the lifeboats was 1178 persons (it even exceeded the requirements of the British rules, which the amount of rescue funds, "Titanic" (140015 Modelist 1/400 , the Liner "Titanic") was supposed to be enough to hold 962 people) in fact, however, boats could accommodate only half of the people on Board 2 207 people...
After two hours and forty minutes the Titanic (140015 Modelist 1/400 , the Liner "Titanic") disappeared under the water. Before sinking, his huge black body stood upright, then there was a terrible roar - broke from their seats boilers and mechanisms, and after five minutes of feed "Titanic" (140015 Modeler 1/400 , Liner "Titanic") plunged into black ice water. Of the 2207 people approached the ship "Carpathia" was saved only 703.