Steamship Conquest of the World
Steamship Conquest of the World
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Recently, the question has been discussed energetically as to whether the boats are not really carried upon the wrong deck. Liners have grown so enormously in height, that the practice of placing them upon the highest deck has introduced further difficulties, as well as the necessity for the passengers, in the moment of danger, to have to fight their way up four or five staircases. The Titanic disaster revealed the shortcomings of this practice, and accordingly on one of the latest gigantic lin...ers the whole method is changed completely. The boats are carried by what is known as the overframe "Welin Lower Deck Davit" upon one of the lower decks. The advantages are obvious. The boats will be stationed at a more convenient centre, where the crush of passengers is certain to be greatest in time of panic, and at the same time will be placed nearer the water. Mr. Axel Welin, furthermore, has introduced another distinct improvement in the form of a "Boat control. " It comprises a system in which the winch governing the lowering and hoisting operations is actuated by a power-driven shaft.
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Recently, the question has been discussed energetically as to whether the boats are not really carried upon the wrong deck. Liners have grown so enormously in height, that the practice of placing them upon the highest deck has introduced further difficulties, as well as the necessity for the passengers, in the moment of danger, to have to fight their way up four or five staircases. The Titanic disaster revealed the shortcomings of this practice, and accordingly on one of the latest gigantic lin...ers the whole method is changed completely. The boats are carried by what is known as the overframe "Welin Lower Deck Davit" upon one of the lower decks. The advantages are obvious. The boats will be stationed at a more convenient centre, where the crush of passengers is certain to be greatest in time of panic, and at the same time will be placed nearer the water. Mr. Axel Welin, furthermore, has introduced another distinct improvement in the form of a "Boat control. " It comprises a system in which the winch governing the lowering and hoisting operations is actuated by a power-driven shaft.
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