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CROW S NEST. 1 items. Stories and Articles Title; Titanica! WE HAVE NO LOOK-OUT GLASSES IN THE CROW'S NEST ...
The crow’s nest had about a 26-foot (7.9 meter) height advantage above the bridge, which meant that the lookouts could see about a mile and half (2.4 kilometers) farther. Mounted to the mast directly above the crow’s nest was a 15-inch (38-cm) brass warning bell.
All we want him to do is to strike the bells.” (B14293) He was referring to the bell in Titanic’s crow’s nest, which the lookouts were required to strike upon sighting an object: one gong of the bell called the Bridge Officer’s attention to something off the port bow, two gongs meant something off the starboard bow, and three gongs ...
The advent of the crow's nest by nature of its protective structure would certainly protect a dozing lookout, or at least retard his sudden appearance on the deck below. Almost invariably in texts relating to sailing vessels, the lookout reports a sighting and almost immediately an officer races up a mast for a view.
With regards to Michael's theory, the only flaws evident are that (a) the current is at best 3 to 4 knots, and (b) since the crow's nest is hollow, the 6K psi is irrelevant. Otherwise, we wouldn't see bottles, china, etc. recovered. External pressure equals internal, and all that.
Is there any information about the average frequency with which the lookouts in the Crow's Nest rang 3 bells because they saw - or thought they saw - an object ahead in the ship's path during transatlantic voyages in the early part of the 20th century leading up to the Titanic disaster?
Iron key with brass oval tag attached "Crows Nest Telephone Key". Research by Henry Aldridge and Son, and eminent Titanic historians has established that the key was either to the portable Graham Navy Type telephone, used on the crows nest, or the binoculars locker also on the crows nest, mentioned by lookout, Fleet, in his official enquiry ...
At the time of the collision, Fleet was on duty in the crow's nest with Reginald Lee, having begun his watch at 10 pm. They had relieved lookouts Archie Jewell and George Symons who advised them to keep a "sharp lookout for small ice." Just after seven bells, Fleet saw a black mass ahead, immediately struck three bells and telephoned the bridge.
Was there a reason the crows nests weren't sheltered on the Olympic class ships, and other ships from that era? The cold sea air would obviously help keep the look outs alert, but surely exposure to extreme elements like wind, rain and freezing conditions etc. would greatly impact on the...
Thanks to information provided by Thomas Krom on another thread, I calculated that when it reached Rowe's position, the intensity of the sound of those 3 bells from the Crow's Nest would have been around 1/10 of what it was when it reached Olliver's position. No wonder that Rowe could not hear it.