Research Articles
The following articles have been written to address subjects about which there have been questions or confusion. These articles are presented with as much available evidence as I have been able to muster over a number of years of research and study. The reader will have to decide for himself whether the evidence supports my conclusions.
The Case for Titanic’s Electric Fan Ventilator with an Angled Duct into the Vent Trunk
Titanic’s Emergency Boat Fall Recovery System
An Examination of the Early R.M.S. Olympic Fidley Ventilation System Controversy
Titanic’s Watertight Door Tell-tale Indicator: Reconsidering the Evidence
Forward “C” Deck Machinery Room on Titanic
Plotting Titanic’s Sheer Curve
Life Ring Locations on Titanic’s Weather Decks
Drawing of the Underside of “A” deck
A Larger Radius Corner of Titanic’s Roof of the First Class Lounge
Securing Clamps for Titanic’s Center Anchor
The Structure and Function of Titanic’s 25 ft. Emergency Boats
African Cowl Ventilators on the Roof of Titanic’s Officers’ Quarters?
An Analysis of the Layout of Water Pipes on Titanic’s Tank Room Roof and Third Funnel
Plan of Beams on the Underside of the Boat Deck
Description of the Structures on the Underside of Titanic’s Boat Deck
Titanic’s Boat Deck Mystery Box
Titanic’s Bridgefront Windows
A New Understanding of HMHS Britannic’s National Ensign
Deployment and Retrieval Procedures for Titanic’s Center Bow Anchor
Titanic’s Chart Room and Pilot’s Room Windows
Titanic’s Coaling Outriggers
Procedures to Launch Collapsible Lifeboats on Titanic’s Officers’ Quarters Roof
The Structure and Function of Titanic’s Anchor Chain Cable Compressors
Operation and Control of Titanic’s Electric Cargo Cranes
An Examination of the Color “Dark Mast” Found on Titanic
New Evidence of the Possible Danger of Loading Titanic’s Lifeboats to Capacity
A New Understanding of the Positions of the Welin Boat Davits Aboard Olympic and Titanic
New Evidence Which Explains the Functions of Titanic’s Docking Signal Systems
The Case for the Function of Titanic’s Docking Bridge Wheel Exclusively as an Emergency Back-up
Operation of Titanic’s Engelhardt Collapsible Lifeboats
The Difference in the Principal Dimensions of the Engelhardt Collapsible Boats of Titanic vs. Olympic
Titanic’s Engine Room Winches
The External Appearance of Titanic’s Expansion Joints
Titanic’s Emergency Cutter Fall Boxes
Wooden Plank Sheathing of Titanic’s Forecastle Deck
Deck Sheathing Under Titanic’s Anchor Handling Gear
Fixed and Removable Railing Sections Around Titanic’s Forecastle Deck
Analysis of the Location of the Head of the Forepeak Tank Vent on Titanic
A Re-Examination of the Structures on the Forward Roof of Titanic’s Fourth Funnel Deckhouse
The Case for Restaurant Galley Skylights on Titanic
The Case for Titanic’s Capstans and Windlasses Being Painted Green
Titanic’s Cargo Hatch Covers and Associated Structures
Deployment of Titanic’s Kedge Anchor
Titanic’s Kelvin Sounding Machine
The Case for Dog Kennels on Titanic’s Boat Deck
The Knees to the Outboard Bulwarks and the Aft Bulkhead of Titanic’s Forward Well Deck
Iron Ladders to Titanic’s Poop Deck: A New Discovery
The Absence of Low Roller Fairleads in Titanic’s Forward Well Deck
External Components of Titanic’s Marconi Wireless System
Alternative Fixed Positions for Lifeboats in Titanic’s Boat Deck Passenger Promenade Areas
Murray’s Disengaging Gear
Titanic’s B Deck Mystery Object
Narrowing the Range of “White Star Buff”
The Discovery of an Opening in the Forward Outboard Boat Deck Bulwarks of the Olympic Class Ships
A Comprehensive Plan for Evacuation of R.M.S. Olympic After Her 1913 Refit
Open Wash Ports of Titanic’s Forward Well Deck
Separation Line Between Titanic’s Hull Black Paint and Antifouling Paint
Pillar Roller Fairleads of Titanic’s Forward Well Deck
Chamfering of Thicker Teak Sheathing on Titanic’s Forecastle Deck
Wooden Plank Sheathing of Titanic’s Poop Deck
Portable Roller Fairleads Used With Titanic’s Boat Winches
The Case for the Color of Titanic’s Propeller Warning Notice Boards Being Black and White
Paint Application to Titanic’s Propellers
Identification of Titanic Ventilator on Raised Roof Over Reading and Writing Room
Titanic’s Standing Rigging and Associated Hardware
Titanic’s Boat Deck Waterproofed Roofs
The Case for the Objects on the Weather Cover Over Titanic’s Forward Grand Staircase Dome as Scaffolds
Center Object on Titanic’s Staircase Skylight Weather Covers
Titanic’s Officers’ Quarters Skylights
The Distress Socket Signal Firing Station Locations Aboard Titanic
Documentation of a New Titanic/Olympic Find: Support Stanchions Under the Poop Deck
Shell Plating at the Midline of Titanic’s Stern Counter
Why Titanic’s 1912 Surveyor’s Report on Crew Space Accommodation Can’t Be Considered a Reliable Guide for Ventilators and Skylights
Titanic’s Navigating and Docking Bridge Telegraph Dial Faces
Titanic’s Aft B Deck Mystery Object
The Case Against a New Theory that Titanic’s Top of House Wood Sheathed Roofs Were Painted
The Extreme Breadth Measurement of Titanic
Awnings Aboard Titanic
Unraveling the Mystery of Titanic’s Center Propeller
Water Pipes on Titanic’s Funnels
“What Are the Heights of Titanic’s Funnels?”
Titanic’s Funnels: Exterior Details
The Case for a Change in the Color of Titanic’s Cargo Hatch Coamings
The Case for Why There Was Sufficient Lifeboat Capacity for All Aboard Titanic on April 14-15, 1912
The Application of Titanic’s Name to Her Hull
Titanic Lifeboat Identification Plates
Titanic’s Antifouling Paint (revised)
Titanic’s Lifeboat Capacity
Titanic’s First Class Smokeroom Bar Windows
Deckhouse Structures Aft of Titanic’s Third Funnel
Location of Titanic’s Trotman Anchors
A Re-Examination of One of Titanic’s Ventilators
An Analysis of the Configuration of One of Titanic’s Vent Trunk Intakes
Screens Over Intake and Exhaust Ducts of Titanic’s Ventilators
The Water Tank Aft of Titanic’s First Funnel
The Case for the Aft Weather Cover Over Titanic’s Aft First Class Staircase Having Two Sidelights on Its Aft Face
Titanic’s Mystery Whistles
White Star Buff: The Case for More Than One Formulation of the Color
The Structure and Function of Anchor Handling Equipment Aboard Titanic
The Opening Windows of Olympic and Titanic’s Boat Deck First Class Entrance and Gymnasium