Was one of the smokestacks on the Titanic fake?

“In the early 1900s funnels were symbols of speed and safety and the White Star Line wanted their newest ocean liner to be able to compete with its rival, at least on the outside: the Titanic’s fourth smokestack was actually only a dummy, containing a first-class smoking room,” she goes on to explain.

How many of the smokestacks on the Titanic actually worked?

The Titanic had four smokestacks (or funnels), but only three actually carried smoke from the furnaces. The fourth was said to be for ventilation and aesthetic purposes only.

What happened to the Titanic’s smokestacks?

They did of course go down with the rest of the ship. The funnels – and the uptakes within them – are light gauge steel, as exhaust gases have little or no pressure above atmospheric (they are still made that way today).

How many floors did Titanic have?

10 decks
It had 10 decks, or floors. This is a painting of the Titanic as it sank. It took about two and a half hours for the ship to go down. The ship’s first-class passengers were some of the wealthiest.

Why did the Titanic have 4 smoke stacks?

In 1911, several large ships sailed with four smoke stacks, using all of them to draw heat and smoke from their huge boilers. Thanks to its advanced engineering, the Titanic only needed three. However, a fourth one was added anyway to make the ship look more impressive and balanced.

What made the Titanic stand out from other ships?

I think that the Titanic’s funnels really made the Titanic stand out among other ships. It gave the ship a majestic look, as it was truly Queen of the seas. Once they were fitted out, they were cabled down to the decks by guy wires.

Why did the Titanic have only three funnels?

With third class passengers of the time, they thought that the more funnels the ship had the faster it would go, and a ship this big would look out of place with only three funnels. The Titanic’s funnels were constructed away from the site and then transported to the fitting out wharf for installation.

What was it like to work on the Titanic?

The Titanic was incredibly coal-hungry. The huge ship was fitted with three four-cylinder engines, each one of them driving a propeller. To keep them going, a team of around 200 firemen were required to work in hellish conditions shoveling up to 600 tonnes of coal into the furnaces. They also had to shovel 100 tons of ash overboard.