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 ...

2003年11月21日 · Whatever the case may be, the crows nest looked nothing like it did just the year previous, in this 1987 video. Whether it was by human hands, or nature, as Michael points out, the Titanic may have appeared to be 'remarkably' preserved in 1986-85, but in reality, and even moreso now, the ship was merely an egg-shell of its former self.

2017年1月26日 · The British Inquiry asked Ernest Shackleton if icebergs were easier to detect from the crows nest. He said: "....from a height it is not so easily seen; it blends with the ocean if you are looking down at an angle like that. If you are on the sea level it may loom up." "Better, the nearer you are to the waterline."

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 ...

2020年11月27日 · It still seems a bit ludicrous that a ship so advanced for it's time that H&W couldn't just add a simple roof cover to the crows nest. The costs would have been minuscule. The distraction of the elements is hardly something a lookout should have to think about. Maybe it was a conscious decision to keep them from relaxing...

2019年2月25日 · I have looked at photographs of several ships - past and present - and the crow's don't appear to be very much higher than the bridge deck. The lookouts in the crow's nest would not have had too much advantage in the distance they could see compared to those on the bridge. However , the advantages of crow's nest have been explained to be.

2021年12月24日 · It's job was to alert to the bridge. The crows nest was relatively close to the bridge so probably didn't a sound volume level of 11. (Sorry couldn't resist). Titanic had other bells that they used for other functions. Even electric one's on the water tight doors so the crows nest bell was mainly to alert the bridge and then call on the phone.

From Forecastle 17.4 N. Miles From Bridge 18.9 N. Miles From Crows Nest 20.3 N. Miles From the above it can be seen that the iceberg seen at night as a BLACK area, lacking the stars right down to the horizon that the rest of the horizon is showing, should have become increasingly dominant as the ship steamed toward it that fateful night.

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