The plating will also serve as an effective light block even in areas where it's covered by paneling. A hull plate outside will also form the outer wall of an outboard room wherever the steel is exposed (which is much of the ship). Now, you may be asking "who cares about these, nobody will see them if they're inside the ship." Well.Īs I mentioned in a previous post, there isn't really a distinction between interior and exterior anymore. I gave a little preview earlier, but I'd like to talk about it a bit more now, as well as why I'm doing this work, what the benefits will be, and the plan in going forward.įor the uninitiated, Titanic's hull was covered in rows (or strakes) of steel plates, overlapping each other on their sides and riveted to each other and to the frames (ribs) of the ship. Kyle here again! Currently I am plotting the layout of the strakes of steel plates on Titanic's hull. Above: Curves laid out for shell plating on the new hull.
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