The following table shows the decks to which the bulkheads extended, and
the number of doors in them:
+---------+---------+------------+---------+-------+-------+
| | | Engine | | | |
| | Extends | and boiler | | | |
|Bulkhead | up to |spaces (all |Orlop to |F to E |E to D |
| letter. | under- | controlled |G deck. | deck. | deck. |
| | side of | from | | | |
| | deck. | bridge). | | | |
+---------+---------+------------+---------+-------+-------+
| A | C | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| B | D | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| C | E | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| D | E | [1]1 | ... | 1 | ... |
| E | E | [2]1 | ... | ... | ... |
| F | E | [2]1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| G | E | [2]1 | ... | ... | ... |
| H | E | [2]1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| J | E | [2]1 | ... | 2 | ... |
| K | D | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| L | D | 1 | ... | ... | 2 |
| M | D | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 |
| N | D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| O | D | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| P | D | ... | ... | ... | ... |
+---------+---------+------------+---------+-------+-------+
The following table shows the actual contents of each separate
water-tight compartment. The compartments are shown in the left column,
the contents of each compartment being read off horizontally. The
contents of each water-tight compartment is separately given in the deck
space in which it is:
-------+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+---------
| Length | | | | |
|of each | | | | |
| water- | | Orlop | | |
| tight | | | | |
Water- |compart- | | to G | G to F | F to E | E to D
tight | ment | | | | |
compart-| in fore | Hold. | deck. | deck. | deck. | deck.
ment | and aft | | | | |
| direc- | | | | |
| tion. | | | | |
-------+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+---------
|_Feet._ | | | | |
Bow to A| 46 |Forepeak |Forepeak |Forepeak |Forepeak |Forepeak
| |tank (not |storeroom.|storeroom. |storeroom. |storeroom.
| |used | | | |
| |excepting | | | |
| |for | | | |
| |trimming | | | |
| |ship). | | | |
A-B | 45 |Cargo |Cargo. |Living |Living |Living
| | | |spaces for |spaces for |spaces for
| | | |firemen, |firemen. |firemen.
| | | |etc. | |
B-C | 51 | do | do |Third-class|Third-class|Third-class
| | | |passenger |passenger |passenger
| | | |accommo- |accommo- |and seamen's
| | | |dation. |dation. |spaces.
C-D | 51 |Alternati-|Luggage |Baggage, | do |Third-class
| |vely coal |and |squash | |passenger
| |and cargo.|mails. |rackets, & | |accommo-
| | | |third-class| |dation.
| | | |passengers.| |
D-E | 54 |No. 6 |No. 6 |Coal and | do |First-class
| |boiler |boiler |boiler | |passenger
| |room. |room. |casing. | |accommo-
| | | | | |dation.
E-F | 57 |No. 5 |No. 5 |Coal bunker|Linen rooms| Do.
| |boiler |boiler |and boiler |and |
| |room. |room. |casing and |swimming |
| | | |swimming |bath. |
| | | |bath. | |
F-G | 57 |No. 4 |No. 4 |Coal bunker|Steward's, |First-class
| |boiler |boiler | and boiler| Turkish | and
| |room. |room. | casing. | baths, | stewards.
| | | | | etc. |
G-H | 57 |No. 3 |No. 3 | do. | Third- |First and
| |boiler |boiler | | class | second
| |room. |room. | | saloon. | class and
| | | | | | stewards.
H-J | 60 |No. 2 |No. 2 | do. | do. |First class.
| |boiler |boiler | | |
| |room. |room. | | |
J-K | 35 |No. 1 |No. 1 | do. |Third-class|First class
| |boiler |boiler | | galley, | and
| |room. |room. | | stewards, | stewards.
| | | | | etc. |
K-L | 69 |Recipro- |Recipro- |Reciprocat-|Engineers' |First class
| | cating- | cating- |ing-engine | and | and
| | engine | engine |room | recipro- | engineers'
| |room. |room. |casing, | cating- | mess, etc.
| | | | workshop | engine |
| | | | and | casing. |
| | | | engineers'| |
| | | | stores. | |
L-M | 57 |Turbine- |Turbine- |Turbine- |Second- |Second class
| |engine |engine |engine room|class- |and stewards
| |room. |room. |casing and | turbine- | etc.
| | | | small |engine room|
| | | | stewards' | casing. |
| | | | stores. | |
M-N | 63 |Electric- |Provisions|Provisions.|Second |Second and
| |engine |and elect-| |class |third class.
| |room. |ric engine| | |
| | | casing. | | |
N-O | 54 |Tunnel |Refrigera-|Third class| do | Do.
| | |ted cargo.| | |
O-P | 57 | do |Cargo | do |Third class|Third class.
P to | |Afterpeak |Afterpeak |Stores |Stores |Stores.
stern | | tank for | tank for | | |
| | trimming | trimming | | |
| | ship. | ship. | | |
-------+---------+----------+----------+-----------+-----------+------------
The vessel was constructed under survey of the British Board of Trade
for a passenger certificate, and also to comply with the American
immigration laws.
Steam was supplied from six entirely independent groups of boilers in
six separate water-tight compartments. The after boiler room No. 1
contained five single-ended boilers. Four other boiler rooms, Nos. 2, 3,
4, and 5, each contained five double-ended boilers. The forward boiler
room, No. 6, contained four double-ended boilers. The reciprocating
engines and most of the auxiliary machinery were in a seventh separate
water-tight compartment aft of the boilers; the low-pressure turbine,
the main condensers, and the thrust blocks of the reciprocating engine
were in an eighth separate water-tight compartment. The main electrical
machinery was in a ninth separate water-tight compartment immediately
abaft the turbine engine room. Two emergency steam-driven dynamos were
placed on the D deck, 21 feet above the level of the load water line.
These dynamos were arranged to take their supply of steam from any of
the three of the boiler rooms Nos. 2, 3, and 5, and were intended to be
available in the event of the main dynamo room being flooded.
The ship was equipped with the following:
(1) Wireless telegraphy.
(2) Submarine signaling.
(3) Electric lights and power systems.
(4) Telephones for communication between the different working positions
in the vessel. In addition to the telephones, the means of communication
included engine and docking telegraphs, and duplicate or emergency
engine-room telegraph, to be used in the event of any accident to the
ordinary telegraph.
(5) Three electric elevators for taking passengers in the first class up
to A deck, immediately below the boat deck, and one in the second class
for taking passengers up to the boat deck.
(6) Four electrically driven boat winches on the boat deck for hauling
up the boats.
(7) Life-saving appliances to the requirements of the board of trade,
including boats and life belts.
(8) Steam whistles on the two foremost funnels, worked on the
Willett-Bruce system of automatic control.
(9) Navigation appliances, including Kelvin's patent sounding machines
for finding the depth of water under the ship without stopping; Walker's
taffrail log for determining the speed of the ship; and flash signal
lamps fitted above the shelters at each of the navigating bridge for
Morse signaling with other ships.