The Ship Modeler’s Resource
Plans by Bob Read D.M.D.
Titanic CAD Plans has suspended operations permanently.
***NOTICE*** 4/15/2018 – After many active years in the Titanic Community, I have decided to withdraw from all participation in forums, private messaging, etc. I have accomplished more than I originally imagined or planned. Sir Issac Newton is quoted as saying “If I have seen further it is because I have stood on the shoulders of giants.” I feel the same way about anything I may have accomplished in the field of Titanic research. So many before me laid groundwork without which I couldn’t have accomplished half of what I have. It is now for others to carry this endeavor forward. Hopefully there are new discoveries to be made and illumination to be made of old discoveries which are as yet unnoticed. I thank all who rendered their gracious assistance to me along the way.
Research Articles
I have written the following articles to address subjects where there has been a lot of speculation. These articles contain my speculations guided by as much evidence as I could muster. The reader can decide for himself whether the evidence supports it.
Operation of Titanic’s Engelhardt Collapsible Lifeboats
Chamfering of Thicker Teak Sheathing on Titanic’s Forecastle Deck
The Structure and Function of Titanic’s 25 ft. Emergency Boats
The Case for the Objects on the Weather Cover over Titanic’s Forward Grand Staircase Dome as Scaffolds
Bridgefront Windows article
The Case for the Aft Weather Cover Over Titanic’s Aft First Class Staircase Having Two Sidelights on Its Aft Face
Iron Ladders to Titanic’s Poop Deck: A New Discovery
Life Ring Locations on Titanic’s Weather Decks
Alternative Fixed Positions for Lifeboats in Titanic’s Boat Deck Passenger Promenade Areas
Operation and Control of Titanic’s Electric Cargo Cranes
Titanic’s Standing Rigging and Associated Hardware
Paint Color and Application to Titanic’s Winches: The State of the Evidence
The Case for the Color of Titanic’s Propeller Warning Notice Boards Being Black and White
The Case for a Change in the Color of Titanic’s Cargo Hatch Coamings
The Extreme Breadth Measurement of Titanic
Titanic Lifeboat Identification Plates
Separation Line Between Titanic’s Hull Black Paint and Antifouling Paint
Titanic’s Antifouling Paint
Deckhouse Structures Aft of Titanic’s Third Funnel
A” Deck Underside Drawing
Description of the Structures on the Underside of Titanic’s Boat Deck
Drawing of the Structures on the Underside of Titanic’s Boat Deck
Wooden Plank Sheathing of Titanic’s Forecastle Deck
The Rationale for the Modification of Three of Titanic’s Ventilators
Procedures to Launch Collapsible Lifeboats on Titanic’s Officers’ Quarters Roof
An Examination of the Color “Dark Mast” Found on Titanic
Screens Over Intake and Exhaust Ducts of Titanic’s Ventilators (revised 9/21/20)
Titanic’s Lifeboat Capacity
Center Object on Titanic’s Staircase Skylight Weather Covers
Documentation of a New Titanic/Olympic Find: Support Stanchions Under the Poop Deck
Deployment and Retrieval Procedures for Titanic’s Center Bow Anchor
Titanic’s Boat Deck Waterproofed Wood Roofs
Fixed and Removable Railing Sections Around Titanic’s Forecastle Deck
Titanic’s Chart Room and Pilot’s Room Windows
The Case for the Function of Titanic’s Docking Bridge Wheel Exclusively as an Emergency Back-up
Titanic’s Navigating and Docking Bridge Telegraph Dial Faces
A Defense of One of Titanic’s Sirocco Type Electric Fan Ventilators
The Structure and Function of Anchor Handling Equipment Aboard Titanic
The Case for Dog Kennels on Titanic’s Boat Deck (revised 3-26-2018)
Titanic’s Funnels: Exterior Details
Water Pipes on Titanic’s Funnels
“What Height Are Titanic’s Funnels?”
Awnings Aboard Titanic
A Larger Radius Corner of Titanic’s Roof of the First Class Lounge
Open Wash Ports of Titanic’s Forward Well Deck
Titanic’s B Deck Mystery Object (revised 8/26/2019)
An Examination of the Color “Dark Mast” found on Titanic
Wooden Plank Sheathing of Titanic’s Poop Deck
Narrowing the Range of “White Star Buff”
Titanic’s First Class Smokeroom Bar Windows
A Comprehensive Plan for Evacuation of R.M.S Olympic After Her 1913 Refit
The Opening Windows of Olympic and Titanic’s Boat Deck First Class Entrance and Gymnasium
The Difference in the Principal Dimensions of the Engelhardt Collapsible Boats of Titanic vs. Olympic
Titanic ventilator intake guards (revised 9/20/20)
Titanic’s Emergency Cutter Fall Boxes
Analysis of the Location of the Head of the Forepeak Tank Vent on Titanic
Securing Clamps for Titanic’s Center Anchor
Deck Sheathing under Titanic’s Anchor Handling Gear
Shell Plating at the Midline of Titanic’s Stern Counter
Paint Application to Titanic’s Propellers
Unraveling the Mystery of Titanic’s Center Propeller
Titanic’s Mystery Whistles
Titanic’s Officers’ Quarters Skylights
The Distress Socket Signal Firing Locations Aboard Titanic
New Evidence of the Possible Danger of Loading Titanic’s Lifeboats to Capacity
New Evidence Which Explains the Functions of Titanic’s Docking Signal Systems
Why There Were Enough Lifeboats for All Aboard Titanic
New Discovery of a Bulwark Opening on Olympic Class Ships
A New Understanding of the Positions of the Welin Boat Davits Aboard Olympic and Titanic
White Star Buff: The case for more than one formulation of the color
Murray’s Boat Disengaging Gear (Revised 7/27/2018)
Titanic’s Coaling Outriggers
Location of Titanic’s Trotman Anchors
Deployment of Titanic’s Kedge Anchor:
Titanic’s Boat Deck Mystery Box
A New Understanding of H.M.H.S. Britannic’s National Ensign
The Application of Titanic’s Name to Her Hull
The Aft B Deck Mystery Object
Titanic Lifeboat Capacities
The Structure and Function of Titanic’s Anchor Chain Cable Compressors
