British Wreck Commissioner's Inquiry

Appendix: Report of Survey

Surveys 27.

COMMON SEAL
OF
COUNCIL FOR TRADE.

REPORT OF SURVEY
OF
AN EMIGRANT SHIP.

Board of Trade
Surveyors Office,
Belfast,
3rd April, 1912.

Board of Trade,
Marine Department,
Received
15th April, 1912.

Board of Trade,
Surveyors Office,
Queenstown,
No. 493,
12th April, 1912.

NOTE. - Cancel the portions of this form that do not apply.


SHIP.

Name and Official number.

Port of Registry

Tonnage.

Single, twin, triple or quadruple screw, Registered horse power.

Where and when built.

Where and when last seen in dry-dock.

Gross.

Net.

"Titanic"
131428

Liverpool.

46328

21831

Triple Screw

Belfast
1912

Belfast
6-3-12

Date of expiration of passenger certificate.

Mean draught of water and freeboard.

Name and address of owner or agent.

Intended voyage.

2-4-13

31 ft. 0 in.
31 ft. 4 in.

Oceanic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd.
30 James Street, Liverpool.

Foreign.

MASTER AND OFFICERS.

Rank.

Name in Full.

Number of Certificate.

Grade.

Master

Edward John Smith

14102

Ex. Master

First Mate

Henry Tingle Wilde

027371

Ex. Master

Second Mate

Wm. McMaster Murdoch

025780

Ex. Master

First Engineer

Joseph Bell

19224

1st Class

Second Engineer

Wm. Edward Farquharson

32833

1st Class

LIFE-SAVING APPLIANCES.

Description of boats and rafts.

No.

Cubic contents in feet.

No. of persons they will accommodate.

Materials.

Number under davits.

Are they so placed as to be readily got into the water?

Are they provided with the equipments required by the rules?

Boats, Section A

14

9172

910

Wood

14

Yes

Yes

Boats, Section B

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Boats, Section C

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Boats, Section D

2

648

80

Wood

2

Yes

Yes

Boats, Section E
(Engelhardt Collapsible)

4

-

188

Wood with canvas bulwarks

-

Yes

Yes

Life Rafts

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Number of lifebelts.

Number of lifebuoys.

Is the ship supplied with all the life-saving appliances required by the rules?

3560

48

Yes.

EQUIPMENTS.

No. of compasses on board.

Date of last adjustment.

Number of chronometers.

No. and description of the pumps.

4

2-4-12

2

 

Description and state of distilling apparatus.

No. of gallons of pure cold water that it is capable of producing in 24 hours.

Quantity of fresh water in double bottom in gallons.

Messrs. Hocking & Co.
New and in good condition.

14000

1800 in 7 tanks

SPACE AVAILABLE FOR PASSENGERS.

Area of passenger decks.

Total square feet.

Total number of adults.

Number of beds fitted.

On Saloon deck

1732

115

50

On Upper deck

7306

485

272

On Main deck

9861

655

466

On Lower deck

8093

480

346

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