Posted by Bob Read on September 19, 1998 at 13:45:39 in pm3-2-134.apci.net:
Some time back we had a thread going regarding the number and placement of steam valves on the forecastle deck. The discussion more or less concluded with the observation that there were 4 pedestal mounted steam valves. Well, I saw Cameron's Titanic movie for the first time the other night and it now appears that there were 6 pedestal mounted steam valves. Originally we were using the photo on p. 31 of the Sept. 98 issue of Fine Scale Modeler of the large Titanic model used in the movie. The four valves that are easily seen in the photo are in a straight line from port to starboard. The two that I saw in the movie and which I can now identify in this photo are located just outboard of the steam pipes which lead from the capstans aft to the forward hatch. These two valves are not in line with the others but are slightly aft of them. They are just outboard of the small valves which are near the deck next to the above referenced steam pipes from the capstans. I have been unable to find photo documentation for these two new valves because in the photos taken from the forward aspect, they are blocked by the capstans. From the aft aspect, they are blocked by the forward hatch. I'm going to assume that they had some sort of documentation for these valves. I would tend to trust this configuration because the rest of the forecastle appears accurate.
Regards,
Bob Read