Posted by Bob Read on September 29, 2000 at 19:02:41:
In Reply to: Re: Scavenged Boat Parts posted by Pete on September 29, 2000 at 17:48:21:
Pete:
I agree with the substance of your statement about throwing a blade not being unusual. However, it was more complicated than a flat tire. The blade would have to be changed in a dry dock. How many dry docks that would hold a
900 ft. ship do you think there were in 1912? Now, how many were open to
commercial use? There really was only one practical place to change the
blade: Belfast. The ship was in no way crippled with a missing blade. Therefore
a trip back to Belfast, while inconvenient, was required.
Regards,
Bob Read
: I still think the propellor blade being from titanic is still a misconception derived from the entire subject of the propellor shaft used in the Hawke collision. Throwing a propellor blade wasn't unheard of, and the propellor spanners are there so repairs can be done anywhere in the world...it still seems likely that there were spare propellors and/or parts aboard the ship.