Posted by dilano on October 31, 2000 at 18:24:16:
In Reply to: Re: How Lookout Man Climb Onto The Crow's Nest On Titanic? posted by Will Clark on October 31, 2000 at 06:15:47:
: : I am always wandering how a lookout man like Frederick Fleet climb up on the mast to the crow's nest. I notice the ratline on the mast is somewhat above the crow's nest. It looks like it is difficult to be on the crow's nest. I have never how anyone could climb into the crow's nest and if it they do they, it must be difficult. Any answers and comments?
: Well here's the answer to your question, the mast is hollow, the width inside is 3' ft and can accomadate 1 person at a time and it has a small ladder for the men to get up to the crows nest. If you notice on the movie "TITANIC", when their doing a pass on the bow, you can clearly see that theres a oval shape hole on the mast. That is where the crows nest once was and the bell.
Thats right. They would climb up the very narrow mast to the top, where the oval shape hole is for the entrance into the nest. Watch the Discovery channels "Titanic Live" video in which Charlie Haas gives us a discription of how they got up the mast to the crows nest.
Dilano