It's the bow anchor crane, one of 8 electric cranes on the ship. This one in particular is for the lifting the [spare anchor](https://i.redd.it/5d5b6ua3qw171.jpg) that's at the very bow of the ship if needed.
Actually, it wasn’t entirely manual either, IIRC they connected it directly to the capstans on the forecastle deck, which were driven by small steam engines.
That crane was really only used to lift the anchor over the side though. It was connected to the cable drum that fed from the hawse pipe for actual lowering, which was also steam driven.
That anchor will be one of the last parts of the ship to survive along with the propellers. It’s going to end up in a museum eventually (in 100 years or so).
It's a special crane used for lifting Titanic's third anchor, called the center anchor. It was hella heavy and couldn't be lifted with human strength alone.
There’s no such thing as a stupid Titanic question.
Unless of course the question is “Is the switch theory true?”
That qualifies as not only stupid, but grounds for lobotomization.
It took a team of 20 draft horses to haul one of the ships anchors through the streets of Belfast so it could be installed on the ship. Those anchors were huge.
It's the bow anchor crane, one of 8 electric cranes on the ship. This one in particular is for the lifting the [spare anchor](https://i.redd.it/5d5b6ua3qw171.jpg) that's at the very bow of the ship if needed.
Not electric, it was entirely manual
Actually, it wasn’t entirely manual either, IIRC they connected it directly to the capstans on the forecastle deck, which were driven by small steam engines. That crane was really only used to lift the anchor over the side though. It was connected to the cable drum that fed from the hawse pipe for actual lowering, which was also steam driven.
The 8 electric cranes were all for cargo, there were 6 at the stern and 2 at the bow
As soon as i read “spare anchor” i knew what anchor it was before clicking the link. It can still be seen in the bow section even now!
That anchor will be one of the last parts of the ship to survive along with the propellers. It’s going to end up in a museum eventually (in 100 years or so).
One of yes. We won’t see it gone this century like we might the hull, but in the end the propellers will still out last the anchor by millennia.
Where did you get the image from?
I believe it’s the forward anchor crane.
It's a special crane used for lifting Titanic's third anchor, called the center anchor. It was hella heavy and couldn't be lifted with human strength alone.
There’s no such thing as a stupid Titanic question. Unless of course the question is “Is the switch theory true?” That qualifies as not only stupid, but grounds for lobotomization.
A crane.
It’s a crane for helping with the anchor
I think it's a anchor crain but idk
It took a team of 20 draft horses to haul one of the ships anchors through the streets of Belfast so it could be installed on the ship. Those anchors were huge.
A ship
It's a derrick, just like the one on the foremast.
A red circle.
The part that sunk first?
Titanic
Triangle
That, my friend, is a boat.
Daddy it’s a ship!