Technical drawing · The Shipbuilder magazine · June 1911
Titanic and Olympic deck plans, The Shipbuilder (1911)
This print reproduces plate 1 of the deck plans of the White Star liners Olympic and Titanic, the fold-out from The Shipbuilder's souvenir number of June 1911, published the year before Titanic's maiden voyage. The magazine plate is a 1911 publication and is in the public domain.
History
The Shipbuilder, a British trade journal, devoted a special issue to the two Olympic-class sisters in June 1911, when Olympic had just entered service and Titanic was fitting out in Belfast. The issue described the ships' construction at Harland and Wolff, their engines, their lifeboats and their first-class interiors, and folded in large plates of the general arrangement.
Because the sisters were built to the same plans, the drawings describe Titanic as she was designed, which is why they have been used ever since by historians, modellers and the inquiry boards of 1912. The issue was digitised by the Internet Archive; this print is restored from that scan of the original printed plate.
What the print shows
The upper decks in plan, drawn cabin by cabin: the boat deck with its lifeboat positions and the officers' quarters, the promenade deck with its enclosed walkway and first-class lounges, and the bridge deck, each labelled in the fine lettering of a 1911 drawing office. The plate is reproduced on a narrow tinted mat within the paper size.
16 by 24 inches is the largest size at which the archival scan prints at full 300 DPI sharpness, so no larger size is offered.
Source and licence
Source: The Shipbuilder, Olympic and Titanic souvenir number (June 1911), digitised by the Internet Archive.
Licence: Public domain. The magazine was published in 1911 and its copyright has expired; the Internet Archive's scan is free to reproduce.
Plate 1 (upper decks). The lower decks appear on further plates in the same issue.
Available sizes and prices
Print: paper or framed Etsy listing 4580019222
| Size | Paper | Framed |
|---|---|---|
| 8 × 12 in (21 × 30 cm) | $38.99 | $108.99 |
| 12 × 18 in (30 × 45 cm) | $49.99 | $152.99 |
| 16 × 24 in (40 × 60 cm) | $60.99 | $216.99 |
Printed to order, shipped in 2–5 business days, free US shipping. Paper: matte fine-art paper. Framed: real wood (black, white, wood, dark wood), shatterproof acrylic, ready to hang.
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- Titanic Deck Plans (print: paper or framed): buy on Etsy, from $38.99.
Frequently asked questions
- Are these the real Titanic deck plans?
- They are the general-arrangement plans of the Olympic class as published by The Shipbuilder in June 1911, drawn from the builders' plans. Titanic and Olympic were built to the same design.
- What was The Shipbuilder?
- A British shipbuilding trade journal. Its June 1911 souvenir number on Olympic and Titanic is the most detailed contemporary account of the ships.
- Which decks does the print show?
- Plate 1, the upper decks: the boat deck, promenade deck and bridge deck, with cabins, public rooms and lifeboat positions labelled.
- Why is 16 by 24 the largest size?
- Because that is the largest size at which the scan of the original plate still prints at 300 DPI; the shop does not upscale archival scans.
Sources
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