Binoculars and the Titanic (1 Viewer)

[PeterPS]

Always have your binoculars within easy reach:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Blair_%28mariner%29
https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/binoculars-aboard-titanic.htm
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/01/05/the-titanic-crew-had-no-binoculars-which-might-have-helped-them-spot-the-iceberg/

 

[Dennis Mau]

I bet they would have appreciated radar on the Titanic.

 

[Troubador]

Always have your binoculars within easy reach

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Or Kate Winslett.....

Lee

 

[Dennis Mau]

Always have your binoculars within easy reach

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Or Kate Winslett.....

Lee

Yes, you never know when your ship is going to go down.


2nd the Kate Winslett.....

 

[Patudo]

As luck would have it, a while back I read an article addressing the issue of binoculars and their utility to the Titanic's lookouts - https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/we-have-no-look-out-glasses-in-the-crows-nest.html It's fairly lengthy, but worth reading, if the topic is of interest.

Essentially, binoculars back in 1912 weren't anything like those of today, and may not have helped the Titanic's crew as much as might be supposed...

PS. denco, re your post above, I'd cheerfully...

 

[Foss]

I can think of worse fates than going down with Kate Winslett.