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On the night the Titanic sank in 1912 its heroic electricians remained behind to keep the ship's lights burning bright to the very end. With so much sea water in the ship, how did the lights even stay on for that long? Today let's uncover how they powered the Titanic, how electricity was generated and distributed throughout the ship and how the lights stayed on for so long during the sinking!
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Oceanliner Designs explores the design, construction, engineering and operation of history’s greatest vessels- from Titanic to Queen Mary and from the Empress of Ireland to the Lusitania. Join maritime researcher and illustrator Michael Brady as he tells the stories behind some of history's most famous ocean liners and machines!
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Electricity at Sea
3:13 How did they power Titanic?
8:13 Why did the lights stay on?
12:10 Titanic's hero electricians