RMS Titanic: Fascinating Engineering Facts

Bill shares fascinating images and information gleaned from the 1909 to 1911 editions of the Journal The Engineer. It includes photos of the construction of the Titanic and its twin the Olympic, the launching of these Olympic-class ships, and accidents that occurred. The video includes engineering details of the ship’s engines, steering mechanism, and propellers.
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[@bradleymorrison]

This is exactly how these type of videos should be made, no effects, no 'disaster' music in the background, just a guy who's passionate talking about something with real photos to show you, brilliant.

[@jarynn8156]

I mean... Very few videos are going in with a focus not on the Titanic and its journey, but on the hardware that powered it. Most videos are focusing on the sinking, the design of its hull, the experience onboard on that fateful night.

[@dxb8086]

Brad M This is how these types of videos ARE made. The whole "effect" and "dramatic music"-thing is an american phenomenon.

[@syedmuzamilalishah8834]

☺😈😇😬

[@5punkybob]

You win the internet today (3 months ago)

[@mostwant3dgov]

How very true. You don't need flashy gimmicks to capture the imagination when you have a great story to tell.

[@MoonLiteNite]

the color coding and highlighting on this video are top notch!

[@ronindebeatrice]

Agreed, this is some tip editing.

[@Nash1a]

Agreed. This was very well done. But the highlighting made it much easier to see exactly what he was referring to.

[@scottgolden2766]

With out the color coding or highlighting it's very hard to tell anything when you don't know what your looking at. This was was done well

[@MatCendana]

Agree. The thoughtfulness in making non-engineers like me understand better is very much appreciated.

[@Ryan-Gartland-Ryan-Gartland]

Does anyone by chance know the software program that enabled the high quality color coding and highlighting?

[@reggierico]

I worked as a shipyard carpenter in the 1970's and 1980's. Shipyard work is dirty, dangerous and fascinating! Imagine crawling in tight bilge spaces and ballast tanks, etc. I worked for General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, EB from 1977-1980 and Southwest Marine 1980-1981. Both were exclusively doing work for the US Navy. At EB, several workers were killed during my time there, an electrician was electrocuted because his helper didn't read the warning tag not to turn on components they were working on. Another guy was speared by an steel ladder that was inadvertently picked up by a crane moving down the dock tracks. A third guy was testing an 'escape trunk' with a spring loaded hatch that accidentally slammed shut on his head, and several guys died due to falls and objects falling on them from the heights of the boat while on the 'ways'. On working holidays, like Christmas eve and New Years eve, many workers would bring in alcohol and sip blackberry brandy with workmates as they pretended to be busily working. Lunch was an amazing experience. You had just thirty minutes to eat/drink and when the whistle blew and the huge main gates swung open, 7,000 guys would come pouring out onto the road bordering the yard. Many bars were ready and waiting across the street. If you walked into one, you'd see that the bar tenders had prepared hundreds of whiskey shots lined up and mugs of beer. There were also 'roach coaches' lining the street where you could buy pretty good food and a beer or two. I used to buy these hot pastrami sandwiches or this pepper steak. Usually, I'd wash it down with a tall Budweiser, or two if it was hot during summer. I learned a lot about life in those shipyards, the most important being that I didn't want to do this type of work anymore. I made a whopping $6.60/hour at EB and $10/hour at Southwest Marine.

[@ronalddaub7965]

Absolutely the bilges are nasty. And there are places in there that you don't want to go especially when you're welding in the winter time

[@nickv7824]

Pay wasn't so good in the early 1970s, but would buy more than today.

[@tomiday66]

What a great picture you paint from memory. One can only imagine what an interesting learning experience that was for you. I had more than one job in my youth that checked off that box. "OK, there is another thing I don't want to do for the rest of my life!"

[@roberthermann97]

Almost as interesting as the video. Thanks for writing this down.

[@RErnie-gv1hv]

Thanks for sharing your experience. It's all very interesting. I thought jobs (highly skilled labor) usually were union. Which would have led to a lot more pay.

[@noahschmartz2354]

this guy sure knows how to explain complexity to a lay person.

[@twystedhumour]

@Songs Mirth thanks for your service, ma'am. i work at the helpdesk. that's exactly what i have to do for folks, from their teens to their 70s, on how computer systems work, and why things are done a certain way. gah!

[@Mikesell357]

That ability is a sign of a true expert

[@abugden]

"this guy sure knows how to explain complexity to a lay person." and maybe an engineering student or two. ;-)

[@johnbishop5316]

@Songs Mirth You were a good maths teacher even although your ramble like that? Are you 95?

[@StephenRoseDuo]

The teasing is insane "I'm of course talking about the.. Olympia" "I'm of course talking about the... Britanic" He does it with such a straight face also :P

[@0x00FABADA]

Got me both times! :D

[@harryfillpot666]

lol i know. the second time i was sure he was going to say titanic xD

[@DriftingPancake]

So much better than pewdiepie

[@QuantumRift]

Pewdiepie well, sucks.

[@NobleExecutor]

You're trying to look smart while comparing informational channel to entertainment channel. Hint, you aren't very smart.

[@Sacapuntas69]

Video is a few years old, but this is exactly how they should be made. No 30 second intro, no horrible music, no crazy special affects trying to get the "wow" factor. The coloring of the different sections made it much easier to see! Great video sir.

[@lilvirtt3577]

Yup, perfect example of an informative yet not a boring video without any additional bullshit that modern channels add.

[@babblesandbubbles]

I see no flaw in a 30 second (or shorter) intro, but yea this video is well executed & super easy to follow

[@danilo16410]

@@babblesandbubbles - the problem is that lot of "today's videos" as intros at the beginning of the videos are literally advertising what will be seen in the video. And that is not necessary, it's an affront to anybody's intellect.

[@nyaqua]

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[@29brendus]

I agree. Well made, clear, and enjoyable.

[@mattskustomkreations]

After all these years, an explanation for why old ships have black-painted hulls. Thanks!

[@MegaSnow121]

Same here! Makes perfect sense. I always thought the black bottom was depressing, boring. :-)

[@gtlfb]

In those pre- air conditioning days, ships designed for warm climates were painted white to reflect solar heat. Doing so could reduce internal temperature by about ten degrees

[@MrTotallies]

7:35

[@A.Lifecraft]

As a kid i thought this was the same tar stuff that they apply to concrete foundations to make these waterproof... It kinda made sense as wooden boats are also watertightened using tar.

[@johnbishop5316]

What colour would you like, sire?

[@melbro62]

my grandfather worked on the titanic. I was born in Belfast (1945) just 8 blocks from where the ship yards were. He told my mother many stories of the building of that ship.

[@MrDaiseymay]

LIKE ? ? ?

[@keithhatch56]

@@MrDaiseymay Told his mother not him.

[@nickleggett2101]

Mel brown some body from my family worked on the Titanic as a 2nd class clean up man but went down with The ship.

[@TheAndy25026]

I've never heard of anyone from the island of Ireland refer to distance as "blocks", which is an American thing.

[@mod91Kauai]

@@TheAndy25026 are you doubting his credibility? Possibly he now lives in the US..

[@lawlerzwtf]

"Less than a year after the launch of these two giant ships, one suffered a collision that ripped a gaping whole on its side. That ship was of course..." OOOH OOH I KNOW THIS IT'S THE TITANIC!!! "...the Olympic." B**** YOU TRICKED ME "The Olympic's sibling also suffered a traumatic blow that caused it to tragically sink." OOH OOH OKAY THIS HAS TO BE THE TITANIC!!! "I'm of course talking about the Britannic." Woooooow f*** YOU TRICKED ME AGAIN

[@madgoblin464]

lawlerzwtf Same here. :(

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

+lawlerzwtf Lmao that happened to me too each time hahahaha.

[@footielad8301]

+lawlerzwtf I thought he was gonna say HMS Hawk, but that was the ship which struck the Olympic. Moment of confusion there lol

[@rusalkin]

+MAN CITY FOR LIFE there is a story out there, that the damaged olympic was switched with the titanic in the middle of the night and the names repainted to cash in on the insurance should the "undamaged" one sink

[@footielad8301]

***** Yeah, that's not true! When Olympic and Titanic where being constructed, Olympic was registered as ship 400, and Titanic was registered as ship 401! When divers went to the wreck, they founded the registration number on Titanic, that number was 401! Years before in 1935 when Olympic was being scrapped, the registration number was found to be registered as 400, which was her number when her hull was being constructed long before both ships had even hit the water.

[@halowarrior1000]

"That ship was of course...The Olympic." Top 10 anime twists

[@joshuanorris5860]

Why anime .... Yeah, he got me too. Lol of course

[@codyjuelfs15]

TheRealThugnificent nice

[@antoineleblanc2509]

wow i wasn't prepared for that

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

WPLU572 Trunked Radio actually when they found the wreck it actually PROVED that it was not a conspiracy it was Infact a Truth!

[@zarbonthedestroyer7232]

@@joshuanorris5860 it's a meme

[@LunaRain01]

If this man was my science teacher, I might not have flunked the course in high school. He is making me listen and remain interested. Well done, sir!

[@gasser5001]

Yea, he's a rare breed. If this was the quality of teachers in our world, we'd be a MUCH better society ALL around.

[@GrowingForever]

Really enjoyed this, great job!

[@Thegamer-rr7gk]

Yes

[@MyBoomStick1]

He did a great job!

[@joltran3276]

I listen to your stuff every night and because of you I believe I’ve made so much extra money

[@oisiaa]

Wow, that was 11 minutes? I could have listened for hours! Fascinating!

[@jakewestin4176]

Cannot say enough about how nice it is to experience videos like this that are clear, concise, forethought, and articulate. No BS. Absolutely outstanding, thanks for posting.

[@beachbum4691]

Yup - So exceptional :)

[@bernardhelinski1141]

Right on. Thanks for this marvelous post.Breathtaking photos. What was accomplish then without these modern tools of today boggles the mind. Thanks again.

[@steve7329]

I'm just glad to find out it wasn't Trump or Obama's fault. Nice job and thank you.

[@patagualianmostly7437]

@@steve7329 ......Nor was it the fault of BREXIT....Amazing!

[@sresentertainmentsciences3340]

Kudos to Bill and this video production. This is how an educational video is made....colorizing the parts for explanation on those old photos is brilliant!

[@timhutchinson3264]

I've rarely seen a video which explains complex engineering in such a clear, easy-to-understand way. Bill definitely has a knack for this.

[@m0ther_bra1ned12]

"The Olympic class ships were absolute marvels of engineering, and I hope its for their revolutionary design, and not their failures, that their remembered"... now if only people would understand the same thing for zeppelin airships...

[@engineerguyvideo]

+Motherbrain Jr I am working on a book and video series at this moment on the last British airship ... Out in the fall I hope.

[@m0ther_bra1ned12]

***** I eagerly look forward to it. Fantastic videos!

[@marksmith6259]

have you seen the theory that the Olympic and Titanic were swapped due to the accident you mentioned, if true then the Titanic really had the good career... Love these no nonsense video's of yours really ups you-tubes credibility.

[@SanosukeTanaka]

I agree. Zeppelins were incredible designs. I'd love to see a video on them.

[@Dreadepic]

I heard that but from what I know the Olympic's accident diverted resources from the Titanic's production (it was still under construction) and therefore meant that Titanic set sail later than it should have... :(

[@LordFuturama]

I just better say it now then never. Thanks god there is no music. And no cut out breathing. And no ADHD scene cut. And no hasty talking. This is just sooooo enjoyable!

[@raoulcruz4404]

ADHD scene cut. One of the popular car restoration/mod shows on cable TV will not keep the camera on a particular scene more than 4 to 5 seconds.

[@colinmccarthy9445]

i miss when discovery channel and history channel use to be like this way back like 18 years go.

[@ROOKTABULA]

That's because he's not someone who grew up in the KZbin "Look at me! Pay attention please!" generation.

[@twoHRdrive]

i completely agree. Made for people with more than a 5-second attention span. Made for people who like to think and reflect, rather than have constant stimulation.

[@twoHRdrive]

@@raoulcruz4404 that's annoying, isn't it? That's how I feel about the new star wars movies by the way...

[@tallen917]

Absolutely an excellent presentation and explanation of the inner workings of the ships. As a machine design engineer, myself, I can appreciate the level of effort put into 1. the ship and, 2. your presentation. Thank you.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

One of the best videos on these ships that I've ever seen. It really demonstrates how amazing the level of technology in ship building had changed from the wooden sailing vessels of the Nineteenth Century to these massive steel ships of the early Twentieth Century.

[@patagualianmostly7437]

I couldn't get over those "Boss Arms" that carried the two outer propeller shafts.... I never knew they could make such a casting like that back then. And there were two of them.... I'm guessing they were not simply copies either...but slightly different for the angles and distances. Incredible. So sad that Belfast could not continue with this expertise into this century...building better and more advanced ships for the needs of today.

[@FunOrange42]

5:04 5:57 Well played.

[@estoniaman]

***** Plot twists ;)

[@arcticjungle4741]

FunOrange 😂

[@amitnag870]

I still don’t get it

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

Amit Nag then you are not the brightest crayon in the box and need a cookie.

[@billiondollardan]

"That ship was, of course, the Olympic." Nicely done.

[@MikeDragon]

+billiondollardan That got me too. lol

[@manasdas8793]

Ofcourse im talking about the britanic

[@girlfriend677]

Twice lol. perfect

[@bmxscape]

he did it twice even. lol

[@enderderp4139]

billiondollardan I

[@BearRiverBooks]

Very informative. And what a relief to hear someone talk about the Titanic without dwelling on the disaster. These ships were masterpieces of engineering of their era and deserve our respect and admiration.

[@gordonwhocares663]

Love this video, I worked as a apprentice engineer 1965/70 at yarrows on the Clyde Glasgow, brings back good memories of ship building and the scale of what you were working with, thanks

[@setsunaes]

"One ship suffered a huge impact, of course im talking about... " THE TITAN "The Olimpic!" Oh, yeah sure..... Then the sibling ship got a blow that made it sink, of course it was..." I KNOW!!!! THE TITANIC!!!!!! "The britannic!" Oh....

[@ob1kenobi.]

I know that feel bro

[@joshuanorris5860]

@@ob1kenobi. yeah, we all do now lol

[@garethbaus5471]

These ships all had a tendency to run into danger.

[@stevegreen9460]

i love the concipracy theory that it was an insurance job, thay switched names on the ships to sink the olympic after it got damaged hitting the war ship lol

[@ihavetopoopbutiwantedtosay1683]

I was so disapointed in my knowledge after that stunt got me twice.

[@pR1sooeem]

The color highlighting does an amazing job of making the pictures easier to understand and recognize the parts the author is talking about. very well done

[@kerrymay6725]

Exceptional video, seriously this was really enjoyable to watch. There were a lot of facts, but they were broken down so they could be easily understood by the audience. This is truly a great video to watch if you are interested in the Olympic class of ships. Your method of teaching is first class, and the ‘I am of course talking about the [any ship that’s not the Titanic] trolling made me laugh as well. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@Dirk80241]

Well done! The explanation is clear, and adding colour to the black and white photos to highlight the parts he is talking about is very helpful. Thanks for this video! Your explanation how the Olympic class ships’ engineering (design of the gears and boss arms, see the final minute) reduced vibration and thereby increased comfort, is very insightful.

[@GamingPalooza]

this is great stuff... the history channel should hire you!

[@manar20001115]

Wait! I don't remember him mentioning aliens in his video

[@toonv4023]

Crayzykiller PS: dockworkers were aliens

[@cybernakulum]

Crayzykiller Could tragic life of such engineering marvels be an extraterrestrial way to slow our progress? Possibly.

[@lllDASH]

Then we would actually get some history :P

[@amselsmith2518]

***** Call it "the story channel".

[@bushpilot223]

2 TIMES SIR..... you fooled me 2 times. Lmao. The 2nd time I thought for sure you were talking about the Titanic. 😂Great video!

[@CLuvTravels]

Same here lol

[@ThisuraYapa]

Me too 😒

[@jamesf9610]

Could you please explain what he is talking about then ?

[@Jwaukechon]

You're wrong. This is the Titanic that sunk due to an iceberg.

[@Jwaukechon]

I'm not sure why you think this is about a different ship.

[@eliseoembrador1733]

Your forgot to mention that the Olympic has a naval combat victory to her name. She sank the German U-Boat U-103 by ramming during the war. She also attempted to tow a disabled battleship the HMS Audacious to shore but instead rescued her crew as the battleship sank only to get drawn into a cover-up about the whole incident. The Olympic had a super interesting career. Too bad most people only know it as the Titanic's sister. She was one of the greatest ships of her era.

[@sealover5861]

I completely agree, but unfortunately it seems that the ships that sank became the most famous ships in history. If Titanic hadn't sank, the Olympic class would probably have been almost forgotten. Britannic indeed sank too, but I believe she is also famous just for being Titanic's sister. The reason why Titanic still is so famous today, is probably mostly because of James Cameron's Titanic movie.

[@mlb6d9]

The design & construction of ships and submarines is fascinating. I can't imagine all the planning and forethought that goes into making sure everything fits into the space given and functions fully. Thanks for putting this together, it shines a light on many aspects of these ships that needs it.

[@McMurchie]

I am super proud to say, my great granddad worked on the Olympic as an engineer, he also was invited to the maiden voyage of the Titanic..he was late and missed it.

[@chrisfi3d]

Did he ever get to meet Rose?

[@McMurchie]

***** haha I doubt it, he didn't make it to the maiden voyage, so I would rather that ;)

[@McMurchie]

Captain Sum Ting Wong yea, and when he found out he bought 10 newspapers on with the titanic headline and gave them to his family. I have one still :)

[@luviskol]

+Adam -亚当- Be thankful he did miss it, or your post would not be here

[@McMurchie]

luviskol Super thankful :)

[@CODman930]

You have a perfect voice for a radio show or an audio book reader.

[@engineerguyvideo]

+hugo holder I was on public radio prior to KZbin ....

[@CODman930]

Guess I got something sorta right there... Just learned about this channel, sorry.

[@Iisakkiik]

Why end the comment with "..."? Sounds like he should have known that you were on radio before youtube.

[@diedie5]

Sort of similar sounding to Carl Sagan in a way

[@Dualhammers]

I KNEW YOUR VOICE SOUNDED FAMILIAR How long were you on the air? Your dulcet tones remind me of vague memories of the late 90s

[@IndianaDel1]

My Great Grandfather was the Marine Architect responsible for the turbines. Trained by Parsons (not sure if he remained one of their employees) he worked at Harland's until is "last ship" HMS Belfast, before retirement. World War II intervened and he continued to work until the end of the war. On a interesting side note, he was the official who signed off on Olympic's refit and return to civil use in 1920.

[@ermias75ermis2]

I think it would be proper to mention his full name if you have no objection.. I have read somewhere that folklore says that the dead feel joy when they are mentioned or remembered positively by the living or as a tribute to his work if you prefer ..Thank you

[@michaelking42]

Wow this is awesome! Yes, a name please!

[@johnbishop5316]

@@michaelking42 No name. So........?

[@ImissSaganCarl]

Thank you for an very, very well done video. Your technical explanations are much better than the average technical video on KZbin. The overlays in colour on top of the photos are a tremendous help when you are explaining things.

[@enibel8141]

"That ship was of course .." Me: "the Tita-olympic , meant Olympic" *nodding knowingly*

[@twystedhumour]

yeah, that's a professorial feint for you. gah! reminds me of my parents!

[@s70driver2005]

Lol I love it! Got me twice!!!

[@discorduser3197]

@@s70driver2005 same lol

[@jimaco0312]

Yeah then for the next one im like okay this one’s the olympi… nvm 🤦‍♂️

[@CalebOrvik]

Promptly after this: “that ship was of course the Brittanic”

[@peterbrownwastaken]

"I'm of course talking about the Brittanic." Engineer level trolling! ;)

[@theestrookees]

Because everyone thinks he’s gonna say Titanic.

[@RobertLock1978]

+Robert Youngs Jr Considering that key people in finance who opposed the 'Federal' Reserve plan were aboard, and the fact that White Star had money on the line, I would say the theory is more than 'unfounded'. And I'm sure you're aware that the 'Federal' Reserve was established the very next year.

[@ChrisRmaas]

African Warlord Man who wears kevlar out smarts bullet

[@MrGoldenV]

Robert Bryant Lock I couldn’t agree more, also pictures of the propeller taken from the wreckage shows the prop has the Olympic number 502

[@SonnyGTA]

He got me too!!

[@ShadowZero27]

i cant even begin to imagine how they made those huge gears

[@daniloonuk]

i supose foundry is the place where this shape was done

[@jondunmore4268]

Ancient Aliens must have helped them.

[@Themanwiththeplan1899]

@@jondunmore4268 are you joking or do you actually believe that

[@tangyocean8423]

@@Themanwiththeplan1899 they made the pyramids so they must of made the titanic right

[@shane99ca]

Castings. Very, very large castings.

[@LOTPOR0402]

Its amazing what humans can do when they put their minds to it .Even 100 years ago

[@myselfshubhamrana]

Even thousands of years ago. Look at pyramids..

[@scissora6963]

Ulster men at work.

[@rocksaregray]

this guy fooled me TWICE

[@dvrains]

+rocksaregray Master Troll.

[@batfan1939]

rocksaregray Shame on you.

[@detore]

whoever does the colour highlighting on the images has a fantastic attention to detail... I bet they never drew outside the lines as a kid.

[@SteveCrayons]

Haha, thank you! Yes, some of those took a while to highlight -- especially when the object of interest was behind the complex latticework of the gantry (like at 3:10).

[@detore]

Steve Crayons omg I didn't notice that... that would have been a nightmare... It's good work though, having everything highlighted and isolated like that makes the message so much easier to understand. Your work is appreciated! Also... you have the perfect name lol.

[@its1110]

Auto-CAD is a big help.

[@detore]

@@its1110 how so?

[@its1110]

@@detore It knows about shapes and perspective drawings and projections. Pop in borderlines and basic shapes (e.g. circles of the propshaft bosses)... it can be told the edge-on angle the circle is being viewed from and the circle will become an elipse. Draw a part in plan, view, and elevation and it can be rotated, translated, and scaled any way you need it in various perspective ("solid") views. Then set a colour and transparency to the layer you've drawn. I'm sure it does much more than that now... it's been about 25 years since I did very rudimentary work with it. Think about Photoshop with built-in automated routines often used by draughtsmen. I'm a computer guy, not a mechanical engineer... but I trouble-shot and maintained our CAD stations and pen and inkjet plotters. So I played with them some (and had previously had a basic pencil, ruler, and paper Mechanical Drawing class.) (I rather wish I'd gone for Mech E instead of EE and CSC. The Internetz has made me hopeless for intelligent use of computers.) 3-D printers grew out of CAD/CAM.

[@davidhill5684]

Great video presentation! I've always tried to imagine how in the world the engines worked, and so on. This is the closest I've got to understanding that side of it. Thanks!

[@CaptainMustanG4089]

I have to say the annotations/colouring/markings make everything very clear and concise. Love it

[@Eliot451]

Too bad the Olympic was sent to the scrap yard. If it had been preserved it would have made an incredible museum ship. People could visit and see the engineering for themselves.

[@siddharthsinghrajawat9419]

And some stupid would have died while taking selfies lol

[@nigelmurphy6761]

indeed. it would have given an idea as to the actual full physical scale of both it and the titanic plus brittanic as well.

[@vilstef6988]

Agreed-I truly wish the Olympic had been preserved, and likewise the first Mauritania.

[@MichaelStephenLordReserei1987]

It might also be worth mentioning, that some pieces of furniture and first class staircase from the Olympic were acquired, and rest in a hotel here in England--White Swan Hotel. There's the "Olympic Suite", which is probably the closest thing one could get to experiencing what it was like on that class of ship. As someone with Aspergers, the Olympic-class ocean liners are a very special interest of mine. :)

[@RikyyThePootisSlayer]

"As someone with Aspergers, the Olympic-class ocean liners are a very special interest of mine." You what? What does Aspergers have ANYTHING to do with liking old stuff?

[@b1tstr3am]

***** ***** "Asperger's syndrome, Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger's, is an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal communication, alongside restricted and *repetitive patterns of behavior and interests.*" Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome It's another way of him saying that he is fascinated by these marvels in a way you and I probably can't. Please don't hate.

[@RikyyThePootisSlayer]

b1tstr3am I know what Asperger's is, doesn't make a difference. I don't have to be retarded to be obsessed with something, good for him if he likes boats but I wouldn't say it's because of Asperger's.

[@TheVino3]

***** People on the aspergers-autism spectrum often tend to focus very heavily on one or a couple of subjects, for extended periods of time.

[@b1tstr3am]

***** it's quite unfortunate that you see such a configuration as _"retardation"_. It would be amazing to take a peek into your "advanced" mind. (Antonym. No pun intended.)

[@SirLoinDeRes]

What a wonderful and amazing video! As an automotive engineer I truly appreciate the explanation on how the engine worked.

[@PennyForYourThought1]

The graphics make everything so clear. The narration is perfect. This is the standard by which all informational videos need to be held.

[@georgehugh3455]

_"I hope it's for their revolutionary design, rather than their failures, that they're remembered."_ -- Bill Hammond *I think that ship has sailed, Bill.*

[@lukasbieri]

You mean it sunk? ;)

[@IndianaDel1]

My Great Grandfather was the Marine Architect responsible for the installation of the Olympic Class' engines. In 1920 he was the Chief Marine Architect who signed off on the Olympic's refit and return to civil service after the Great War

[@jus10lewissr]

This was an excellent watch. I'll literally watch just about anything related the the Olympic-class liners and knowing just about all there is makes it easy for a lot of videos to feel like they fell short but there's something about how simple this was with literally no "pending-doom" music and no Celine Dion, as well as the enthusiasm in his speaking, that made this an absolute joy to watch.

[@kirtreeves7777]

Love how you highlight old photos with important information. Really helps a lay person to get a sense of what they are seeing. I could watch videos líke this with the highlighted photos all day. Well done.

[@rolfjohansen8764]

This is what I call good workmanship regarding documentaries.

[@fingon8919]

Man just imagine all of the blueprints and calculations done "the good old-way". No CAD, no spreadsheets, nothing. Absolute badasses! I would love to attend to a seminar from these guys!

[@chickey333]

Every student of engineering or any other math related discipline should start at this level and... if deemed worthy... work their way to there to the present.

[@rolandocrisostomo2003]

Or solidworks

[@mrbrisvegas2]

@@Grauenwolf Nobody is going to start building mid 60s rockets. They would start with a clean sheet modern design.

[@ALCRAN2010]

"Show me the blueprints, show me the blueprints, I'm serious now, show me the blueprints"

[@mick65291]

@@Grauenwolf yes it does. They are in cahoots with Space X. NASA have them $3.1billion to develop Dragon

[@misbellesmith9310]

I really enjoyed your video, it's the most detailed explanation I've ever heard describing the mechanical design of the Olympic ocean liners.

[@iainhunneybell]

What a great video. 11 mins of information presented in 11 mins and all the better for the carefully selected original photos nicely colour highlighted. Thank you Bill for a lovely story and explanation

[@peternosal2829]

I don't know if you gonna read this, but I just want to say BIG THANK YOU... for everything, I enjoy every piece of your content...

[@engineerguyvideo]

Peter Nosál Thank you. I read every comment.

[@SirSpinalColumn]

Can this guy read me bedtime stories?!

[@ColeslawProd]

WE'LL PAY A BILL.

[@saimnaeem9]

David Ridout And then the ship married the iceberg and they lived happily ever after

[@whopperlover1772]

Saim Naeem *plot twist The iceberg murder the ship in its sleep and was set to be arrested, but the evidence melted away. Thank me later.

[@onlyme112]

Saim Naeem Hilarious!

[@eloyex]

hahahaha good one buddy ....

[@charlesnelson5187]

My Grandfather was a bread delivery man in Belfast while these ships were being built. They were by far the tallest structures in the city at the time, towering over the humble terraced homes of the men who built them.

[@olwens1368]

I know little about engineering but you made this very clear and straightforward, and more importantly genuinely interesting. I'd echo the comment of another watcher who appreciated 'no effects, no disaster music'. Excellent.

[@Masoudy91]

7:25 "S. S. Minnehaha" very creative name.

[@chloealexa189]

+Yousif Tareq Yes and if you look online there is an old streetcar steamboat, triple expansion, on Minnesota lake Minnetonka. The boats name Minnehaha. Was an engineer on it in the 1990's

[@victorsvidss]

+Yousif Tareq haha

[@kylejdahl5358]

Yousif Tareq : Sioux for laughing waters!

[@theivory1]

This was great. I am an Engineer and I can hardly even comprehend how they did this without the aid of computers and computer modeling. Incredible.

[@colinmontgomery1956]

You must be a piss-poor engineer, then.

[@Matt02341]

designs had layers of tracing paper. (its why there is the layer functionality in design software) Also it may be interesting to note that at that time, 1912, there were a lot of computers involved. They were actual people who computed the cost and amounts of everything (and the projectioned costs and amounts) It"s where the term computer comes from

[@believeitornot.1370]

Knowledge!

[@RRaucina]

The pyramids must really have you stumped

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@RRaucina To be fair, the pyramids do indeed have modern day scientists and engineers stumped. To this day, scientists and engineers do not know how The Great Pyramid was able to be completed in less than 30 years.

[@TheGtk444]

Totally awesome video! Love the format, rich content, friendly yet scholarly presentation. A+ to the Engineer Guy!

[@quietcitydesign]

I don't know how I came across this video, but it was just great. Thanks for a professional and insightful lesson!

[@davecrupel2817]

So KZbin just put this in my reccomended. And i must say, the style of your video takes me back to my childhood days of Tv. Intimate discussion type shows for kids that don't have any editing flare or excitement. No music. No unnecessary attempts at entertainment. Just pure educational discussion. you and the host. Like something off of PBS. Instantly subbed. I look forward to more.

[@engineerguyvideo]

It’s the Jacob Bronowski influence ....

[@davecrupel2817]

@@engineerguyvideo perhaps. :)

[@xVAC4NTx]

Daniel Cannata old ass bitch

[@57thorns]

Come on, the tricks that made us think "Titanic", the obvious editing of the photographs. But I agree, the entertainment was not unnecessary, it was necessary to keep me as a viewer engaged and awake. A stellar video.

[@mattstandeven2599]

Yes sir, except for the pbs part. They now have an agenda.

[@YawnGod]

I LOVE HIS TROLLING!

[@georgerosebush9754]

+YawnGod You mean how he set it up so that you thought he was talking about the Titanic? That got me good.

[@DarkLight753]

+George Rosebush Talking about the Olympic is practically talking about the Titanic...they were practically the same ship...the were some differences but externally and for the method of building they were practically twins.

[@papabrtrk]

Well done Bill! I can truly appreciate what was a technological marvel back then! Thank you for keeping it simple and putting things in layman’s terms. I’m grateful somebody took the time to take pictures during the construction phase and give us an idea of the magnitude of these parts with people beside them, but also the revolutionary inventions for greater safety,less vibration, a smoother ride, and overall striving to make it elegant, comfortable, and affordable for almost all classes back then. Kudos to all who dare to dream and somehow orchestrate an idea to become a reality. I’ve toured a steam locomotive, built in the mid 1950’s as well as an experimental submarine built around the same time. It all started with a single idea. I will never understand what it took to put a man on the moon. Thanks again Bill for a job well done!

[@aidanhammer6968]

The stoic yet comedic timing when saying "of course im talking about..." in reference to massive hull damage to these ships.

[@kenlowe3673]

At last! An item about the Titanic that presents facts rather than myths.

[@AppliedScience]

Fascinating details, and excellent narration as always. Thank you.

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

escorpiuser wut

[@robertkees6048]

What a great video, I could watch these all day, they're never long enough for me. I especially love how the photos were enhanced with colors to show the featured elements being pointed out, great stuff. Nice job! I also think it's interesting that the Olympic had a full life and ran successfully for a quarter of a century, I think with the Titanic and Britannic we forget that the third sister didn't meet with tragedy. It's sort of ironic that the two that were lost at sea are still visited today, and the one that made it is gone forever without a trace to find today.

[@writerslifewithauthortruma5370]

I was in Belfast last year and stood where the great ships were built was so amazing and the shipyard Museum is fun and informative..

[@Eric-kw2bv]

Extremely well-produced video. A proper human voice, & no stupid music. How refreshing, thank you.

[@JonteeHolland]

Yes Brad M is right - a fascinating presentation. I was interested to read elsewhere that White Star Liner Olympic had completed 257 round trips across the Atlantic, transporting 430,000 passengers on her commercial voyages, travelling 1.8 million miles between 1908 and 1935. The ship's chief engineer commented, "I could understand the necessity if the 'Old Lady' had lost her efficiency, but the engines are as sound as they ever were".

[@wgb01001]

I enjoyed watching this on an Internet website. I am, of course, talking about... Vimeo.

[@agustinmarinangeli]

But then, I've watched it on another famous internet website. That is, of course, Pornhub.

[@ShahjahanMasood]

@@agustinmarinangeli what a Chad!

[@rikdenbreejen5230]

wgb01001, you inhumane fool

[@petar807]

Hahahaha

[@willyappel7722]

@@agustinmarinangeli that was the dummy video for esthetic reasons.

[@derbigpr500]

It's amazing to imagine the amount of engineering work that went into designing a ship like this back when they had absolutely no help from computers, not even simple calculators. All the calculations that had to be done by hand...oh man.

[@curbmassa]

Slide rules and tables of engineering data got it done.

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

and huge teams of highly skilled time served pattern makers, foundrymen and machinists. CNC is a backward step in my view

[@colinmccarthy9445]

and everything drawn on paper... with pencils. like whoa. looking at the gears and engine designs, and then thinking about how they had to draft that shit by hand, even if you HAD the calculations already done for you.. that would be intense. and then to translate those drawings into 1:1 manufactured parts. god damn. the workmanship is mind-boggling.

[@GOLDSMITHEXILE]

@Ed B exactly.....look at those riveters....judging by the scale of the workers in the picture, the riveting machines must be12 to 15 foot tall...would crush a small car!

[@stephaniejade7056]

People were smarter back then.

[@GermanGreetings]

One of the best documentations ever. Thank you so much, Sir !

[@RichDavey]

Brilliantly narrated to sound fascinating. These engineers are to be applauded creating such magnificent feats of engineering. Well done and thanks for posting 👍😊

[@xINVISIGOTHx]

I love the mix of old photos with color coding in this video!

[@ryano.5149]

I've said it numerous times now. The Olympic class ships were not a flawed design as some believe to this day. The Titanic disaster happened because of a series of poor decisions and unfortunate events. Titanic was state-of-the-art at the time, and prior to the Olympic Class, ships of their size were unprecedented. The lack of understanding of the nuances of handling ships of this size resulted in the Hawke incident, and the Titanic's near-collision in Southampton. The fact remains that the Titanic stayed afloat for 2 hours and 40 minutes after hitting the iceberg, and stayed stable and mostly level during that time. Modern ships have not faired as well in similar circumstances. Thomas Andrews' design saved lives that night.

[@ToreDL87]

Not only that night but also consider the Britannic (Also Olympic class but with a few changes), which when hitting a mine AND having many portholes open, sunk in mere minutes but STILL stayed stable enough to launch lifeboats and saved all but 30 aboard!

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

Ryan O'Donnell the titanic was set up, look up the book called the titan that was released prior to the titanic incident.. it describes a ship that was the largest ever built hitting an iceberg, it has many things that line up.. the people protecting the gold backed dollar were on that ship

[@GlobstersMessenger]

Even if that was true, even if the motives lined up (which arguably they do), why would the book have anything to do with it? Was the person who wrote the book informed of something? Do you have evidence of that? Keeping in mind this person actively would have known/been aware of many details about the Titanic anyway prior to the maiden voyage, what particular reason do you think they had foresight beyond the iceberg collision?

[@chdreturns]

carolyn mmitchell Well that is a new theory to me... Still bullshit

[@johnburns4017]

Ryan O'Donnell The Cunard ships preceded the Olympic class. The had turbines and could make NYC one day quicker than Olympics.

[@mrfranky17]

It’s fascinating to see these marvels from the first rivet to the tragic sinking.. my heart goes to them. I could only imagine the despair that was in the air that night

[@goldenera4ever]

Being a CAD Drafter myself I'm amazed at the sheer number of drawings it must have taken to build these ships. HAND drawings mind you. It boggles my mind.

[@victorsvidss]

*"They said I could become anything... So I became a submarine"* -*S.S Titanic*

[@hgb9872]

.....RMS

[@luayon]

Poatatasium Poatatogen PO2 that is not even working.

[@michaelvogt7787]

Bill. Well done. I'm a professional engineer and historically tough to impress, but your use of color, topic, engineering issues, and mix with history is absolutely perfect. I am more than impressed, enough so to adopt our approach and re-use it. Great job. I also am always watching for ideal choice engineering history videos for an academy of gifted students that I mentor and your video series just became their favorites. Thanks. Dr. Vogt

[@harryvanhoo7235]

Absolutely fascinating and brilliantly presented. Thank you for this innovative and entreating way of disclosing these engineering complexities.

[@rbuswell]

Calming and edifying. I particularly like the use of color to highlight the parts being featured. Well done.

[@Adderkleet]

11:00 - those paint patterns were commonly used on war ships as disruptive camouflage. It makes it a lot harder to get a visual reading of the ship's heading and speed, making it harder to aim torpedoes. Once radar became available, it stopped being so useful.

[@preperforated]

The technical details and engineering is RIGHT on point, and I'm speaking as a marine engineer. I've heard the "fore boss arms" called spectacle frame, with the individual shaft supports being called the boss arm. THIS GUY is how the television specials should be narrated, How it's made, Mayday and all those other channels dumb the story down to a level where it's not even interesting anymore!

[@raoulcruz4404]

I find modern documentaries very difficult to watch. Too much drama, fancy editing, annoying accompanying music while someone is talking, and yes, dumbing down the story.

[@Dani-xz1uw]

They did all of that more than 100 years ago! From the senior engineers to the humblest of workers, really something to be proud of.

[@peterlamont1533]

Thank you for this excellent video. The colours, illustrating the parts referred to, make it easy to understand and is a great way to bring old photographs to life There is a lot here I did not know. I always think that many people overlook the fact that the Titanic took over an hour to sink when almost all other ships of that time, with that kind of damage, would have gone down in minutes.

[@michaelwatson113]

As with the Olympic class ships, a great deal of forethought, planning, and work went into the production of this video. And we can see the result here in this high quality video. This sets a very high standard for the rest of KZbin.

[@adammcveigh]

I’m from Northern Ireland, and live a few miles from where these ships were built! I loved this video and learned so much that I didn’t know!

[@beachbum4691]

Well said Adam - We all learned so much that we didn’t know! :)

[@rpm1796]

With a loud shout to the families who built them from Belfast & Tigers Bay.🍻

[@ermias75ermis2]

Does Ireland have such shipyards today?

[@adammcveigh]

@@ermias75ermis2 We have shipyards but it is used for repairs - no ships are made there anymore and the yard itself has shrunk in size and workforce - a sad sight and something a lot of the public involved with it are campaigning to protect

[@ermias75ermis2]

@@adammcveigh Good for you..It is unfortunate that all this expertise was actually sold aka outsourced to other countries that held lower wages mainly Asian ,for profit instead of protecting the indigenous workforce and maintain the industrial national secrets and technological superiority that these held .Same thing in the UK ..Were is the renown Sheffield steel today if not a shadow of the equivalent but not in quality Chinese one?We are now consumers rather than producers and that's because of greedy corporations and corrupt goverment with no visions..It seems these people hated lower class workers and thought nothing of them..Sadly our countries lost more than workers.. They lost their dominance in the world while others leaped forward because of your hard earned knowledge that was sold cheap if you ask me. Greetings from Athens ,Greece.

[@jmsjms2735]

Rhis guy is absolutely phenomenal in the way he is able to take a highly technical cut and dry business of blueprints rivets and steel and make it into abdolutely captivating story able to grab interest of a total layman. Very well done my friend

[@Astro95Media]

I've long studied the Titanic saga and felt like I knew quite a bit until I watched this video. So much rich detail I didn't know which only makes me love it even more. It helps that I'm putting together the Titanic Lego set with my kids over the Christmas break so this makes me appreciate it more than I did previously. Thanks for sharing all this!

[@cal96dat]

Stumbled across this video somehow. Unbelieve presentation and narration. Kept me intrigued throughout the whole video. Subscribed immediately and have begun watching others. Great work and explanations on topics!

[@tonyellen_]

Was genuinely surprised that this is a 4 year old video!

[@razorburn645]

I did too. I just figured it was due to be subscribe to a history of naval warships channel.

[@Horny_Fruit_Flies]

"One ship suffered a collision which made a hole in its side. That ship, was OF COURSE...." Me: THE TITANIC! "...The Olympic." *Illusion 100* "The Olympic's sibling suffered a traumatic blow, which caused it to sink, I'm OF COURSE talking about..." Me: The Titanic? "...The Britannic." *Destruction 100*

[@czajkowski2352]

:D

[@crispywater681]

R.I.P Britannic

[@jesusalfredofernandezcruz1833]

Jajaja

[@_sam_ddn]

R.I.P. The Olympic

[@leonardlarrisey7525]

Noah's ark , built 5000 years ago , fulfilled it's purpose , the Titanic did not.

[@jamieneil6123]

I thoroughly enjoyed watching this informative video. You've got one of those voices that I can listen to and not get bored. I was engaged and engrossed throughout. You kept to the subject without going off on a tangent. Keep it up! 👍

[@patagualianmostly7437]

Yes, he and the "History Guy.".. I can listen to...no problem...Most American accents make my teeth itch....not to mention my nether regions....

[@neil6477]

Wow, learnt SO much. The whole video was brilliant and so expertly presented. Thank you. I even found out that (at 7:54) the boilers where only 16 inches high - must have had some incredible efficiency figures. (Fortunately I work in metric units so I saw the real figure - and of course so did Bill.) Excellent!

[@lijkenkist1]

Sir, you are an absolute joy to listen to. Keep up the good work!

[@DanaTheInsane]

An intelligent, well spoken, and educational KZbin video with no axe to grind? All right what's going on and what have you done with KZbin? Definitely subscribed.