Port 1 aft Port 2 Port 3 Port 4 - fore |
Engines Smoke Room 2nd class entrance A-deck crane "Two Windows" Well deck Poop deck |
Starboard 2 - aft Starboard 3 Starboard 4 - fore |
The stern section underwent a profound set of forces not encountered by the bow. It's 350 feet (110 meters) long. To put the size of the stern in perspective, let's overlay a football field on the stern section:
- The engines would stand in one end zone as tall as goal posts.
- The poop deck would overhang four stories above the other end zone.
- The second class entrance stands seven stories high near the center.
Why doesn't the stern appear as intact as the bow section? Consult the section on the ship's breakup.
Travel from the port engine to the middle of the peeled poop deck. I provide a primer of the landmarks on the wreck and 15 overlapping photos! They're not great photos, but nobody else will show you this much, let alone tell you what you're looking at! <Graphics intensive. Please allow for download time>
Copyright 1997 Roy Mengot