RMS Carpathia, salvaged engine order telegraph on base

RMS Carpathia, salvaged engine order telegraph on base. Today, modern vessels have a throttle on the bridge for the direct control of the engines without any involvement of engine room personnel. In the RMS Titanic's time, bridge personnel would have to move the pointer on the telegraph to the desired speed. This would trigger an alarm bell in the engine room which signalled an incoming engine order from the bridge. In the case of the rescue of the Titanic's surviving passengers and crew the Carpathia's telegraph was an integral part of one of the most famous events of the 20th century. Captain Rostron set a course for Titanic upon receiving the distress calls. He then sent for his chief engineer and told him to call another watch of stokers and make all possible speed to the Titanic'. The pointer of the engine room telegraph would move to the position on the dial which was selected by the bridge, such as Full Ahead, Half Ahead, Slow Ahead, Stop, Slow Astern, etc. The engineers would signal receipt of the order by moving the engine room pointer lever to the same position which would trigger a bell to ring in the bridge's telegraph. The engineers would then bring the engines to the desired speed. In an emergency, such as an order for an emergency stop, bridge personnel would bring the lever to the stop position three times. This would result in an equal number of rings in the engine room telegraph signalling an urgent request. The telegraph was manufactured by A. Robinson and Co. Ltd, Liverpool and Glasgow and includes the maker's plaque. The Carpathia was torpedoed during WW1. The telegraph top was recovered on 29 August 2007 by a deep wreck diver using a lift bag. The base was recovered on 28 August 2007 with a crane from the Janus II research vessel. The artefact has expected pitting, dents and losses. The door to the base is attached and bulges slightly. Some of the original glass is intact. Four later mounts have been added to the base for display purposes. Internal workings including the alarm bell are present as is one lever. Approximately 48 inches tall. An exceptional piece of memorabilia and an essential part of the Carpathia's endeavours to reach the Titanic's survivors.
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