Cargo Hold

Titanic's Cargo Holds were used to storage baggage of passengers. There were six cargo holds, 3 forward & 3 aft. Each hold was loaded through a hatch.

1. No. 1 Hatch was on the Forecastle Deck.
2. Nos. 2 & 3 Hatches were on the Forward Well Deck.
3. Nos. 2 & 3 Hatches were on the Forward Well Deck.
4. No. 4 was loaded by 2 hatches on aft A Deck
5. Nos. 5 & 6 Hatches were on the Aft Well Deck.
6. Nos. 5 & 6 Hatches were on the Aft Well Deck.
7. Nos. 7 & 8 Hatches were on the Poop Deck.

Some of the cargo was quite unusual. These are some items found on the manifest:

• The Renault of William Carter
• A Copy of the Rubaiyat, encrusted with jewels
• Shelled walnuts (300 cases) for the first national bank of Chicago
• Cadene's Ballast

Wreck

The cargo holds in the stern were torn apart by the violent implosions. The cargo holds in the bow seem to be relatively intact