Cargo Hold

A rendering of the refrigerated 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 B Deck
5. Nos. 5 & 6 Hatches were on the Aft Well Deck.
6. Nos. 5 & 6 Hatches were on the Aft Well 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

Cargo Manifest Contents (some examples)

Click the link for the full cargo manifest: https://titanic.fandom.com/wiki/Contents_of_Titanic%27s_Cargo_Manifest

Click the link for all the provisions onboard: https://titanic.fandom.com/wiki/Provisions_for_the_Maiden_Voyage

• 4 cases of printers blankets,
• 34 cases of golf clubs,
• 5 cases of drug related sundries,
• 8 cases of orchids,
• 4 cases of pens,
• 7 cases of cotton,
• 12 cases of cotton laces,
• 4 bales of straw.
• 4 cases of tulle,
• 29 cases of cotton,
• 8 cases of bulbs,
• 28 bags of sticks,
• 10 boxes of melons,
• 61 cases of tulle,

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.