An Improved Life Saving Ship.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Life Saving Ship.
I, JULIUS GUTMANN of Meyerbeerstrasse 5, Berlin, N.O., Germany,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a sea going vessel which comprises two distinct ship
bodies or hulls the one carried upon or inserted within and above the other. The
lower hull serves for carrying the cargo and in the case of a steam vessel also the
machinery and coal. The upper hull is a complete vessel in itself so far as its
floating capacity is concerned and is provided with masts and other fittings used:
on board ship. It may also be provided with propelling machinery. In this upper
hull are carried the ship's company, passengers and goods that are of primary
importance and value, mails for instance.
In the event of a disastrous collision water would enter the lower hull which.
whilst sinking would float the upper hull and set it free to continue its course.
Dated this 22nd day of April 1895.
CAPITAINE & VON HERTLING,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Life Saving Ship.
I, JULIUS GUTMANN of Meyerbeerstrasse 5, Berlin, N.O., Germany,
Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement :-
This invention relates to a ship which in case of meeting with a disaster may
automatically separate itself into two parts one of which may be regarded as lost
and the other serving for saving the ship's company, passengers, and goods that are
of primary importance and value, mails and specie for instance. The ship is
formed of a hull of the usual kind for containing the cargo and machinery and of
a second hull or ship for the accommodation of the ship's company and passengers,
this second hull being so located that upon the foundering of the cargo hull it will
float as a sea going ship.
The walls of the passenger and crew hull or ship lie protected inside the cargo
hull in such a way as not to be injured in case of a collision between the life saving
ship and another ship, which would only penetrate a certain depth into the cargo
hull of the life saving ship. The upper crew and passenger hull is in itself a
complete sea going vessel furnished with masts and other fittings usual on board
ship and it may also be provided with propelling machinery. It is so placed
within the outer or lower hull that in the event of a disastrous collision the water
which would enter and sink the lower hull would float the upper hull and set it.
free to continue its course.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 shows the inner hull of the life saving ship
of this invention in elevation and the lower or outer hull in section both hulls

page_text: occupying their normal position. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the lower hull
sinking and the inner hull separating therefrom.
A is the part in which the passengers and crew are housed. Passengers'
luggage, provisions, etcetera may serve as ballast. This inner part may rest on
rollers fitted to the framing of the outer hull B or may be hung upon this latter.
When, say in the event of a collision, the ship leaks the water will flow in and
fill the part B rising from underneath against the bottom of part A which it
lifts up. The part A will already be afloat on the water before the part B has
completely sunk and when this part has gone down the part A with the passengers,
etcetera will be saved.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
A ship made up of two or more parts and in which the inner part destined for
passengers is constructed as a sea going vessel and so located in the other part
containing cargo, boilers, machinery, etcetera, that upon the destruction and sinking
of this outer or lower part, the inner part will float in safety, substantially as
described and shewn.
Dated this 21st day of January 1896
CAPITAINE & VON HERTLING,
89 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.