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What is hard starboard?
The command “hard a-starboard” meant the wheel had to be turned to the left and not, as the instruction would suggest, to the right. Steamships, on the other hand, steered like cars. You moved the wheel to the right and the ship took the same direction.
Who went to jail for the Titanic?
Robert Hichens
Robert Hichens (sailor)
Robert Hichens | |
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Born | 16 September 1882 Newlyn, Cornwall, England |
Died | 23 September 1940 (aged 58) Aberdeen, Scotland |
Resting place | Trinity Cemetery, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Known for | Crew Member of the RMS Titanic |
What would have happened if the Titanic had hit the iceberg?
The colossal cruise liner had been built with bulkheads in its bow in the event of a collision. If the ship had hit the iceberg head-on therefore, it’s predicted that only the first three or four watertight compartments would have been flooded, a less severe alternative to what actually happened.
What would have happened if the Titanic had continued its course?
In the aftermath of the accident, some people argued that if the ship had not tried to maneuver a turn at the last moment but had instead continued on its original course, fewer lives would have been lost. As the ship had collision bulkheads in the bow, it would most likely have survived the damage.
Why did the Titanic have a double hull?
When the Titanic was built in 1909, by the Harland and Wolff shipyard from Belfast, the technology of the double hull already existed, first used by the Great Eastern ship in 1859. A double shell was likely to have withstood the collision against the ship killing iceberg.
What happened to the Titanic’s sister ship?
This is exactly what happened when the Titanic’s sister ship Britannic sank in the Aegean Sea during the first world war after hitting a mine, when her captain attempted to head for the coast to beach the ship. , I have studied Titanic since I was seven.