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Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on?
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kristyfink1 wrote:
The answer is "yes". If the ship had hit the iceberg head on, it was possible that it would not have sunk.


A slight possibly, but the ship would've been utterly devastated with hundreds dead in the forward sections, even at reduced speed. Such a collision could very well've sank Titanic, as well. We really don't know.



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By reversing the engines, there was not a clean sweep of water flowing past the propellars. This kept the ship from turning until it was too late.


It's doubtful any of this made a real difference. For one thing, we're not entirely certain the engines were actually reversed prior to the collision. Some survivor testimony indicates that the engine room responded after the collision. Even if they did, how great an effect it would've made is also unclear. As the bow initially swung to port, the stern swung to starboard. Having slightly more time to make the turn, a grazing blow forward could've instead turned into a more direct impact further aft. If that would've been better or worse is hard to determine.
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     Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? TITANICsoul 2005/11/10 4:13
     Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? jarveytoast 2006/2/2 17:35
       Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? TITANICsoul 2006/3/18 3:45
         Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? jarveytoast 2006/3/19 15:17
       Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? LeoPlumtree 2006/3/19 21:31
         Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? jarveytoast 2006/3/20 16:25
           Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? Titanic705 2006/3/22 21:04
     Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? comando 2006/3/23 0:21
       Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? jarveytoast 2006/3/23 17:03
         Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? Martyn 2006/3/24 0:24
     Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? comando 2006/3/27 4:27
       Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? jarveytoast 2006/3/28 0:02
         Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? collegeboy20 2006/3/30 3:12
           Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? Kyle J. W. 2006/3/30 3:59
             Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? jarveytoast 2006/4/2 16:32
     Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? comando 2006/4/14 5:32
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         Re: Would it be better if the Titanic hit the iceberg head on? Mark Passwaters 2006/4/16 15:45
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