RMS Titanic (General)

by Roger Griffiths , Wednesday, June 01, 2011, 16:57 (4992 days ago) @ Jefff

No doubt there are conspiracies but I don't think this was one of them. The perceived wisdom is that the Captain was under pressure to make the fastest trans Atlantic crossing yet despite every likelihood of icebergs at that time of year. Then, the Titanic tried to sheer off the iceberg after sighting, rather than hit it head on. In the latter case, marine engineers think that it would have survived. The Titanic had 'nearly' watertight compartments. Head on might have only flooded the first compartment coupled with 'crush' effect, whereas sheering off opened up a very long gash in the side flooding 3 or 4 compartments. Doomed.

My mother was born 12th April that year.

Oddly enough, I used to belong to a militaria society, in the 1970's, which met at the regimental HQ of the London Scottish Regiment in Victoria. The inquest into the loss of the Titanic was held in the basement, a very smart sports facility. Unchanged from 1911/12. There were and quite possibly still are photographs of the Inquest on the walls now.

Roger