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Colin John James
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Username: thomas_pears
Post Number: 17
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 9, 2002 - 7:35 pm: | 
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I'm sure some of my more learned friends out there will have the answer to this.
How far had TITANIC travelled when she was rudely interupted, and how much further was there to go. |
Trent Pheifer
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Username: titanic85
Post Number: 117
Registered: 4-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 12:40 am: |
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This was taking directly from Titanic: A Journey Through Time by Eaton and Haas
April 10--Southampton to Cherbourg--89 miles
April 10-11--Cherbourg to Queenstown--315 miles
April 11-12--At Sea (noon to noon)--386 miles
April 12-13--At Sea (noon to noon)--519 miles
April 13-14--At Sea (noon to noon)--546 miles
April 14--At Sea (noon to 11:40 PM)--260 miles
Estimated distance following collision--5+/- miles
Grand Total for the trip--2120 miles
I am not sure how many miles were left in the trip
-Trent |
Maureen Zottoli
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Username: maureen
Post Number: 477
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 5:58 am: |
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I wonder if the figure would change for the distance traveled if the ship was run at half speed after it had come to a stop. In other words in addition to the 5+/- miles for stopping the ship.
Maureen. |
Michael H. Standart
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Username: mstandart
Post Number: 3257
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 6:34 am: |
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I think that 5+ miles includes the possible distance the ship traveled after the collision with the iceberg. Running at half speed, she wouldn't get very far and we don't know how long she made way either.
Cordially,
Michael H. Standart |
David G. Brown
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Username: brown
Post Number: 644
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2002 - 1:01 pm: |
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If the ship resumed making way...and there is extremely strong evidence that it did...the direction of travel appears to have been to the north, at almost right angles to the original course. Thus, no "forward" (meaning toward New York) progress was accomplished. As Parks has suggested, Captain Smith was most interested in moving closer to the regular steamer tracks which were to his north. Smith was aware that his ship would not reach New York from the outset.
-- David G. Brown |
