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Carl Van Baelen
Member
Username: joey_tribbiani
Post Number: 104
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Friday, January 21, 2005 - 8:51 am: | 
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Hey everyone. Can anyone tell me how cold was it was in the night from april 12, 1912?
Thank you so much. |
Tad G. Fitch
Member
Username: tadfitch
Post Number: 10
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2005 - 8:46 am: |
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Hello Carl, how are you? Did you mean to ask about April 12th, or the actual night of the sinking? I am not sure about the air temperature, but the water temperature was said to be around 28 degrees fahrenheit on the night of the sinking, April 15, 1912. Of course, that is 4 degrees below freezing, but sea water freezes at a lower temperature due to the high concentration of salt and minerals in the water. If you were asking about the 12th, I am sure that someone here has some data regarding that. Hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Tad Fitch |
Sonja van Rooijen
Member
Username: sonja
Post Number: 25
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 4:01 pm: |
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what are degrees fahrenheit in degrees Celcius? I only know celcius
Greetings Sonja
Let love be the key into your life ~ John Michael Kelly
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Samuel Halpern
Member
Username: cmdrsam
Post Number: 464
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 4:38 pm: |
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Hi Sonja: You can get the conversion here: http://www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm
There are no Unsinkable Theories.
Sam Halpern
40° 23' 50'' N, 74° 13' 55'' W.
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Sonja van Rooijen
Member
Username: sonja
Post Number: 27
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 9:47 pm: |
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thanks, 28 degrees fahrenheit is -2.2 degrees celcius, pretty cold, you should almost freeze imediatly when you get into the water
Greetings Sonja
Let love be the key into your life
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Samuel Halpern
Member
Username: cmdrsam
Post Number: 465
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 10:38 pm: |
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Not quite immediately. There were quite a number of people who spent several minutes in the water a lived to tell about, including 2nd Officer Lightoller, the junior wireless operator Harold Bride, Col. Gracie, Jack Thayer, just to name a few.
There are no Unsinkable Theories.
Sam Halpern
40° 23' 50'' N, 74° 13' 55'' W.
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Monica Hall
Moderator
Username: monica
Post Number: 1255
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 - 10:39 am: |
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Moved to 'On the Night of the 14th April' folder in this section. |
