Answered What distress signals were used on the Titanic?

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Jan 11, 2019

How did the Titanic try to alert other ships to her plight?

The Titanic sent two types of distress signal. Wireless using morse code (CQD and SOS) and rockets.

The article Titanic Rockets discusses the number of distress rockets sent up and these discussions may also help:

Titanic's Distress Rockets

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