Key Points
- Why was the order "Hard a'starboard" given, when it was intended for the ship to turn to port?
- Is it true that the White Star Line discriminated against steerage passengers, locking them behind barriers to prevent them from reaching the boats?
- How was the watch rotation set up aboard Titanic?
- What was Titanic's call sign?
- What was the output of Titanic's Marconi wireless telegraph transmitter?
- What do CQD and SOS mean? Was Titanic the first ship to use the SOS signal?
- Why weren't all ice warning messages received by Titanic's wireless operators delivered to the Bridge?
- Did the Mesaba message represent the first true warning that Titanic's crew would have of the ice region in the ship's path?
- What normal steaming lights did Titanic display at night?
- Did Captain Smith fly a personal flag from Titanic, as befitted his position as Commodore of the White Star Line?
- What flags were flown by Titanic?
- What flag was flown on the jackstaff forward?
- Didn't the ship sink because they used inferior steel in her construction?
- Is there anything the builders could have done to make the steel more resistant to cracking?
- What about the effect of cold water on Titanic's steel hull?
- What if they had used welded, instead of riveted, joints in the areas of the ship most likely to endure stresses?
- How much of a role did the expansion joints play in the breakup of Titanic?
- So, what DID cause the sinking of the Titanic?
- Who christened Titanic?
- What notable White Star Line ships were present in the River Lagan to witness Titanic's launch?
- Who was the first Master of Titanic?
- On what day did Titanic's maiden voyage begin?
- What was the original name of the third ship in the Olympic class?
- Of the ships that flew the White Star Line burgee, which ones survive today?
- Could passengers stand at the bow railing, as did the main fictional characters in the movie?
- Did the ship actually break in two, as depicted in the movie?
- Those were exciting scenes in the engine room after Full Astern was ordered. Was that depiction accurate?
- Were the engine-order telegraphs lit from within, as shown in the movie?
- Why didn't the builders extend the watertight bulkheads higher up inside the hull? Didn't water flow over the tops of the watertight bulkheads, one after another, until the ship filled with water and sank?
- Shouldn't Murdoch have aimed the ship directly at the berg? Wouldn't it have been better to crush the bows and trust in the collision bulkhead to keep the ship afloat, rather than risk exposing the side to longitudinal damage that opened multiple watertight compartments?
- Was Titanic trying for a new speed record on her maiden voyage?
- Was Titanic's rudder too small to be effective?
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