[CaptainMattJ.]

i agree with platapus.

The ship was so elegant that it was crewed by the finest. The engineers built the ship to withstand any normal accident at sea.

Due to Human error, it sank that cold night.


First off, the Captain and the telegraph operator ignored iceberg warnings. Second, they steamed at full ahead in weather that prevented sufficient view of the surroundings.

And when they faced the iceberg, The officers made the wrong maneuver. The officers went full back AND hard over. Now as most of us at subsim know, the faster a ship goes the harder it turns. those critical knots lost couldve made the difference.

Or, they couldve critically assessed the situation and went full back and actually rammed the iceberg. If the Titanic slowed enough, it wouldve caused major damage but the ship wouldve most likely stayed afloat

could the engineers have built watertight compartments for the entire keel? sure. but it would cost more and wasnt perceived as necessary for the elegant cruise liner that wasnt intended to go into battle or be the victim of a collision amidships or behind the watertight bulkheads.

The irish built em a good ship. However the crew were at fault for its demise. Full speed ahead in a gauntlet of icebergs isnt a very good idea.