RMS Titanic simulation

Oberon · 04-12-15, 07:05 AM

I think you can drive the Titanic in Ship Simulator 2008, but the actual innards of the ship are relatively limited.

In regards to the collision itself, IIRC the steam powered tiller took about 30 seconds to move the rudder and the ship itself was travelling around 22.5 knots, getting the engines into reverse would have taken a couple of minutes to get going, especially from forward speed. There's some testimony that Murdoch waited about thirty seconds after spotting the iceberg before issuing his orders, in order to see if the Titanics course would have missed the iceberg, rather than turn and risk the berg hitting her in the stern.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...med-liner.html

Honestly though, I think Murdoch went through the actions as any steamship officer would have done, evaluate the threat, and take the necessary actions. Unfortunately due to no single factor but a number of factors, his actions were too little too late.

04-12-15, 07:05 AM	#11
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	I think you can drive the Titanic in Ship Simulator 2008, but the actual innards of the ship are relatively limited. In regards to the collision itself, IIRC the steam powered tiller took about 30 seconds to move the rudder and the ship itself was travelling around 22.5 knots, getting the engines into reverse would have taken a couple of minutes to get going, especially from forward speed. There's some testimony that Murdoch waited about thirty seconds after spotting the iceberg before issuing his orders, in order to see if the Titanics course would have missed the iceberg, rather than turn and risk the berg hitting her in the stern. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...med-liner.html Honestly though, I think Murdoch went through the actions as any steamship officer would have done, evaluate the threat, and take the necessary actions. Unfortunately due to no single factor but a number of factors, his actions were too little too late.