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True and False: Titanic History (Page 2)
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What was Titanic? R.M.S Titanic (aka Royal Mail Steamer/Steamship) Titanic was an ocean liner that sailed from April 10th 1912 at Southampton, England to what was intended to be New York City, but sank on April 14/15th 1912. She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was intended to be part of a trio of sister ships for White Star Line. Myth #2: Coal Fire Aided Iceberg? It certainly sounds logical at first (even I believed it at one point), but there's a few caviats that make the idea fall apart: 1. The "mark" commonly stated to be evidence of a severe on board coal fire isn't even where the coal bunkers are. In fact, it's much closer to the nearby pier, which'd make it more likely that the mark is actually a shadow from that pier. 2. Frederick Barret, one of the stokers on board initially said it was a severe enough fire to warp the bulkhead, but it'd take a very warm fire to make such an event happen. 3. Coal fires were also common back then. You didn't have to do all that much to deal with it and other stokers testified that they kind of just painted over it, like nothing had ever happened. 4. If anything, the coal fire likely helped Titanic out during the sinking as coal was moved from the starboard side to the port side, which helped keep the ship on an even keel. Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry-PmtX_wtc&list=PLxVUnfwCfa4bhbx0GG9GC7hO8pQR_adr1&index=42 |