John Church
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turn direction
Regarding Titanic, I don't recall seeing or hearing much about how the officer of the watch decided which way to turn when the lookouts reported the iceberg. Do we know if the lookout reported
a direction for the iceberg, or should we assume that Murdock looked at the iceberg himself? Thank you for your
thoughts and information.
John
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Sep/20/2012, 6:41 pm
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Re: turn direction
Hi John,
Frederick Fleet in the Crows nest simply said "Iceberg right ahead".
William Murdoch must have decided what action to take after seeing the iceberg.
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Sep/22/2012, 7:18 pm
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Re: turn direction
Thank you. Another question I wonder about....would the
rudder be more effective with engines ahead, engines stopped, or reversed. I think I read reversed engines decreased the effectiveness of the rudder. I would be glad to
have any member's thoughts, or referral to another post. Of course, the natural thing for Murdock to do would be to
reverse engines. I have also read that it would take probably a minute for the procedure to be carried out, and for the engines to begin having an effect in reverse. Many complex issues, and most we'll never know for sure.
Thanks again,
John Church
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Sep/23/2012, 6:16 pm
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