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by | April 15, 2012 · 12:01 am

Titanic 12:01 AM 15 April 1912


In the 20 minutes since Titanic struck the iceberg two tours of the forward part of the ship have been conducted. After the first tour, Captain Smith knew the ship was badly damaged, but according to Chief Officer Bell the pumps could keep up with the water. Captain Smith gave the order for Titanic to move slow ahead. Now, because of the increase in incoming water due to Titanic getting underway again, the pumps can no longer keep up with the incoming water, even after Titanic stops. Titanic will sink.

Captain Smith orders the boats to be uncovered and distress signals to be sent. At 12:25 Captain Smith will order the life boats to be loaded … women and children first.

RMS Titanic Women's Memorial

RMS Titanic Women's Memorial (Photo credit: dbking)

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by | April 14, 2012 · 11:40 pm

Titanic 11:40 PM 14 April 1912


Iceberg

Iceberg (Photo credit: dnkemontoh)

First Officer Murdoch sights the iceberg from Titanic’s starboard (right) bridge wing, and turns to run towards the wheelhouse inside the enclosed bridge. Then lookout Fleet  spots the iceberg, rings the crow’s nest warning bell 3 times (indicating object dead ahead of the ship), and reaches for the bridge phone to warn the bridge.

Murdoch yells, “Hard-a-starboard!”

The quartermaster turns the wheel as Sixth Officer Moody watches quartermaster Hichens to insure the order is carried out, while the bridge phone rings. Murdoch returns to the enclosed bridge, he grabs the handles of the engine order telegraph and pulls them back to “all back full.”

The quartermaster has the ship hard, which Moody announces. Moody answers the bridge telephone.

“Are you there?”, asks Fleet.

“What do you see?”, asks Moody.

“Iceberg, right ahead!”, announces Fleet.

“Thank you.”, replies Moody. Moody then announces to the First Officer “Iceberg, Right ahead!”

While this is going on the engine room answers “all back full” on the engine order telegraph, and Murdoch immediately pushes the handles ahead to “all stop.” At first glance this seems improbable, but Murdoch does not have a quick way of communicating with the engine room, but going from ahead full to all back full in mid-ocean is highly unusual (the ship should be at ahead full until it is close to its next port). This unusual series of orders allows the first officer to warn the engineers the ship is in danger.

The iceberg is too close and will hit Titanic. The only thing Murdoch can do is to complete the port-around maneuver, which will move the back of Titanic away from the iceberg.

Titanic runs over the iceberg and the sterns turns away from the iceberg. Captain Smith rushes to the bridge and orders the ship to be sounded … he needs a damage report.

The memorial at Dalbeattie town hall to First ...

The memorial at Dalbeattie town hall to First Officer William McMaster Murdoch of the RMS Titanic. The inscription reads: (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Zoom on RMS Titanic's bridge and crow nest

Zoom on RMS Titanic's bridge and crow nest (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Several engine order telegraphs on the bridge of RMS Queen Mary (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Frederick Fleet

Frederick Fleet (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Theberg

The berg. This is the iceberg that matches the physical decription of one of Titanic's crew members. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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by | April 14, 2012 · 11:30 pm

Titanic 11:30 PM 14 April 1912


The watch has gone quietly for 1 hour and 30 minutes, seven bells is sounded. In 30 minutes Fleet and Lee will be relieved, it is only ten minutes before Titanic will strike the iceberg.

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by | April 14, 2012 · 10:00 pm

Titanic 10 PM 14 April 1912


The four surviving officers of the Titanic. Fr...

The four surviving officers of the Titanic. From left to right, Harold Lowe, Charles Lightoller, Joseph Boxhall. Sitting : Herbert Pitman. Français : Les quatre officiers rescapés du naufrage du Titanic posant peu après la catastrophe. Debout, de gauche à droite : Harold Lowe, Charles Lightoller, Joseph Boxhall. Assis : Herbert Pitman (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

At ten o’clock First Officer Murdoch relieves Second Officer Lightoller as the officer of the watch. Lightoller makes his after watch tour before going to his stateroom to get some much needed sleep. Lookouts Fleet and Lee relieve Jewel and Symons, they pass on Lightoller’s ice warning. In about 25 minutes the radio operator of the SS Californian would attempt to warn the Titanic of ice ahead, only to be told to shut up by Jack Phillips.

Titanic was now going ahead full on a collision course with an iceberg that would send her to the bottom of the ocean. A collision that would leave more than 1500 people in life jackets to freeze to death in the North Atlantic waters.

An event that would haunt more than 700 survivors for the rest of their lives. An event that seems almost inevitable, an event that if it had not happened to Titanic it would have happened to another ship. Technology had advanced beyond our understanding of the dangers, but soon we would understand the error of our hubris.

Titanic Memorial inside St Augustine of Hippo ...

Titanic Memorial inside St Augustine of Hippo Church This is a memorial to a James Paul Moody, 6th Officer on R.M.S. Titanic, drowned in the North Atlantic, April 10th, 1912. The inscription is on the horizontal arm of the silver crucifix. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Titanic (Ship) Post card of the S. S.Titanic. ...

Titanic (Ship) Post card of the S. S.Titanic. Collided with an iceberg 10.15pm Sunday 14 April 1912. Sank at 2.20am. Latitude 41.46N. Longitude 50.14W. Gross tonnage 46,328. Length 883 feet. Breadth 92 feet 6 inches. 104 feet high from keel to navigation bridge. Speed 22 1/2 knots. Jack Phillips was the brave Chief Marconi Operator who flashed out his messages till the ship went down. (Description supplied with photograph). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Cargo ship SS Californian underway in San Fran...

Cargo ship SS Californian underway in San Francisco Bay on builder's trials in 1900. She later served as United States Navy cargo ship USS Californian. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

William McMaster Murdoch

William McMaster Murdoch (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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by | April 14, 2012 · 9:20 pm

Titanic 9:20 PM 14 April 1912


After spending several minutes on the bridge with Second Officer Lightoller, Captain Smith goes to his private chart room in his quarters to lay down on the sofa in his uniform. Captain Smith’s last words to Lightoller:

“If it becomes at all doubtful let me know at once. I shall be just inside.”

Ten minutes later Lightoller sends word to the crow’s nest for the lookouts to keep a sharp lookout for ice, particularly small ice and growlers.

Captain Smith of the Titanic. This photo appea...

Captain Smith of the Titanic. This photo appeard in the New York Times some days after his death in the sinking of the Titanic. Français : La capitaine Edward John Smith, mort à bord du Titanic. La photo a été publiée dans le New York Times peu après le naufrage. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

Lightoller, right, with third officer Herbert ...

Lightoller, right, with third officer Herbert Pitman. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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