FALSE. Captain Smith excused himself from the Wideners’ dinner party, where he did not drink, at about 8.45 p.m., and
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107 #38: Hard-a-starboard was the only helm order given to avoid the iceberg
FALSE. Hard-a-starboard was the first order given, but this was immediately followed by the opposite order, ‘Hard-a-port’. This was a
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107 #37: Titanic’s rudder was too small for her size, making her hard to turn
FALSE. In fact Titanic turned very well. Her stern easily cleared the iceberg under port helm, when she had—only moments
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107 #36: If Titanic had been going more slowly, she could have turned more quickly
FALSE. If Titanic had been travelling more slowly, she would also have turned more slowly. Edward Wilding, one of Titanic’s
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107 #35: Titanic’s engines were put in reverse just before collision, making the ship less responsive to her helm and compounding the accident
FALSE. The only evidence we have of Titanic’s engines being put in reverse comes from Fourth officer Boxhall, who did
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107 #34: Titanic was going at the maximum speed she was capable of when she sighted the iceberg
FALSE. Although Titanic’s engine telegraph was set to ‘full speed ahead’ at the time, and the ship was going faster
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