By the time it had been spotted it was too late i.e. the ship was directly on a collision course with it.
Titanic hit the iceburg at 11:40pm on the 14th April 1912.
it was travelling at 22 knots at the time and when they spotted the iceberg the captain didnt think it was serious enough to slow down.
The S.S California sent an iceburg warning to Titanic at 11:39 2 minuets before she hit the iceburg.
It was April 14,1912 on Sunday at 11:40 pm.
She hit at approx 23:35 0n the 14th April 1912.
Yes, it is likely. The fact that the ship was turned starboard in a vain attempt to avoid the iceburg caused the metal on the side of the ship to be scraped deeply. This caused water to fill up far more compartments than would have likely filled up if the Titanic had hit the iceburg head on. The Titanic may have still sunk in this instance, we can never be sure, but far more time would have been allotted for the passengers of the Titanic in order for rescue to come.
The iceberg hit Titanic on the starboard side under the waterline (and possibly under the keel). Titanic sank at 2:20 in the morning of April 15th, 1912, and 712 people survived.
Only Seconds From the time the lookouts sounded the alert, the officers on the bridge had only 37 seconds to react before the Titanic hit the iceberg. In that time, First Officer Murdoch ordered "hard a-starboard" (sharp left turn). He also ordered the engine room to put the engines in reverse. The Titanic did bank left, but it wasn't quite enough.
it hit the iceburg at 11:50pm and was sinking for 2 hours and 40 minutes. It completely sunk at 2:30
No . The Titanic was made of iron, a fact that hastened its sinking when it hit an iceburg in 1912 off the coast of Ireland, bound for the United States. Although Maydays were sent out, no ship responded in time to help the passengers who perished. There were not nearly enough lifeboats for the passengers aboard
Yes, ships were available many years before the Titanic. The Titanic is one of the most famous ships of its time because of the elaborateness with which it was created, and the subsequent disaster.
Yes, Frederick Fleet the lookout saw the iceberg before the collision but with less than forty seconds, it was too late. The berg was not visible to anybody in the deckhouse, including the sailor who had his hand on the wheel at the time.