Titanic was not trying to break a speed-record. She was not designed to compete with Lusitania or Mauretania. Those vessels were the fastest in the world and remained so after the sinking of Titanic. Titanic (and Olympic) were built larger and more luxurious.
The Titanic was not racing with another vessel. The captain was trying to break the record time for a Transatlantic crossing. That could be called racing, but not against another boat.
The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic.
Titanic set sail (and sank) on her maiden voyage in 1912.
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Titanic set sail (and sank) on her maiden voyage in 1912.
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2 workers died during Titanic's Launch and there are no stable record of how many people died during the sailing day. So it's probably none.
The Titanic was not racing with another vessel. The captain was trying to break the record time for a Transatlantic crossing. That could be called racing, but not against another boat.
Titanic was trying to sail to New York on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic.
The Titanic set off on 12th April, 1912 in Southampton.
You might be thinking of Donald Campbell who died in 1967 trying to break the world water speed record, but it was on Coniston Water, not Loch Ness.
many things. there have been several books written on this subject, I suggest you read one. some items:seal the tops of the water tight compartments.not trying to set speed record for crossing.sailing further south to avoid ice.etc.
The Titanic set out from Southampton on the 10th April 1912.
The Titanic was expected to arrive within a set period of time. As with all transatlantic crossings there was some leeway in case the ship encountered bad weather or other problems. However the Titanic was running well ahead of schedule when it hit the iceberg. In fact Captain Smith is believed to have been trying for an Atlantic crossing speed record for the Titanic its first crossing; which would explain why he was pushing the ship's engines so hard and his refusal to stop when first warned of ice.
The Olympic was the sister ship of the Titanic.
The RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton, England on 10 April, 1912.
The Titanic was coming in from Europe and was trying to get to New York when, tragically, the Titanic was struck by an iceberg about halfway through it's journey.