another titanic what if

[ghappy1000]

Okay, so what if Titanic collided with rms Carphatia on 14 April 1912 instead of hitting an iceberg?

 

[fscott]

Okay, so what if Titanic collided with rms Carphatia on 14 April 1912 instead of hitting an iceberg?

This is ASB.

 

[redlightning]

Okay, so what if Titanic collided with rms Carphatia on 14 April 1912 instead of hitting an iceberg?

Only a couple of people would die and Titanic would have a big dent in front of it. Look up when the Olympic hit the HMS Hawke.

 

[Mike Stearns]

This is ASB.

In the OTL conditions, yes it is, but in fog, which is common on the North Atlantic, and with no radar, it is entirely within the realm of possibility for the two ships to accidentally blunder into each other and collide, in which case, the Carpathia almost certainly comes off worse.

 

[CDurham]

If its in fog then neither ship should be moving what you would call quickly.

 

[Mike Stearns]

If its in fog then neither ship should be moving what you would call quickly.

No, but the Carpathia weighed 13,000 tons and the Titanic tipped in at 46,000. Who do you think is going to come off worse? Its not the Titanic.

 

[CDurham]

I didn't say either would turn out in good condition but the Titanic probably has better chance of remaining above the waves afterwards, and well, it depends on the angle and speed of each ship relative to the other.

I'm no sailor so I don't know the requirements for sailing in fog in the present day, much less in 1912, but both ships would know SOMEONE was in the vicinity thanks to their foghorns. If the fog is bad enough, they may well both be at a full stop.

 

[Trotsky]

Impossible.

Carpathia and Titanic had already passed each other hours before 2345 14 April 1912.

 

[zert]

I think this includes a what if so it could be that the two ships could hit one another. It would come down to what speed the ships are traveling and sea conditions.

 

[fscott]

I didn't say either would turn out in good condition but the Titanic probably has better chance of remaining above the waves afterwards, and well, it depends on the angle and speed of each ship relative to the other.

I'm no sailor so I don't know the requirements for sailing in fog in the present day, much less in 1912, but both ships would know SOMEONE was in the vicinity thanks to their foghorns. If the fog is bad enough, they may well both be at a full stop.

Read up on the Queen Mary in WW2 she hit a cruiser cut it in half and only had slight damage to her bow. Now back to the Titanic if she hit the Carpathia at the speed that she hit the iceberg and happens to hit the Carpathia from the side the Titanic would proably only have 1 maybe 2 compartments flooded, would not sink, few if any deaths and very likely make it to Halifax under her own power at a reduced speed.By the time the Titanic realized what happened, stopped, checked her damage even at full stop would have been over a mile away, I could not get an exact figure, and looking back at the Carpathia which would proably not have lights and very possibly already sunk. The Titanic could not back to the impact point it was a risk of damage to the propellers and turning her at a slow speed would take to long. I would guess very few survivors from the Carpathia.

 

[David S Poepoe]

Okay, so what if Titanic collided with rms Carphatia on 14 April 1912 instead of hitting an iceberg?

Someone was seriously off course. I only tried briefly to see if there was a map of the respective courses of the ships online.

 

[zert]

Change things around and what is the Carpathia had been the one to hit the iceberg. Would the Titanic be in position to assist and how easily could the survivors of the Carpathia be brung aboard?

 

[Trotsky]

Someone was seriously off course. I only tried briefly to see if there was a map of the respective courses of the ships online.

Yeah, and as I said, they already passed. In daytime.

The OP's entire premise is a non-starter.