Suppose the Titanic never sunk and it survived to fight during world war 1. How helpful would the ship have been during the time?
I don't think sinking U-boats was what troop ships were originally envisioned for.![]()
Just another troop or hospital ship, other than that no real impact. That is unless she met the same fate as the Lusatania, in which case depending on when and what she was doing it's possible but unlikely she could bring the US into the war earlier.
Oh crap, yeah, that could have dire consequences.Anyhow, one thought comes to mind: If the Titanic didn't sink, then the various maritime regulations that resulted from the disaster might never get passed, and thus the Titanic (and other transports) carrying thousands of troops across the ocean wouldn't be any safer than the OTL's. That's a disturbing thought.