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True and False: Titanic History (Page 11)
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What was Titanic? R.M.S Titanic (aka Royal Mail Steamer/Steamship) Titanic was an ocean liner that sailed from April 10th 1912 at Southampton, England to what was intended to be New York City, but sank on April 14/15th 1912. She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was intended to be part of a trio of sister ships for White Star Line. Myth #10: Overruled Lifeboat Total? Lifeboats have certainly gotten a lot of flack haven't they? We've already knocked down two myths regarding them already and this one is also pretty persistant. The belief stems from Ismay wanting 64 lifeboats but was turned down as they wanted to reduce clutter on the Boat Deck. There's just a few issues regarding this claim that need to be addressed. 1. The total number of lifeboats required at the time was from an outdated Board of Trade regulation. 2. Alexander Carlisle and the White Star Line went with 20 lifeboats, instead of 32 from Wellin Davit's owners under the assumption that the regulations would be changed (and they were, after the disaster). 3. The lifeboat davits at the time could certainly carry multiple boats on each one so clutter likely wouldn't have been a problem at all. 4. Lifeboats were seen as ferries to carry passengers from a sinking ship to a rescue ship. Titanic was able to stay afloat for possible rescue, but all the ships were too far away to be of much use (except Californian, which was surrounded by ice). Sources https://markchirnside.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Titanic_Lifeboat_FalseClaims.pdf https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanics-lifeboats-fact-and-fiction.html |