Ville Saalo, moi! 👋

@ZeroOne A few extra Titanic tidbits that didn’t quite fit into the post, but that I still wanted to share:

• Only three of Titanic’s four funnels (smokestacks) actually carried smoke. The fourth was mainly for ventilation, so images showing smoke from all four are wrong.
• When leaving Southampton, RMS Titanic nearly collided with SS New York after her suction effect pulled the smaller ship toward her and broke the ropes that were securing SS New York in place.
• During the disaster, Titanic initially sent CQD distress calls. SOS had only recently been introduced (in 1908) and was used alongside it later during the disaster.
• Titanic had watertight compartments and was designed to withstand four of them flooding. Unfortunately the iceberg broke five and damaged a sixth compartment. The “watertight” compartments also did not extend all the way to the top of the ship, so as the bow sank, water spilled over from one compartment into the next.