historical speculation

I thought of something: Why di I thought of something: Why didn't the White Star Line attempt to aquire the IMS "Vaterland/SS Leviathan" from the US? It could have been a war reparation, and she'd fit nicely as a replacement for the "Titanic." I mean, she'd have been an Ideal running mate for...

I come up with a rather silly idea but i think ill post it. What if the titanic hit the iceberg in more shallow water. If the ship hit the iceberg in shallower water and had an anchor at the back of the ship then maybe it would have helped to keep the ship afloat longer. They could have lowered...

image if the ship was full up to the limited of passengers whitch would be almost double of what was on the ship [Moderator's Note: This message, originally posted in the "Discovery/Salvage" topic, has been moved here and renamed. MAB]

Hello all, Had Lusitania sustained the same damage as Titanic what would have been the likely outcome? Would a different subdivision had saved the Lusitania from the Titanic's fate? Thanks, ~Matt

What if the iceberg went the whole length of Titanic and made gashes all along the side of the ship?

In many places it is written that Millet lived with Archibald Butt and another man named (I believe) Blanton Winship, c. 1910-11. Accounts of this have given me the impression that all three were bachelors at the time. However, I know that in 1879 or so, Millet married Elizabeth Merrill and had...

I got this from a section in the RINA report a few years back. If Thomas Andrews had not been aboard, would Captain Smtih et al have realised as soon as they did that the ship was doomed? Paul

With no way of summoning help, and with the Californian a dead duck, the people in the lifeboats would possibly have drowned, or died or exposure before any ship chanced upon them.... Any thoughts? Paul

I don't know if this topic has been brought up before but this just came to my mind. Would Olympic have suffered the same fate if she had hit the iceberg instead of the Titanic? I know the steal on both ships were poor but Olympics hull plating seemed to be high quality then Titanic's. If you...

Hollywood seems to love remaking old films and maybe one day, they'll remake this (in some whizzy digital format, in colour, with excellent sound and special effects of course). But...if you could remake the film, what would you change? Correct any errors or mistakes? Change characters, or...

pretend that the raise the titanic movie was real. what would you do with the ship?

I've been pondering a few Titanic "what-ifs....?" recently and I thought I'd share them with you to provoke some debate! I have often been intrigued by Walter Lord's statement in "The Night Lives On" (terrible name for a book btw!) that the Arizona's (I think!) head-on collision with an...

I saw a feature on TV about the sinking of the titanic explaining the events of that night as well as the all the features and designs of the ship. They claimed that the joins of the metal in the area where the iceberg hit were very weak joins and were beginning to come loose and even a storm...

I thought I'd throw this question in and ask for any opinions from the array of Lusitania experts who frequent this board. In the first place, assuming that the Lusitania had somehow managed to survive the torpedoing; or secondly, assuming she had not been hit Would she have continued to...

I think the desginers and other people were involed making the plans should have rasied the watertight doors higher. What do you think do you agree or disagree. Please explain your answer.

I often wonder how I would deal with the media if I had been a Titanic survivor. I really just don't know for myself. If you had been a Titanic survivor, would you be more like Millvina Dean who enjoys the attention that it can bring or would you be more like Barbara Dainton who shuns all things...

What if the ships did come to the rescue the passengers and crew of the Titanic?

This may have been discussed many times before - if so, a quick precis of opinions would be nice - but one thought occurs to me. Suppose for the sake of argument that the ' port around' manouvre was succesfully completed. What would have happened then ...

I would pick your brains if I could Im am going to write a story for a site I belong about the Titanic not sinking what would her career ben like andthe like thanks

Hey, I am curious: What if someone had suddenly died onboard the Titanic during the voyage? What would they have done with the body? Was there like a mourge near the onboard hospital or something? Thanks in advance.