You can always go faster when needed (1 Viewer)

[Ahsoka]

When the Titanic sank in 1912, the Carpathia was the ship that picked up the survivors. The Carpathia was about 48 nautical miles (used to be thought 58 nautical miles) from the Titanic when the Carpathia turned towards it. The maximum rated speed of the Carpathia was 14 knots. However, the crew of the Carpathia took measures to increase its speed past that, such as shutting off heating and hot water to redirect that steam to the engines. While there are no definite numbers for the speed the Carpathia reached (17.5 knots is often cited, but that uses the incorrect distance of 58 nautical miles), given the distance, time it takes to increase the speed, etc, it’s realistic to assume that the top speed the Carpathia reached was likely 15-16 knots. This would put the speed over the given maximum speed of 14 knots.

 

[Ahsoka]

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[Selfmate]

I can attest...
if I want my children to move faster I pretend to be a monster to chase them and tickle them - they get moving pretty fast!!!

 

[Ahsoka]

@Moguri just realized the tag didn’t work

 

[Snailmin]

I love learning New things!

 

[Moguri]

It would probably sound more impressing if I had any idea of what that means in relation to speeds on land

 

[Ahsoka]

It would probably sound more impressing if I had any idea of what that means in relation to speeds on land

14 knots is about 16 mph, 16 knots is almost 19 mph. It’s not that fast on land, or in the water nowadays. And even compared to other large ships at the time, the Carpathia was built with speed as a very low priority. Most ships of the Carpathias class had a max speed of 14-16 knots, so the Carpathia was on the low end compared to similar boats. But that said, forces increase much more at higher speeds vs lower. If the Carpathia goes from 2-4 knots, the forces don’t increase nearly as much as going from 14-16 knots, for example.