I'm saying that many of the statements made about why the Titanic hit
the iceberg, with regard to her rudder's ineffectiveness, are incorrect.


Nav wrote:
Such as?

Such as yours.


If the engine were stopped the rudder effectiveness would have been
reduced.

OK, tell us what you mean by stopped. Then tell us about the Titanic's
engineering plant and how they would have "stopped" the central shaft.


... I think that is most likely true, why do you disagree with it?

Oh, just a silly whim on my part, no doubt. Years of marine propulsion
engineering have nothing to do with it.

If it were reversed, effectiveness would be even lower.

That's a mighty big "if." As above, please explain how they would have
put the central shaft in reverse.

In any case, the ship was going full speed, the loss of the prop stream
across the rudder would not reduce the rudder's effectiveness very much.

DSK