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- At both inquiries it was adduced that, at the time of the lookouts warning, Titanic was steaming ahead at 22 knots and First Officer Murdoch had ordered the helm hard-a-starboard (rudder hard-a-port) while ordering the engines full astern.
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At the time, British vessels (which Titanic was), used what were called "Tiller" commands, which were the reverse of what we are used to today. So to turn right (to starboard), you would command "turn to port" and vice versa.
Sep 4, 2023 · The Titanic was ordered “hard a’starboard” which means to go all the way to starboard. But when the order was carried out, it was turning to port. Why was this?
- Luke Milner
Murdoch’s "hard a-starboard" order in response to the iceberg has become so ingrained into the traditional Titanic story that it has never been questioned. It has been assumed that "hard a-starboard" was the natural last-ditch evasive maneuver to prevent the ship from striking the iceberg.
When Titanic was turning, the stern swung out and the bow turned in. This exposed the whole starboard side of the ship to the iceberg. Murdoch was trying to have the ship go in a sort of reverse question mark shape around the iceberg with the stern forming the line.
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Overly simple version is that at the time commands were given as “tiller orders,” and on a ship with just a rudder/tiller (no helm/wheel), the tiller would be put to starboard for a port turn. It wasn’t until years later that the standard was changed.
