#OtD1912, 2:38 GMT, (23:40 Ship time) #Titanic collides with the iceberg, opening a series of small deformations in her lower starboard side hull plates. The damage stretched from the Forepeak tank to Boiler Room No. 6. As the ship’s hull flared from a point, and her turn remained steady, each succeeding instance of damage was longer than its predecessor. The final stretch of damage, running about forty-five feet, ran the length of Boiler Room No. 6 and just across the bulkhead into the starboard-forward coal bunker of Boiler Room No. 5.

First Officer Murdoch orders the helm “Hard a port!” in an attempt to “fishtail” the liner’s stern away from the berg. The maneuver succeeds, and the damage ceases. The ship’s engines come to a stop shortly after the collision.

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