What was the fastest ship to sink?

Lusitania
  • The Lusitania was a British passenger ship that was owned by the Cunard Line and was first launched in 1906. ...
  • In May 1915 the British ocean liner was sailing from New York City to Liverpool, England. ...
  • The ship sank within 20 minutes of being hit by a German torpedo.

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What is the most difficult ship to sink?

It took four and a half days to sink the U.S.S. Nevada. The 575-foot-long battleship, painted bright orange from its earlier role as a nuclear test target, was towed out of Pearl Harbor to sea, where a classified explosive was detonated in its hull.

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How fast would a ship sink?

It is impossible to tell exactly how long it will take a ship to sink. The reason for this is because the time it takes to sink depends on how damaged the ship is. The Titanic sank in under three hours because a good amount of air remained inside after the iceberg punctured it.

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Which ship sinks the fastest sea of thieves?

Simply put, the Brigantine sinks insanely fast and is the easiest to damage of all the ships, due to its length and the fact most of its hull sits below the water line. The deck is very flat and narrow, combined with the wheel, cannons and sail controls being close together, as well as the ladders being very short.

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Who really sank the Lusitania?

On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania, a swift-moving British cruise liner traveling from New York to Liverpool, England. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans.

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Did Germany regret sinking the Lusitania?

In all cases where a neutral vessel through no fault of its own has come to grief through the German submarines or flyers according to the facts as ascertained by the German Government, this Government has expressed its regret at the unfortunate occurrence and promised indemnification where the facts justified it.

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Which was bigger Titanic or Lusitania?

Which was larger, Lusitania or Titanic? A: Titanic was larger. Titanic was 46,328 gross registered tons (GRT) while Lusitania was 31,550 GRT. Keep in mind that GRT is a measure of enclosed space and not weight.

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Can a sloop beat a Galleon?

That means a two-man sloop crew will almost surely get obliterated should they dare challenge one of these mighty vessels. However, with some favorable wind conditions, some explosive power, and a fearless heart, a sloop is capable of being used to sink a galleon.

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What ship is bigger than a Galleon?

Whereas, carracks were usually very large ships (often over 1000 tons), galleons were mostly under 500 tons.

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Can rain sink your ship Sea of Thieves?

3 - Rain will constantly fill the bottom decks of your ship while in a storm. It will sink your ship if you do not bail the water out. This can be dangerous not to notice in case you're hull gets holes as it means there will already be extra water in the deck requiring less to fill and sink.

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Why did Titanic sink so fast?

As water flooded the damaged compartments of the hull, the ship began to pitch forward, and water in the damaged compartments was able to spill over into adjacent compartments. Not only did the compartments not control the flooding, but they also contained the water in the bow, which increased the rate of sinking.

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How long did Titanic take to sink?

More than just facts and figures, these statistics highlight the massive scale of Titanic's ambition—and of its tragic sinking. It took just two hours and 40 minutes for the “unsinkable” RMS Titanic to sink.

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Has any cruise ship sank?

Most of us know the iconic story of the Titanic, which tragically sunk in 1912. Other than that incident, there have only been 22 cruise ships that have sunk in the last hundred years.

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What was the worst ever ship?

The wartime sinking of the German Wilhelm Gustloff in January 1945 in World War II by a Soviet Navy submarine, with an estimated loss of about 9,400 people, remains the deadliest isolated maritime disaster ever, excluding such events as the destruction of entire fleets like the 1274 and 1281 storms that are said to ...

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What ship refused to sink?

On July 31, Nevada was to be sunk by naval gunfire from the modern battleship USS Iowa (16-inch guns) and three light cruisers (6-inch guns). First from 15 miles out, then just five, Nevada was pounded by gunfire, but refused to sink.

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What ship had the worst accidents?

From Titanic To Wilhelm Gustloff, Here Are The Worst Ship Disasters In Recent History
  • MV Wilhelm Gustloff. MV Wilhelm Gustloff was a German ship that sunk in 1945 during World War II. ...
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  • RMS Lusitania. RMS Lusitania was sunk by the Germans during the World War I in 1915. ...
  • SS Sultana. ...
  • SS Kiangya.

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How long did it take to sail from England to Australia in 1812?

The clipper ships bound for Australia and New Zealand would call at a variety of ports. A ship sailing from Plymouth to Sydney, for example, would cover around 13,750 miles (22,130 km); a fast time for this passage would be around 100 days. Cutty Sark made the fastest passage on this route by a clipper, in 72 days.

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What is the biggest ship to exist?

Originally smaller, jumboisation made Seawise Giant the largest ship ever by length, displacement (657,019 tonnes), and deadweight tonnage. The largest and longest ships ever to be laid down per original plans. They became second only to Seawise Giant (after its jumboisation) for deadweight tonnage and length overall.

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Can a Brigantine outrun a Galleon?

The Brigantine sits between both ships in terms of speed. It's faster than the Galleon against the wind and faster than the Sloop with the wind. As a result, it has the most options when trying to escape battle or things like Kraken encounters.

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Can you fight the Kraken in a sloop?

The Kraken will take longer to defeat based upon which ship it attacks. A Sloop only needs to kill around 2 to 3 tentacles, the Brigantine 5 to 6 tentacles, and the Galleon 7 to 8 tentacles to make the Kraken leave you alone.

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Can a sloop outrun a brig?

Unfortunately the sloop exceeding others into the wind is not completely true. There was a video with some compelling in-game experiments which showed the Brig would always pull ahead of a sloop against the wind.

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Is Britannic bigger than Titanic?

The HMHS Britannic was slightly larger than the RMS Titanic. The Britannic measured 882 feet (269 meters) in length and had a gross tonnage of 48,158, compared to the Titanic's length of 882 feet (268 meters) and a gross tonnage of 46,328.

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Was the Lusitania ever found?

The nearly century-old debate about whether the passenger liner Lusitania was transporting British war munitions when torpedoed by a German U-boat is over. Physical evidence of just such a cargo has been recovered from the wreck, which rests 12 miles off the Irish coast in 300 feet of murky, turbulent water.

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How did the Britannic sink?

Speed of Sinking...

At 8.12am on 21st November 1916, while steaming in the Aegean Sea HMHS Britannic struck a mine and sadly sunk in only 55 minutes with the loss of 30 lives. In total, 1,035 people survived the sinking.

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