
The Titanic could Travel at 23 knots per hour
When the iceberg that sank the Titanic was spotted, the luxury liner was reportedly traveling at 21 knots per hour, which means it was traveling close to its top speed of 23 knots per hour. It probably would have been easier to maneuver and avoid colliding with the iceberg if the ship had been moving a bit slower.
There would have been a bit more time to avoid the collision at a lower speed, and honestly, there was no reason the boat should have been traveling that fast in those conditions. The ship probably never even traveled at 23 knots per hour before it sank following the collision.