If you thought that 600 yards was a long way, check out this picture of the 1,000 yard range at Capitan, NM This is what those targets look like through a 45x spotting scope. The bottom line: F-Class shooting is always a challenge and lots of fun.
1 When the Titanic struck the iceberg, six of its 16 watertight compartments were damaged. The ship started taking on water in the bow through openings about 20 feet below the water line.  As the liner nosed down, water flooded compartments one after another and the ship's stern began rising out of the water.
   (see related links) The Titanic sank on 12 April, 1912  WRONG! Timeline was as follows:    April 14, 1912  11:30 PM The Titanic is cruising at 22 1/2 knots, 38 feet per second  11:40 PM The lookout spots an iceberg 50 yards ahead, jutting 60 feet out of the water.he primary factor was the ship's collision at the speed of 21 knots* (24 miles an hour) with a massive iceberg late on the night of April 14, 1912. It took 2 hours and 40 min â¦ utes for the entire ship to sink. The Titanic became completely submerged about 2:45 AM on the morning of April 15, 1912.