Onboard the Thingvalla first the order "Stand by" was given to the machine room followed shortly by "Full astern/reverse". Only 40-50 revolutions in reverse were achieved before the collision took place. The stem of the Thingvalla was crushed but the the forward collision bulkhead held. Even though the bulkhead was re-enforced, it began to leak badly and most part of the distance to Halifax was steamed backwards to save the bulkhead.
There is a model of the Thingvalla at the Handels- og Søfartsmuseum at Kronborg. Helsingør. This model is rigged as a barquentine and has the ships' name painted at the side in large letters [H&S 1949, p 119].
Updated 1995-10-14 by Lars Bruzelius
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