Corrected entry: After introducing Molly Brown, Rose says that "they're steaming west". But in that scene the rising sun is to Titanic's left, which means they're going north- and at full speed.
shortdanzr
7th Mar 2005
Titanic (1997)
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Correction: Most people who don't know much about navigation assume that you go straight west from Great Britain to New York, however, it is actually quicker to go slighty north and follow the curvature of the earth since it is narrower at that point. Rose proably just assumed (incorrectly) like most people that they went straight west.
shortdanzr ★
Titanic never traveled north after leaving Ireland. At this point in its journey, it would have been heading southwest. See this map for evidence: https://titanicfacts.net/titanic-maiden-voyage/.