Modified LPBs

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Larry;
do you mean that?
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The Eastland was a rather narrow sleek ship with a high center of gravity. Therefore a bit unstable.
Note:
July 7, 1904 "Nearly capsized"
August 5, 1906 "Nearly capsized"
July 1, 1912 "Nearly capsized"
The unstabilty must be known before the disaster. There were enough warnings.
And at least:
July 24, 1915 "Capsized."

In comparison MS Diana is an other sort of breed:
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She was built to fit the canal locks with a maximum seize. And as you can see in the little plan right above, there is much more of the hull of Diana unterwater than it was on the Eastland in relation. The Diana has an full hull with a flat bottom.


Diana in Gothenburg. The ships in the background are belonging to the Gothenburg Maritme Museum.
Note the ship is just cleaned in preparation for the next journey. The wicker chairs are set upon the life vest bunks to scrub the deck.