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How did the titanic split in two?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

During the sinking the bow/front end of the ship sank beneath the surface (because that was where the iceberg had struck). The ship tilted into the water at a 45 degree angle so the stern/rear end of the ship was tilted high out of the water. The hull was not designed to deal with this pressure (about 20,000 tons at one end) so the ship split in two.

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14y ago

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