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The iceberg which she collided with punched a 300 foot gash in her starboard side, opening up 6 of her 16 watertight compartments to the sea.
Had the compartments extended fully all the way from the bottom to the top of the vessel, or been self-contained metal boxes, she could probably have remained afloat for long enough for other vessels to come to her aid and take off everybody on board- possibly even long enough to enable her to be towed to safety at the nearest American port. However, the compartments extended only up as far as 'E' deck- this meant that as one compartment filled, the inrush of sea water overspilled into the next one, the weight of the water pulling the bow of the vessel downwards and accelerating the flooding process in a 'domino' effect.
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The iceberg ruptured how many of the Titanics watertight compartments?
The iceberg ruptured how many of the Titanics watertight compartments
The iceberg reptured how many of the Titanic's watertight compartments?
6 watertight compartments
How many watertight compartments did the titan have?
There were 16 compartments oriented from front to back.
How many watertight compartments did the ice burg break on the titanic?
5 watertight compartments. She could stay a flote for 4 but not 5. Hope it helps
How many watertight compartments were filled when the titanic sank?
five
What was the number of watertight compartments on the titanic?
There are SIXTEEN watertight compartments on the titanic
How many compartments at the bottom of the titanic have?
16 watertight compartments divided by 15 bulkheads that went from the bottom of the ship up to E-Deck
What would've happened if Titanic's watertight compartments had tops?
it would have had many other people on it the just the men
How many watertight compartments got filled up when it hit the iceberg?
I ThiNk it was 4-6 but I'm not sure
How many watertight compartments on the titanic got flooded?
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Why did the builders of titanic believe it was unsinkable?
Because it was designed and built to be able to stay afloat with 4 watertight compartments breached, but the iceberg breached 5 compartments, which was one too many,
The iceberg rupted how many of the Titanic's watertight compartments?
I believe it was 5, but if only 4 had filled up, the ship would not have sunk.
