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4. When it struck the iceberg, 6 filled.
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How many water tight compartments could be filled with water and the titanic stay afloat?
Four. But they filled five.
How many of these 16 compartments could be filled with water and the titanic still stay afloat?
Only four
How many watertight compartments were filled when the titanic sank?
five
How many compartments of the Titanic were filled with water?
RMS Titanic's first five compartments filled with water following a brush-by collision with an iceberg. The ship probably could have floated with as many as four compartments flooded, but with the loss of the fifth, the ship's head (or bow) was pulled down to a point where the rising water was able to spill over the tops of the following bulkheads one after the other, dooming the ship.
What was the number of watertight compartments on the titanic?
There are SIXTEEN watertight compartments on the titanic
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.
How many compartments did the titanic have?
It had 4
How many of the Titanic's water tight compartments could be full and the ship still stay afloat?
Titanic's master builder, Thomas Andrews, had taken courses in naval architecture and ensured that Titanic could stay afloat with up to four compartments flooded.
The iceberg ruptered how many of the Titanic's watertight comepartments?
5 compartments were ruptered by the iceberg, which is one more that the Titanic could stand
Who said that the ship was unsinkable?
Technically, everyone said the Titanic was unsinkable, though the White Star Line never made the claim. People thought this because the Titanic had compartments, and if one was filled with water, it would close and the ship would be fine. However, too many compartments filled when the iceberg hit.
How many of these compartments could be filled with water and the titanic still afloat?
Olympic Class Ocean liners can stay afloat with the first 3 or 6 separate compartmentsflooded but only to the top of the bulkhead.
The iceberg reptured how many of the Titanic's watertight compartments?
6 watertight compartments
