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These were steel bulkheads with special doors through the ship. Unfortunately the iceberg ripped open five of these at the front end of the ship.
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Were the watertight compartments on the titanic?
Yes, or they would not really call them that. The Titanic sank because about 6 were damaged, and that made it hard for the Titanic to hold up tons of water, so it sank. BTW, there were about 16 water tight rooms on the Titanic. Oh... and could somebody answer all the unanswered questions?
Why was the ship titanic claimed to be unsinkable?
The hull contained numerous water-tight compartments. If one or two were breached, the other sealed compartments should have kept the ship afloat, to allow it to limp back to port. It was the fact that many compartments were breached when it struck the iceberg - that caused its demise.
What made Titanic unsinkable?
The main structure, the watertight compartments, and the 3 million rivets used
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.
Why did they call it the unsinkable ship?
Titanic was claimed "unsinkable" because it was the best ship built at the time. It had watertight doors and if four compartments where flooded, it could still stay afloat. Now, some people have said that since Titanic was the best ship some people called it unsinkable and that spread the word around giving it the title "The Unsinkable ship". The white star line (The company who made titanic) did not claim it unsinkable, the passengers did.
Why did the Titanic sink head first?
the iceberg opened the front 5 compartments and these compartmants start to flood.this made titanic tilt and sank head first.
Why did the Titanic crashed?
the captain and crew wouldn't listen to the orders that were coming in by radio And so they hit an iceberg. The reason why the titanic crashed was because the compartments *(lower part of ship) wasn't built correctly
Did the Titanic have keys to get in?
no because the titanic was made out of cookie dough so thats why it sunk to the dude who made it lied about the water tight rooms and the poor people ate away at the boat and thats patially why the boat sank
What was flawed in the making of R.M.S.Titanic?
Well, There was a lot of careless mistakes in the construction. So i will list off some of the errors. 1. When the ship was still in the designing stage , bruise Ismay and his associates were discussing the deck space being quot "cluttered" and for this fatal mistake, there was only 16 lifeboats from its original 48 lifeboats, witch would be more than enough lifeboats for entire ship. 2. The water tight compartments. Thought to be as a waste of money for a "unsinkable" ship, but Tomas Andrews reasoned with the titanic's owner Bruise Ismay for 4 hours strait trying to get at least get 6 compartments. But Ismay thought that would not be necessary to be so cautious. but in the end he Ismay allowed only 4 compartments. when the iceberg hit, it flooded 5 compartments. Titanic could stay a float if only the 4 water tight compartments were filled , but not five. 3. The double bottom. thought to be indestructible due to its thick plating. but when they designed the Titanic, they did not reinforce the sides of the ship, so when it struck the iceberg the double bottom was breached and acted like a if the bottom was filling with lead. the result was the double bottom made the ship sink more fluently. though`s are just some of the major flaws in the sinking and building of the ship.
Is the titanic called the unsinkable titanic?
It was considered so. Because of the system of watertight compartments. It was also thought to be "unsinkable" because it was such a big ship. It was the biggest ship ever (biggest and best) and noone things the biggest (and/or best) will ever fail (sink) Today it is not know as the unsinkable Titanic and before it sank nobody said it was unsinkable. The closest anybody came to saying it was unsinkable was on a poster advertising the ship saying Titanic is as unsinkable as is reasonably possible.
Why did people think the titanic un - sink able?
People thought the titanic was 'unsinkable' because the ship had a double bottomed hull that was divided into 16 presumably watertight compartments. Four of these could be flooded without endangering the liner's bouyancy, so the titanic was considered unsinkable. When the ship collided with the iceberg however, five of the compartments flooded, and the boat couldn't hold the weight of the flooded hull (body of the boat), and this made it heavier and more likely to sink.
What did Titanic have that made Shipbuilder Magazine suggest it was practically unsinkable?
Simple! She was divided into watertight compartments, this coupled with her double bottom gave the people of her time a false sense of security!
