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the titanic split in half because when it sank its rear end was lifted up in the air to 45 degrees at an angle and its design is not built to carry the load of that rear end and its tendency is to split...is a popular version, but There is no evidence for the 45º angle. The original testimony indicates perhaps 20º.

It was certainly due to the weight of the flooded hull, but probably aggravated by very poor rivets and a likely design flaw regarding the expansion joints. The ship broke at the joint, which was heavily modified on the Britannic and reworked on the Olympic.

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