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The iceberg ruptered how many of the Titanic's watertight comepartments?
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∙ 14y ago
5 compartments were ruptered by the iceberg, which is one more that the Titanic could stand
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∙ 11y ago5, which was one too many. The Titanic was designed to stay afloat with 4 compartments breached, but no more than that
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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
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,
Why did the water - tight compartments not stop the ship from sinking?
The ship was designed and built to stay afloat if four watertight compartments were breached, but the iceberg breached five compartments, so the ship couldn't stay afloat
what ocean did the titanic hit an iceberg?
The SOS message sent out gave Titanics coordinates as 41-56 degrees North and 50-14 degrees West. It sunk 350miles/531kilometres southeast of Newfoundland Canada and it wouldn't have travelled far from hitting the iceberg. I'd say a couple of miles at most.
The iceberg ruptured how many of the Titanics watertight compartments?
The iceberg ruptured how many of the Titanics watertight compartments
WHere was the titanics Iceberg?
Titanic's iceberg was about 400 miles south of Newfoundland,
The iceberg reptured how many of the Titanic's watertight compartments?
6 watertight compartments
How many watertight compartments got filled up when it hit the iceberg?
I ThiNk it was 4-6 but I'm not sure
What spots of the Titanic were hit by the iceberg?
three big cuts were inflicted to the Titanics lower left side along with a lot of smaller cuts in the same area
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.
What caused Titanic to happen?
An iceberg struck the starboard side of the Titanic on April 14th, around midnight. The iceberg flooded 5 watertight compartments, while she could only stay afloat with 4 flooded.
Was the titanic really an unsinkable ship?
It was called the Unsinkable Ship because it was designed to stay afloat with 4 watertight compartments breached, but 5 compartments were breached when the ship collided with the iceberg
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,
Was Titanic realy unsinkable?
The Titanic was named The Unsinkable Ship because it was designed to stay afloat if a maximum of four watertight compartments were breached. But when the ship hit the iceberg, five compartments were breached
Why was the titanic Farley believe to be unsinkabe?
Titanic was fairly believed to be unsinkable because of many safety-features - which could have protected her under normal circumstances. These include watertight doors and a double-hull.
Why come the Titanic wasn't unsinkable?
The Titanic was made of cheap steel and very week rivets (screws) and the watertight chambers were reduced in size to make more room for 1st class passengers. So, when the boat hit the iceberg, the bad quality steel tore and water entered the watertight chambers, one by one, sinking the boat.
