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The iron rivets that held together the metal that covered the ship weren't strong enough. So when the titanic hit the iceberg on it's side, the iron rivets popped out of their place due to the extremepressure Since the iron rivets were no longer attaching the metal to the ship. The sides of the titanic collapsed, letting in an extreme amount of water that filled the boiler rooms, then worked it's way up to cabins, until the ship had sunk.
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∙ 14y agoAside from the hull being damaged more severely as a result of the water temperature, Nothing the problem that sank it was that more compartments were flooded then the ship could handle. they overflowed and sank her. You must remember that those days were far more capitalistic then they are now and the urge to save a buck or pound was far easier to give in too.
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∙ 10y agoThe Titanic failed to complete its first journey. During its maiden voyage, it received iceberg warnings from other ships. The warnings were ignored and on April 14, 1912, the ship hit an iceberg. The Titanic sank at around 2am on April 15, 1912 in the middle of the north Atlantic Ocean
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Where were the souls of the people on the Titanic buried?
no nobody ever buried the souls but a man that went out to discover the titanic left a memorial for the people that died on the titanic
How any people went on titanic?
2,200 souls on board
Where was the titanic before it went to New York?
The Titanic was in England which was where the designed it and actually made the Titanic. The first stop was England where the Titanic where it was made over 1,000 people went on to the ship to see there family or friends but they would probably never see there family again.
How many people went on board titanic?
about 2,500 peopleand only 350 survived
Contrast how many people stayed on Titanic Formulate how many were on board the Titanic Summarize the classes of people on the Titanic?
Contrast completion stated that 1,513 people stayed on board the Titanic when it went down, taking them with her Formulation stated that there was 2,217 people on board Summarization states that there was 4 classes of people on the Titanic: First-Class Second-Class Third-Class and the Crew
How many people went looking for the titanic?
100,000 people
How may people on the Titanic?
There were 2224 souls on the Titanic when it went down. 1502 of them perished.
Where were the souls of the people on the Titanic buried?
no nobody ever buried the souls but a man that went out to discover the titanic left a memorial for the people that died on the titanic
How many people went to the hospital from titanic?
2
What went down with the Titanic?
A boat load of people.
How any people went on titanic?
2,200 souls on board
How the people were saved on the Titanic?
They went on lifeboats or just simply died.
Who was the captain of the titanic and how did he die?
he was calming the people and went to sea and died
Why did anyone get on the Titanic?
Well most of the lower class citizens went on the titanic to go to America for jobs but most of the high class rich people went for pleasure
Where was the titanic before it went to New York?
The Titanic was in England which was where the designed it and actually made the Titanic. The first stop was England where the Titanic where it was made over 1,000 people went on to the ship to see there family or friends but they would probably never see there family again.
How many were found after the Titanic went down?
If you mean rescued, about 700 people.
What did the people in lifeboat fourteen do after the Titanic sank?
they went back to get more survivers
