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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.
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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 compartments could be filled with water and titanic still float?
The first four compartments of the Titanic could fill up with water and the ship would float. Unfortunately, the iceberg ripped open the first five compartments, and water from the fifth compartment pulled the ship under, so water from the fifth compartment eventually overflowed and filled the sixth compartment, the sixth into the seventh and so forth until the ship was pulled under by the weight of the water in it's forward compartments.
How many compartments on the Titanic were flooded?
The Titanic can stay afloat if four of the watertight compartments were flooded. Unfortunately, five of those compartments were flooded, and the ocean water was spilling over each compartment, accelerating her sinking.
What was the number of watertight compartments on the titanic?
There are SIXTEEN watertight compartments on the titanic
The iceberg reptured how many of the Titanic's watertight compartments?
6 watertight compartments
