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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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∙ 11y agoTitanic was able to stay afloat if any two compartments or the first four became flooded. Unfortunately, after Titanic hit the iceberg it was revealed that the first six compartments were flooded.
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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
How many water tight compartments could be filled with water and the titanic stay afloat?
Four. But they filled five.
How many of these 16 compartments could be filled with water and the titanic still stay afloat?
Only four
How many watertight compartments were filled when the titanic sank?
five
How many of these compartments could be filled in titanic?
4. When it struck the iceberg, 6 filled.
How many water tight compartments were there on the titanic?
16
How many water tight compartments were on the titanic?
16
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 water tight components became sank on the titanic?
5 compartments were flooded, which was one too many, for the Titanic was designed to stay afloat with only 4 compartments breached
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
How many compartments did the titanic have?
It had 4
