Could the Titanic have kept going?

Answer: There is no definitive answer, but it would probably have sunk anyway. When you hit an iceberg, the ship below the water will hit the iceberg before the ship above the water line, so it would divert it off its course – it’s not like hitting a brick wall head-on.

What would have floated on the Titanic?

Collapsible lifeboats A, B, C & D were stored inboard. Boat A floated off the deck, and Boat B floated away upside down. The ship had 20 lifeboats that, in total, could accommodate 1,178 people, over half of the 2,208 on board the night it sank. RMS Titanic had a maximum capacity of 3,547 passengers and crew.

How many compartments could float and the Titanic would still be able to float?

The Titanic had 16 watertight compartments, and the ship could stay afloat with up to four of these compartments flooded.

How did buoyancy affect the Titanic?

Titanic was designed so that any 3 sections could flood with water and the ship would remain buoyant. As the sea water breached the waterline, it began filling the neighboring compartments, too, pulling the ship up into the air until it broke in half because of the pull of gravity on the extended part.

What would have happened if the Titanic never sank?

If the Titanic hadn’t sunk, it would likely have taken another similar disaster to put that lifesaving policy into effect. The outbreak of World War I in 1914 meant that the Titanic, like its sister ships the Britannic and the Olympic, would probably have been requisitioned for the war effort.

Could the stern have floated?

Within a few minutes enough water would have entered the stern’s compartments to cause it to probably capsize, or roll over onto its side, and then eventually sink. The stern would not have floated in an upright position because it wasn’t designed to do such a thing. It was just too far out of balance to remain stable.

What would have happened if the Titanic had continued its course?

In the aftermath of the accident, some people argued that if the ship had not tried to maneuver a turn at the last moment but had instead continued on its original course, fewer lives would have been lost. As the ship had collision bulkheads in the bow, it would most likely have survived the damage.

Why did the Titanic have a bulkhead at the bow?

The collision bulkheads at the bow of Titanic were designed to allow the ship to survive a collision with another ship, but not an iceberg! They were put in place as a precaution against any such event (a similar event had occurred to the RMS Republic in 1909).

Why did the Titanic have a double hull?

When the Titanic was built in 1909, by the Harland and Wolff shipyard from Belfast, the technology of the double hull already existed, first used by the Great Eastern ship in 1859. A double shell was likely to have withstood the collision against the ship killing iceberg.

What would have happened if the Titanic was hit by an iceberg?

In such a case, both the vessels would sustain heavy damages but would likely still stay afloat. If the Titanic were to collide with the iceberg – a stationary, mammoth object – most of the energy of the impact would have to be absorbed by the ship, which would have only made matters worse. Abrupt Halt: Utterly Undesirable!

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