Why the Titanic sank?

Answer 1

The primary factor was the ship's collision at the speed of 21 knots* (24 miles an hour) with a massive iceberg late on the night of April 14, 1912. It took 2 hours and 40 minutes for the entire ship to sink. The Titanic became completely submerged about 2:45 AM on the morning of April 15, 1912.

The Titanic had sixteen compartments that were isolated with watertight doors below the waterline. The bulkheads were not watertight all the way to the top deck, because they had doors and passageways through them. When the ship struck the iceberg, six of those compartments were damaged and the ship began to take on water very rapidly. If the ship had hit the iceberg head-on, the damage would not have been as severe as the number of watertight compartments would have been minimal. Because the side of the ship was damaged, too many compartments filled.

Curiously, there was no huge gash in the side of the ship, as the legends say. The total area of the hole was approximately 12 square feet. What allowed the water to enter was the buckling of the hull plates which made the rivets at the seams pop. There is a new theory that the middle part of the Titanic was not designed to bend if she were to be caught on two waves. This could make the hull flex excessively, which would weaken it.

One theory for the cause of the collision is crew error. After the iceberg was spotted, First Officer Murdoch ordered the boat to turn and also to reverse the engines. This would have slowed the ship, but also made it harder to turn.

Another theory was that the rudder was too small for such a large ship.

*21 knots was the normal cruising speed, and may have been lower at impact.

This is not the EXACT reasons why Titanic sank, these are factors that contributed to the sinking. In the book Titanic's Demise a collision with iceberg, massive flooding leading to hull failure. This is technically Titanic's demise.

It is true Titanic was designed with any 4 compartments flooded,she could remain afloat. it is untrue that the ENTIRE starboard side of the ship was damaged. the damaged area was 12.60 square feet but that area covered an area of approximately 300 feet, which covered over 5 compartments. This is what is fatal blow to the ship and was the cause of her casualty limitations (how much damage can a ship with stand and still remain afloat).

The impact with the iceberg popped off rivet heads and opened hull plate seams and this is how the ship flooded because all damage was below the water line. It is true that some of the rivet used were cheaper, the ones that were to be ordered were supposed to be #4 and the one that were ordered were #3. They contained more slag and this could have made them more brittle in colder to freezing water. It must be kept in mind sister ship Olympic was built under the same conditions and same materials. That ship had over a 20 year service career. Titanic was FAR from poorly built, this ship withstood stress levels 35% higher than designed to handle and this is clearly seen on finite element models and how the bow and stern continued to hang on and the keel bending under this pressure before complete separation.
It hit an iceberg while out at sea and was rapidly filled with ocean water. Many passengers died because the Titanic did not have the regulation amount of lifeboats required for the number of passengers aboard because it was supposed to be "unsinkable." It sank on it's maiden voyage at around 2:30 AM on the morning of APril 15, 1912.
It hit an iceberg.The titanic was meant to be so special,so people thought it wouldn't sink.

Answer 2

It hit an ice berg and went down after about 2 hours. There were people screaming for their lives. it was one of the worlds worst disasters. Althouth there were life boats, the silly makers of this ship should have put more, because guess what?- people were pushing people off and drowning them so they could go on the life boats to be safe. All the children and mothers had to go first. it was the law. All the wonderful dads drowned and risked their lives for their families. it was absolute torture for everyone who was drowning and dying, but also for everyone who was watching.

Answer 3

On it's Maiden Voyage, the Titanic hit an iceberg on 14th April 1912 at 11:40pm causing it to sink at 2:20am on 15th Apri l1912. With 2222 onboard & 1517 people perishing leaving only 706 surviving the Titanic was the most Tragic Disater in history.

Answer 4

It hit an iceberg, in the dark, and no binoculars where at hand. It produced a rip in it hull above a double layer that was installed for safety. The boat filled quickly not only because the compartments in the bottom of the boats' lids didn't close, but Bruce ismay (owner) ordered the bulkheads to be lowered to make way for a bigger staircase, to his son-in-law Thomas Andrews. There are many other people involved, including the captain who took the wrong course.

Answer 5

It hit an iceberg. Tried to turn away but hit on its side.

Answer 6

it hit a iceberg

Answer 7

It hit an Iceberg