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True and False: Titanic History (Page 7)
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What was Titanic? R.M.S Titanic (aka Royal Mail Steamer/Steamship) Titanic was an ocean liner that sailed from April 10th 1912 at Southampton, England to what was intended to be New York City, but sank on April 14/15th 1912. She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was intended to be part of a trio of sister ships for White Star Line. Myth #7: Brittle/Weak Steel? Probably one of the most popular myths about the ship is the idea she had weak or brittle steel, either as a result of the cold that night or just as a whole. This was reinforced in the 90s in a documentary where researchers brought up a few rivets and found them to contain slag. There's a few problems with this theory though: 1. Olympic used the same steel and had a long and successful career, even sinking a German U-Boat. 2. Titanic stayed afloat for nearly 3 hours with this alleged "weak steel". I don't think she'd have lasted more than an hour had this been the case. 3. The main reason for the ship splitting in two is because of the stresses that built up during the sinking. 4. Despite being on the seabed for over 113 years, it's still pretty recognizable (the Stern is a mess because of its spiral descent). 5. A 2012 documentary called "Titanic at 100: Mystery Solved" put rivets to the test and found that even after 20,000 PSI, they didn't fail. Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbv5hemtnxQ |