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No - just operated incorrectly. Several TV programs discussing findings regarding this subject reveal two [that I can recall] problem areas in the design and conctruction of the Titanic. 1. The bulkheads, which were supposed to form individual watertight compartments, should have gone much higher, in the hull, than they did. The lower upper edges of the bulkheads, as the ship began to sink by the bow, allowed the seawater to enter the first, then second, third, and so on compartments, thus causing the the ship to sink. 2. Metalurgic analysis of the metal hull plates revealed that the steel "receipe" was extremely poor, in that it was rendered very weak and brittle, resulting in the ice berg cutting a long gash through several compartments. Had the steel been like ours of today, the hull plates would not have failed, and there would not have been any flooding of any compartments, thus no sinking.
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Why was the titanic built in belfast?
Titanic was built in the slipyards of Harland & Wolff at the River Lagan on the Belfast Lough.
When did the Titanic go to Southampton?
The Titanic went to Southampton in 1912, the same year that the Titanic was actually built.
What day did the Titanic reach Ireland?
the titanic was built in Ireland it never "reached us"
Where was R.M.S. Titanic built?
It was built in the 'Harland and Wolf' shipyards in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
What was the Titanic first to have?
Thomas Andrews designed the Titanic. He was the head of the Harland and Wolff design department. He never built anything in his life as said in his biography.He had a love for designing. White Star Line built the Titanic in Belfast, United Kingdom. The Titanic was the largest passenger steamship in the world.xNicolaaaaarrr
