jfs@petrus.UUCP (Jack Stanley) (08/11/86)
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I'm finding it hard to understand, didn't the Titanic have a double bottom??And if she only popped some rivots,then why couldn't the pumps keep ahead of
the water?? Also, what about the doulbe bottom...The Titanic could float
with the first 4 compartments flooded, but 6 compartments were "opened".
After the fifth compartment,there was a few feet between the hull and
the inner lining. There must have been a gash somewhere, there has to
have been something to enter the double bottom. Also the reports go
to the effect that the "Big T" is buried quite a few feet in the sludge of
the bottom. So how can anyone be sure what really happened.
Does anyone have some thoughts on this subject? I'd like to hear
them.
Jack Stanleymazlack@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Lawrence J. Mazlack) (08/11/86)
> > I'm finding it hard to understand, didn't the Titanic have a double bottom??And if she only popped some rivots,then why couldn't the pumps keep ahead of >the water?? Also, what about the doulbe bottom...The Titanic could float >with the first 4 compartments flooded, but 6 compartments were "opened". The "double hull" actually was a double bulk head that was only double to a certain height (what, I don`t recall). The top of the double was left open. So, when the ship tipped, the water sloshed over the top from a damaged compartment to an undamaged one. Thus, the double hull was only good if the ship didn`t loose normal orientation. ...Larry mazlack@ernie.berkeley.edu
cas@browncs.UUCP (Cathy Schevon) (08/20/86)
In article <15204@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mazlack@ernie.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Lawrence J. Mazlack) writes: >So, when the ship tipped, the water sloshed over the top from a >damaged compartment to an undamaged one. Thus, the double hull was only >good if the ship didn`t loose normal orientation. Hey, here's an idea: To prevent the Titanic from tipping because of the weight of the water in the bow, the captain should have turned the ship around and rammed the *stern* into the iceberg so the water in it would act as a counterweight. Then: no tipping, no sinking. Gee, too bad Cpt. Smith didn't think of that instead of moaning about the Californian (a ship sitting within sight of the Titanic) not responding. Cathy -- Cathy Schevon "`Eureka!' ... this is Greek for Brown University `The bath is too hot!'" {decvax, ihnp4, allegra}!brunix!cas -- The Doctor