WHY DID IT TAKE TITANIC SO LONG TO SINK?!?!

This video takes a deep look into the ultimate question of why it took the Titanic so long to sink despite the fact that she suffered a massive amount of damage by the iceberg impact.

(One slight correction), It was a Ballast pump located in Boiler Room 5 not a Bilge pump.

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[stevenj]

HATS OFF to the Titanic crew working so and LOSING their lives to give the survivors as much time as possible to abandon MEN, RIP - you guys are THE true world Heros.

[Esteez]

I think its amazing how we havent really forgotten about the titanic. Ive been obsessed since a child and i regularly go through my phase of obsession with this tragedy.

[ejkk]

One thing that wasn't mentioned in this video. After Titanic sank, Olympic and Britannic were dramatically upgraded. They installed electric davits. They raised the water tight doors from E-deck all the way up to B-deck. They installed a double-hull. Titanic only had a double-bottom. After these upgrades, Britannic and Olympic could stay afloat even if 6 compartments were breached. The double-hull alone would have saved Titanic though since it only grazed the iceberg.

[ryans]

The crew keeping the lights on also saved lives. It helped passengers find there way through the ship to a lifeboat. Also kept power on to the wireless room so Harold Bride could continue to send distress calls out and kept the pumps running.

[brentoutashape]

You deserve more subs, Sam. Knowledge, honesty, and integrity.

[randyrobertson]

One last thing, I find it amazing how close Thomas Andrews calculations for a time frame in the inevitable sinking of the ship when compared with the computer simulation and calculations. That really shows how well he knew that ship and also is a testament to the accuracy of calculations figured by computer models. Then how after more accurately estimating the data of the effects of all the weight from the coal transfer shifted the time estimates very close to the actual sink time. Just incredible.

[BHuang]

Its was a silver lining that there was enough time for enough people to be evacuated. At least the bulkheads worked for a bit before the inevitable.

[BezmenovDisciple]

The part of the video I found most interesting was the part where you mentioned most ships capsize instead of spiking up towards the sky like the titanic did. Fitting that the most famous shipwreck in history, sunk in the most dramatic way possible.

[dothrakicatboy]

You are benefiting so much from this totally random barley related submarine tragedy. I've spent all day watching Titanic / Ocean Liner content.

[bmused]

Boiler room 5 was the battleground of the sinking. All the efforts to save the ship were focused there. The crew knew that if they lost it, the battle was over and all they could do then was delay the inevitable.

Ultimately, her sinking on a more or less even keel saved more lives. The incredible run of bad luck leading to the sinking was counter balanced by a run of good luck during the sinking.

I agree with your sentiment, Titanic was built strong and that workmanship paid dividends that terrible evening.

[jacobwhelan]

To be fair, Titanic WAS a very safe ship. It held together for as long as it did with a fatal structural damage. Even though it isn’t “unsinkable” like some say it was claimed to be, it genuinely was built well and staffed with professionals. Any other staff or ship wouldn’t have lasted

[Wildcat_Media]

When I started going down this maritime history rabbit-hole, I was shocked to learn how fast it took for some ships to sink - Lusitania, Empress of Ireland, etc. Those ships hardly had time for the crew to get the lifeboats ready, for all they had enough lifeboats for all aboard. It seems like a longer sinking like the Titanic is more rare.

[gecko-sbkp]

Sam's passion for the Titanic is awesome. I love each and every one of his uploads. But at the end of them all I always have the same thoughts. Just staring at the floor blankly wondering why such a well built and beautifully crafted ship rests at the bottom of the Atlantic on it's first voyage. A labor of love gone with too many souls lost...

[markraimo]

I find it absolutely amazing that it just happened to play out the way it did with the repositioning of the coal to the port side and that she hit the berg on the starboard side. If she has hit the berg on the port side, she would have capsized no doubt. I also find it amazing that with that repositioning of the coal that the Titanic never rolled over. Even on her way to the bottom, she is still sitting upright on the bottom, both the bow and stern sections both upright. She went down in a very unusual way. I agree, ships don't usually sink the way the Titanic did. Most ships do capsize when they sink. Very unusual, but it's fascinating to me that she's still upright.

[wendydelisse]

The Titanic was said to have 3 anchors, one near the bow, one amidships, and one for the stern. The combination of each anchor and its chain was said to weigh about 1, 000 metric tons.

They say that the crew released the bow anchor and its chain into the ocean depths almost immediately. That makes sense. Otherwise, the extra weight near the bow of the ship would made the water overtop the watertight compartments near the bow faster.

They say that the rear anchor and its chain was never let go. That made sense initially, since the principle of leverage meant that sagging in the stern from the weight of the stern anchor and its anchor chain would provide a little bit of lift to the bow. Toward the end, however, the extra "moment", the extra bending effect, was severe enough to help cause the stern to break off, severely degrading watertight integrity.

They say that the middle anchor and its anchor chain was never let go. Not letting go of that extra 1, 000 tons of weight could have been a mistake. With essentially no stern versus bow leverage effect like the leverage effect from retaining the stern anchor, that middle anchor and its chain was mostly a 1, 000 ton load of metal making the whole length of the ship settle deeper into the water, including engine room number 5 with its vital pumping equipment. It is possible that engine room number 5, and the length of the ship as a whole, if sitting a just a little bit less deeply in the water, could have survived much longer, perhaps long enough for other ships to arrive to help with the pumping of water, and to help with the throwing of unnecessary weight into the sea, and with the rescue of passengers.

Short version: The 3 anchors and their chains each had a considerable amount of weight. Whether or not to let go each individual anchor and its anchor chain had a considerable bearing on the story of how long Titanic lasted after colliding with the iceberg, as well as on the rupture at the stern just before Titanic sank.

Perhaps someone should do a computer study someday on the effect of the decision making regarding releasing versus not releasing each of the ship's anchors after the collision with the iceberg.

[Maritime_History]

Another great and informative video. Very well done.
Keep them coming!

[jerosa]

Thanks for the video...I've been fascinated by the Titanic since I was 8 years old...I'm 50 now!

[skyden]

Historically speaking, if I had a nickel for every preventable disaster that has occurred due to the thinking of "the chances of that happening are nearly impossible, " then I'd have like all these nickels.

[toddkurzbard]

Another well done video. You cover the facts accurately and comprehensibly once again.

[knightrider]

Thanks for going through the safety features of Titanic. They give better context to the assertions of the builders that the ship was "unsinkable". Too bad the confidence in these safety measures lead to hubris and a disaster that was thought impossible.