Why The Titanic Was Thought To Be Unsinkable

Why the Titanic Was Thought to be Unsinkable and What Has Changed Now

However, survivors are not the only part of the aftermath. It seems odd to think that the Titanic was unsinkable, because it indeed did sink. Oceans are very forceful, it is hard to imagine a man made vessel being totally unsinkable, but people still thought that about the Titanic. The Titanic was 8,882.5 feet long, 92.5 wide, 175 feet high, and was the largest moving object ever made according to wonderopolis.org. Along with new the method of watertight compartments and remotely-operated, electronic watertight doors, engineers truly believed the ship was unsinkable. Also, Shipbuilder magazine issued an article on the White Star Line's sister ships, Titanic and Olympic, in 1911. The article illustrated the construction of the ship and stated that Titanic was basically unsinkable. The Titanic disaster, caused sea travel to change. The Titanic only had enough lifeboats for about 38% of it’s passengers, according to wikipedia.org, and so laws have desperately changed concerning lifeboats. For example, recommendations were made by the British and American Boards of Inquiry, stating that ships would have enough lifeboats for everyone, assigned lifeboat drills would be completed, and lifeboat inspections would be made. Another way sea travel has changed is because the United States government passed the Radio act of 1912, and the

International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, declared that radio communications on passenger ships would be held 24 hours along with a secondary power supply, so there would not be missed distress calls. (Distress calls are calls for help.) Also, the Radio Act of 1912 required ships to have regular contact with ships in their range and coastal onshore radio stations. Lastly, the building of ships changed for more safety. For example, bulkheads that contain the water in the crash were extended higher to be almost watertight. The double bottoms were extended up the sides of their hulls to give them double hulls so not just the bottoms were reinforced, but the sides too. (Bulkheads are a divided wall between compartments in a ship. A double hull is two layers of the hull so that if one is damaged, there is an additional barrier from the seawater. A single hull is 1 layer of a hull, so instead of having 2 hulls in case the outer one cracks, it only has one. ) In conclusion, this disaster matters because it changed the safety requirements of sea travel forever.
The Titanic is the most tragic sinking of any passenger ship to this day, since it was the largest ship to sink with the most casualties.

This devastating disaster is important because the Titanic changed sea travel forever. Lifeboat laws have changed, communication with passenger ships have changed, and the design of ships have changed. I hope that you learned more about the background of the Titanic, the Collision and Sinking, and the aftermath of the Titanic. The tragedy of the Titanic happened 103 years ago and is still remembered, and always will

be.