The iceberg that sank the Titanic in 1912 might not have torn a gaping gash in the luxury liner, as commonly believed. Instead, the impact might have buckled the hull’s steel plates near the bow ...

This theory holds that Titanic’s hull plates may not have bent when they struck the iceberg in the 2-degrees-below-freezing North Atlantic salt water; they may have shattered like glass.

The theory that the Titanic’s hull plates opened up like a zipper found its strongest evidence yet. “We wanted to prove this and establish this in the scientific community, as well as the ...

In the case of the Titanic, the hull was cooled to about 31 degrees Fahrenheit by the icy Atlantic. “The problem was the plates being weak rather than the iceberg being strong,” said William H.

The full-scale replica features in a new National Geographic documentary: Titanic: The Digital Resurrection. The model captures the wreck in incredible detail, from the fractured hull plates to ...

But there’s more to an iceberg than meets the eye—nine-tenths of a berg is hidden below the surface—and its underwater bulk punched Titanic’s starboard hull plates. Many passengers didn ...

Titanic’s hull is constructed of steel plates about an inch thick – steel is a combination of mostly iron and carbon – held together by rivets made of steel and wrought iron. The process ...

"This is a great opportunity for people to touch the Titanic. This is a plate from the hull," President of RMS Titanic Inc. Tomasina Ray said. "It's amazing to be able to bring these artifacts to ...

Incredible images from the site featuring the Titanic's bow, a propeller, an officer's cabin window, and even several cooking pots and dozens of dinner plates ... side anchor, hull, and anchor ...

BOSTON - History fans are in luck, a new exhibit about the Titanic has docked in Boston. Titanic, The Artifact Exhibition has more than 200 authentic pieces from the ship on display at the Castle ...