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Old 01-18-2012, 04:05 PM   #105
Hack&Lube
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Originally Posted by T@T View Post
Actually, due to it's design (not size) it was marketed as a unsinkable ship and I would imagine a lot of people believed it back in those days..I highly doubt the captain bought in to that though.
Myth.

No one ever claimed that the Titanic was "unsinkable". The quote, "practically unsinkable" was taken out of context. In 1911, Shipbuilder magazine published an article describing the construction of the Titanic. The article stated that when the watertight doors were closed, the ship would be "practically unsinkable".
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