Apparently the ship was so big that they exhausted their supply of steel rivets and had to make up the difference with iron rivets, which are less robust.
The U.S. Dept of Commerce did an interesting report on the nature of the Titanic’s hull.
Apparently the ship was so big that they exhausted their supply of steel rivets and had to make up the difference with iron rivets, which are less robust.
The U.S. Dept of Commerce did an interesting report on the nature of the Titanic’s hull.