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Titanic's Achilles heel /

A team of wreck divers and a naval architect sets out to examine the structural integrity of the RMS Titanic, and in particular, the ship's expansion joint. Though sinking was inevitable, the ship's breakup hints at a design flaw, one that would have rendered the Titanic too weak for navig...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wolfinger, Kirk
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Los Angeles, CA : A & E Television Networks, 2007.
Series:American history in video.
Subjects:
Titanic (Steamship) > Design and construction.
Titanic (Steamship)
Shipwrecks.
Naufrages.
Streaming videos.
Nonfiction films.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:A team of wreck divers and a naval architect sets out to examine the structural integrity of the RMS Titanic, and in particular, the ship's expansion joint. Though sinking was inevitable, the ship's breakup hints at a design flaw, one that would have rendered the Titanic too weak for navigating large waves.
Physical Description:1 online resource (Streaming video (90 min.))
Playing Time:01:30:11