Name: The Titanic's Structure
Duration: 181
Description: Naval architect Roger Long breaks down Titanic's structure to gain better insight into how and why the "unsinkable" ship sank.

Naval architect Roger Long breaks down Titanic's structure to gain better insight into how and why the 'unsinkable' ship sank.

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The Titanic's Structure

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How the Titanic&#8217;s Structure Contributed to the Disaster

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Naval architect Roger Long breaks down Titanic's structure to gain better insight into how and why the "unsinkable" ship sank.

<p>In the early 20th century, America was flexing its economic and political muscle on the international stage. The era was defined by the temperance movement, Progressive-era activism, the sinking of the Titanic and World War I.</p>


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