I thought the problem was traced to rivets made of very poor steel (iron?). Too much garbage in the metal.
I thought the problem was traced to rivets made of very poor steel (iron?). Too much garbage in the metal.I believe it was, but not just rivets, the plates too. Metalurgy had not caught up with ship building.
The actual problem was slamming that ship into a stationary object of infinitely more mass at about 24 land miles per hour. Pretty much always a bad idea.
Side note: her sister ship lasted in service until 1935, survived two collisions and was known as "Old Reliable" as she never suffered a breakdown or interruption in regular service.
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