[Maine Mariner]

Perhaps another reason the Titanic sunk-she did not have water tight bulheads to the main deck. After hitting the iceberg, water flowed into two (several?) forward compartments. As each compartment filled, the water flowed over into the next compartment and eventually the ship sunk.
After the Titanic sunk, ship designers corrected the design flaw. Bulkheads extended to the main deck and so if one or two comparments flooded, the rest of the ship was not in danger.

[TheLion]

You got it! It was like a giant ice tray. Pretty stupid construction, if you ask me. Wonder where they thought that water was going to go.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

You are right.Had they hit the berg straight on it would not have caused the gash that ran past serveral of the water tight bulkheads which doomed the ship.I think this story on bad rivets is so much hooey.

[Westlander]

http://www.titanic-titanic.com/titanic_watertight_compartments.shtml

[Oztrich Boy]

the Titanic, advertised as an "unsinkable" luxury liner,

Pretty much false advertising

Isambard Kingdom Brunel would have built so fragile as the Titanic