In all probability a massive, projecting, underwater shelf of the iceberg with which she collided tore open several compartments of the Titanic, the rent extending from near the bow to amidships. The energy of the blow, 1,161,000 foot-tons, was equal to that of the combined broadsides of two modern Dreadnoughts.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 26, 26 June 1912, Page 44
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50In all probability a massive, projecting, underwater shelf of the iceberg with which she collided tore open several compartments of the Titanic, the rent extending from near the bow to amidships. The energy of the blow, 1,161,000 foot-tons, was equal to that of the combined broadsides of two modern Dreadnoughts. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVII, Issue 26, 26 June 1912, Page 44
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