Topic

ships

3 questions tagged ships β€” spanning every one of the seven Ws.

why

Why did the Titanic sink?

An iceberg opened several of the ship’s forward watertight compartments, more than it was designed to survive.

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when

When was the Lusitania sunk?

The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Ireland on 7 May 1915.

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which

Which Was the Largest Ship Ever Built?

The supertanker Seawise Giant, completed in 1979, was the longest ship ever built at 458.45 metres.

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