Which iceberg sank the titanic

One of the icebergs believed to have scraped and subsequently caused the sinking of the Titanic. Bettmann Getty Images.

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Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. The exact size of the iceberg will probably never be known but, according to early newspaper reports the height and length of the iceberg was approximated at meters high and meters. What caught his attention was the smear of red paint along the base of the berg, an indication that it had collided with a ship.

This can hardly have been the iceberg with which the Titanic collided: it is known that the Titanic ripped great chunks out of the iceberg and did not simply leave a few scars of red paint. The real origin of the red color cannot be said. Maybe it was from a ship, maybe it was a colored layer. It would have been huge, the above water ice alone rivalling the Colosseum in size.

Over a thousand miles from its birthplace and around a fortnight after its collision with Titanic, the last piece of the iceberg disappeared into the Atlantic ocean.

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The International Ice Patrol has now traced where the iceberg that sank Titanic originated. The large iceberg is surrounded by smaller ice floes, indicating how far north in the Atlantic Ocean the tragedy struck. Nominate this object for photography. See our privacy policy. Collections Search Search for Show only items with images.

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