The shipbuilders of the immaculate Titanic were a big part of the ship sinking because after the ship hit the iceberg, the Titanic was completely destroyed and was split into two. Why did the "unsinkable" ship break under that kind of force? Maybe because the ship was not sealed with the proper materials. The Titanic was linked together with iron plates instead of using metal plates, that would of kept the ship together, because it was too expensive. Metal plates are much stronger and would continue to keep the boat afloat. As a matter of fact, they also used number 3 rivets instead of the standard number 4. The rivets that were used to stable the plates, were flawed, so if the Titanic hit something, like an iceberg, those rivets would not be able to sustain the force, and would eventually break. In addition, how the shipbuilders originally built the Titanic, the bow of the boat WAS strong enough to take on a direct collision with an iceberg. However, the port or starboard of the boat would NOT be able to stay together with the amount of force the ship took on. So, could we blame the shipbuilders for making the "unsinkable" ship, sink?