What if the Titanic had NOT broken-up?

[Mike Bull2019]

It is 'hydrodynamic', not 'aerodynamic'.

Had the ship not broken I suspect that the stern would have been heavily damaged internally by remaining air being compressed and blasted through and out of the hull, and then as it went under things like the poop deck catching the water flow and neding back would have still happened.

The complete ship would have been heavier and hit the bottom a lot harder, so probably burying itself more at the bow and possibly totally breaking the bow off as the rest tripped over it- a continuation of the bow bend we see today. (i.e, forecastle embeds, rest keeps going) Possibly the whole ship would have broken her back as she slammed down, likely upright.

Plus of course there would be virtually no debris field, with everything staying inside the ship.

 

[James Luber]

Had the ship not broke she most likely would've have gone down at around a 70 degree angle. Not completely vertical, but close to it. The bow would be MOSTLY full of water due to the forward grand staircase's dome breaking, which would only accelerate the forward plunge and cause enormous sums of water to flood aft. The stern would be mostly dry once it had been submerged. After a certain depth had been reached, it would've imploded. The ship would begin to settle, still having a forward list by the time it hit the bottom.

-James

 

[Mike Bull2019]

...as per the never-ending thread about the stern, people still have the wrong idea about what is/what causes an 'implosion'.