How do sunken ships like the titanic not get crushed under the pressure?

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I assume the metal and materials the boats are made of are strong but surely not to withstand the pressure of being 12,000 feet underwater? At the end of the day it’s not like the engineers had to consider holding up to that much pressure in their design right?

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The pressure is equalized as a regular ship takes on water. Essentially, the ship sinks while taking on an inch of water at a time..
It doesnt add pressure.

If youre talking about the titanic submersible, its a pressurized cabin, and is also built in a rounded design, to keep the hull in a state of maximum crush-proofness. Not a word but I am using it.

Idk if the cabin can lose pressure if the systems went down. It was already pressurized so it wouldnt lose pressure unless there was a breech.

Also a teacher, but early elementary lol

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