50 Images From The Titanic You Have To See To Believe

Only three of the Titanic’s four funnels worked

Even though the Titanic had four funnels in total, only three of them worked; the one which didn’t work was actually designed to beautify the ship and provide ventilation. The fourth funnel was essentially added to the ship to make it look powerful and also symmetrical.

The funnels were positioned above the deck and were designed so that the soot they emit did not get to the passengers. After the ship struck the iceberg and was slowly sinking, all three funnels stopped working at once; some people believe one of the funnels killed John Jacob Astor IV.