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True and False: Titanic History (Page 1)
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This may seem random compared to my other blog posts and content, but
Titanic has been a passion of mine for decades and there's much to be
discussed on its history, notably to debunk falsehoods regarding the
ship and its history. First let's detail a bit of her history for those
unfamiliar. What was Titanic? R.M.S Titanic (aka Royal Mail Steamer/Steamship) Titanic was an ocean liner that sailed from April 10th 1912 at Southampton, England to what was intended to be New York City, but sank on April 14/15th 1912. She was built by Harland and Wolff in Belfast, Northern Ireland and was intended to be part of a trio of sister ships for White Star Line. Mysth #1: Switched for a Scam? This literally boils down to 1 guy and his book about switching the two ships in just a few weeks. It's a physical impossibility to switch the two ships for a variety of reasons: 1. Olympic and TItanic were NOT totally identical. Sure there were similarities, especially during Titanic's construction when she lacked the partly enclosed promenade on A-Deck, but even at launch there were differences as Olympic was launched a light gray/white to show up better in photos. 2. Most if not all the pieces making up the two ships were stamped with their hull number (401 for Titanic and 400 for Olympic). Some of the recovered Titanic parts still have her hull # on them like the shaft for the watertight door. 3. Passengers having already sailed on Olympic likely would've noticed a difference in which ship they were on. 4. There's a distinct photo of Titanic under construction with her #2 funnel in place and the totally finished Olympic behind her. If they were going to swap the two, they'd have to do it without thousands of workers noticing. Besides, I doubt anyone working on the ships would participate in such a scandal. 5. The ships were actually underinsured. Sinking either of them would make for bad publicity on its own and would be highly suspicious 6. The wreck positively identifies as Titanic due to the hull # on her starboard propeller and the remains of her partly enclosed promenade. 7. Much like the partly enclosed promenade, Titanic was given an extra porthole for more lighting where the crew galley was. That's why there's a different number of portholes on her bow between launch and completion. 8. Notably the photos comparing Titanic and Olympic are both Titanic during different stages (launch and completion) and relies entirely on the reader not knowing the difference. Sources https://www.titanicswitch.com/evidence.html#5 https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b3/8e/f7/b38ef787f57ca2b4fb4735aeabf73914.jpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxkEMge4118 |
