Titanic or Olympic Which Ship Sank?
by Hall, Steve; Beveridge, BruceFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-05-01
Publisher(s): The History Press
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Summary
Debunking the theory that the sister ships swapped places, this book proves a switch was not possible Titanic'solder sister, the nearly identical Olympic, was involved in a serious accident in September 1911, which may have made her a liability to her owners the White Star Line. Since 1912 rumors of a conspiracy to switch the two in an elaborate insurance scam has always loomed behind the tragic story of the Titanic. Could the White Star Line have really switched the Olympicwith her near identical sister in a ruse to intentionally sink their mortally damaged flagship in April 1912 and cash in on the insurance policy? This book addresses some of these conspiracy theories and illustrates both the questionable anomalies and hard technical facts that will prove the switch theory to be exactly what it isa mere legend.
Author Biography
Steve Hall and Bruce Beveridge set up the Titanic Research & Modeling Association and are the coauthors of Titanic: The Ship Magnificent. Bruce Beveridge lives in Chicago.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgements | p. 7 |
| Foreword | p. 9 |
| Preface | p. 11 |
| Introduction | p. 15 |
| Ismay's Titans | p. 18 |
| Olympic and Titanic | p. 32 |
| Seeds of the Conspiracy | p. 49 |
| Mystery or History? | p. 65 |
| The Lifeboat Evidence | p. 75 |
| A Window of Opportunity | p. 88 |
| Photographic Assessment | p. 97 |
| The Final Verdict | p. 116 |
| Conclusion | p. 155 |
| Almost Identical Sisters | p. 157 |
| Olympic: The Last Grand Lady | p. 214 |
| His Majesty's Hospital Ship Britannic | p. 261 |
| Endnotes | p. 281 |
| Select Bibliography | p. 285 |
| The Authors | p. 286 |
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