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Post by furbaby on Apr 18, 2005 11:32:29 GMT -5
What would be a titanic conspiracy? I can't really think of any...any of you know one?
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Post by Brittanic on Apr 18, 2005 18:58:44 GMT -5
Nope.The only thing that I've ever heard of is about the Third class wich is and I quote a bunch o' bull!!!
I mean come on!!!!!Why would the White Star Line want to lose millions of $$$$$$? It just doesn't make sense!!!The ended being destroyed mainly from that!
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Post by Paul Daley on Apr 19, 2005 1:09:37 GMT -5
The main one that comes to mind is the Titanic-Olympic switch.
This is more detailed in the book by Robin Gardiner.
The ship that never sank.
It is a very interesting read.
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Post by Brittanic on Apr 19, 2005 18:17:31 GMT -5
I wouldn't read it.Since the Olympic was different in a few ways.They would of been able to tell if it was the Olympic instead of the Titanic.
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Post by furbaby on Apr 19, 2005 18:42:45 GMT -5
The main one that comes to mind is the Titanic-Olympic switch. This is more detailed in the book by Robin Gardiner. The ship that never sank. It is a very interesting read. I've never heard of that. So, they say it was the Olympic that sank and the Titanic didn't? |
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Post by Brittanic on Apr 19, 2005 19:40:27 GMT -5
Yeah it's stupid to me and yes that's what they think.The Titanic had a few things that the olympic didn't and visa versa
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Post by Paul Daley on Apr 20, 2005 1:11:26 GMT -5
As Titanic was nearing completion, Olympic was in a serious collision with HMS Hawke. This left a gaping hole in Olympics side.
Around this same time, as Olympic was in for repairs, the two sisters were almost identical.
Whilst Olympic was in the dock, Titanic had many major distinguishing features added, such as the enclosed promenade deck.
As White Star Line was supposedly suffering from a cash-flow problem around this time, a decision was made to switch identities of the two ships and send Olympic, complete with weak hull, on its 'maiden' voyage under the name Titanic.
They could sink 'Titanic' an probably save the lives of all on board as many ships would be in the area at the time. Maybe this is why iceberg warnings were ignored?
JP Morgan, the owner of the WSL, was supposed to sail this evening, but pulled out through illness.
Because of the bad design of the bulheads, Titanic sank very quickly and some of the nearby ships were trapped in ice, like the Californian.
The location given at the time of the sinking was many miles out from where the wreck was located, was this deliberate.
All in all, this book does make some interesting observations and really does make you think.
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Post by Brittanic on Apr 20, 2005 9:52:33 GMT -5
I respect your thoughts but in my mind it's a bunch of bull!!!I wouldn't ever think that would happen
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Post by Xtapolapocet on Apr 20, 2005 15:33:13 GMT -5
The main one that comes to mind is the Titanic-Olympic switch. This is more detailed in the book by Robin Gardiner. The ship that never sank. It is a very interesting read. That theory was debunked on an expedition a few years ago, the numbers on the propellers were an exact match to the Titanic, not the Olympic. |
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Post by Brittanic on Apr 20, 2005 15:35:59 GMT -5
how many did the Olympic have?
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Post by Xtapolapocet on Apr 20, 2005 15:37:14 GMT -5
how many did the Olympic have? How many what?  |
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Post by Brittanic on Apr 20, 2005 15:39:03 GMT -5
propellers
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Post by Paul Daley on Apr 20, 2005 16:08:19 GMT -5
They both had 3 propellors, Titanics propellors were numbered 401, if I recall. Olympics were 400.
There is a picture of Titanic propellor on the ocean floor, number 401.
I dont think that a propellor switch was impossible though.
I dont believe the theory myself, but it is an interesting one
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Post by Xtapolapocet on Apr 20, 2005 16:10:45 GMT -5
They both had 3 propellors, Titanics propellors were numbered 401, if I recall. Olympics were 400. There is a picture of Titanic propellor on the ocean floor, number 401. I dont think that a propellor switch was impossible though. I dont believe the theory myself, but it is an interesting one I don't believe it was impossible, but I do find it highly unlikely. |
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Post by Brittanic on Apr 20, 2005 16:16:54 GMT -5
I think less than highly unlikely.I don't think it happened! Not at all!
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