101 Things You Thought You Knew About the Titanic . . . butDidn't! April 15th, 2012, will be the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. People have an endless fascination with the Titanic, yet much of what they know today is a mixture of fact and fiction. In one hundred and one brief and engaging chapters, Tim Maltin, one of the foremost experts on the Titanic, reveals the truth behind the most common beliefs about the ship and the night it sank. From physics to photographs, lawsuits to love stories, Maltin doesn't miss one tidbit surrounding its history. Heavily researched and filled with detailed descriptions, quotes from survivors, and excerpts from the official inquiries, this book is guaranteed to make readers rethink everything they thought they knew about the legendary ship and its tragic fate. |
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... liner in the world. However, Olympic, as the first in this new class of superliner, was 42% larger than the previous largest ship in the world, Cunard's Mauretania, at only 31,738 GRT. For this reason, Olympic's building and launch ...
... liner in the world. However, Olympic, as the first in this new class of superliner, was 42% larger than the previous largest ship in the world, Cunard's Mauretania, at only 31,738 GRT. For this reason, Olympic's building and launch ...
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... liners with watertight subdivisions , including Cunard's Mauretania . In this extract from The Shipbuilder , the marvels of the Olympic - class's watertight doors are extolled : ' ... so that in the event of accident , or at any time ...
... liners with watertight subdivisions , including Cunard's Mauretania . In this extract from The Shipbuilder , the marvels of the Olympic - class's watertight doors are extolled : ' ... so that in the event of accident , or at any time ...
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... liner, was quite unthinkable. Whatever happened, he contended, there would be time before the vessel sank to save the lives of every person on board. “I will go a bit further,” he said. “I will say that I cannot imagine any condition ...
... liner, was quite unthinkable. Whatever happened, he contended, there would be time before the vessel sank to save the lives of every person on board. “I will go a bit further,” he said. “I will say that I cannot imagine any condition ...
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... liners such as the Imperator , which would take the title of world's largest liner from Olympic a few months after the Titanic sank . Indeed , several newspaper reports , the trade journal The Engineer and Yard No. 433's anchor supplier ...
... liners such as the Imperator , which would take the title of world's largest liner from Olympic a few months after the Titanic sank . Indeed , several newspaper reports , the trade journal The Engineer and Yard No. 433's anchor supplier ...
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... No. Before the Titanic disaster, lifeboats for all were not required on passenger liners, in cases where these ships were efficiently sub-divided into watertight compartments. The White Star Line had in fact provided more lifesaving.
... No. Before the Titanic disaster, lifeboats for all were not required on passenger liners, in cases where these ships were efficiently sub-divided into watertight compartments. The White Star Line had in fact provided more lifesaving.
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101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic . . . but Didn't! Tim Maltin,Eloise Aston No preview available - 2011 |
101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic... But Didn't! Tim Maltin No preview available - 2012 |
101 Things You Thought You Knew about the Titanic-- But Didn't! Tim Maltin,Eloise Aston No preview available - 2011 |
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