The Titanic was at full steam but not achieving maximum speed NOTE: There is also an allegation in the form of 'meme' that the wreck does not match Titanic's B-deck window configuration, which is addressed in full in this point here. Not to mention, Titanic was part of what was intended to be an "Olympic Class" trio of ships on the transatlantic service. Claim: Olympic's trials in 1910 took two days, including several high-speed runs, but Titanic's trials reportedly only lasted for one day, with allegedly none over half-speed. If not insurance, a switch would keep the company operational, 12. Claim: To sink the "Titanic" (really "Olympic") the original plan was to actually open the seacocks to slowly flood the ship and await rescue. 2. It was also carrying no passengers, at a time when due to the coal strike and so many ships confined to port there would be plenty of people eager to pay above the cost in cash to get to Boston. but would have perhaps slowed the rate of sinking. Surviving crew signed the Official Secrets Act, 35. Seacocks opened to hasten the sinking, 30. According to a Mirror article about Southampton entitled "The City That Lost a Generation to the Titanic Disaster" (March 24, 2012) "17,000 men were without work that April" due to the coal strike. Though his verse often treated serious subjects such as political repression and violence, he deployed humour and whimsy with a liberal hand. Claim: Survivors on B Deck described seeing lifeboats being lowered from above, theres no way they would have seen that on Titanic only on the ship Olympic. So the public and media were certainly not barred from touring her prior to her voyage. 2. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. 32. The fact that Titanic left Belfast and then Southampton in something of a hurry, with none of the fanfare of the Olympic, just one day of sea trials, no stop in Liverpool, and no opening to the public in either Belfast or Southampton, should not come as surprise at all. Titanic in the first week of March 1912 shows the stark contrast between the light grey primer and the fresh black top coat being applied (courtesy Jonathan Smith). Against the forward steel wall, the faux marble fireplace with its bronze details seems in perfect condition." They would not be interested in the transatlantic route as it would mean not returning to Belfast or Southampton for several weeks. and would never get a job when they got out. CLAIM: Titanic's insurance was increased 5 days before the maiden voyage which resulted in J. P. Morgan receiving $12 million in insurance payouts from Lloyds Maritime Insurance. If he had been sworn to secrecy then why did he tell only one or two random individuals? 18. 'Faux' as in false or imitation. Claim: Titanic's lifeboats had small brass I.D plaques screwed on them and they all said "RMS Olympic". Though a stint reporting from Germany for The Guardian (197879) was ultimately abortive, A Vacant Possession (1978), his pamphlet of narrative poems, was a critical success. performance on her maiden voyage, and as the speed increased, Titanic was well placed to exceed her sisters average speed.". The most telling aspect of this either unintentional -or possibly intentional- forgery, is the desperate need to do it. Act explaining that if they told of the real reason for the sinking, or the and was the first national strike by coal miners in Britain, with the main goal securing a minimum wage. The full speed of the ship is 78 revolutions. 45. This photograph of Titanic leaving Belfast on her way to begin sea trials allegedly reveals discoloured plating in the same location where Olympic had damage after its collision with HMS Hawke. Take a look at the two photographs and compare for yourself. It was written in response to an article --Mal 21:03, 18 February 2007 . Titanic when launched was a work in progress, designed to be a better, improved version of her older sister Olympic. On the wreck, what remains of the base of the wheel house (right) is clearly straight revealing it is indeed the Titanic (right image courtesy of Ghosts of the Abyss -Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media). And if you compare actual photographs of Titanic's starboard side to images of the wreck you will see it matches completely: A direct comparison reveals that the B-deck windows on Titanic and wreck match precisely, revealing the 'meme' to be false. If a 'switch' was true, why would you need to create a 'meme' that is demonstrably false, by switching an 'actual' image of Titanic with the Olympic? I have contacted Steve Hall directly (November 2018) to clarify this and there are 4 important points to be considered: 1. They were only just entering the icefield. James Cameron's epic movie 'Titanic' was released 25 years ago Starring Leonardo de Caprio and Kate Winslet, Titanic became the first movie to gross a billion dollars. The "Titanic" is a ship that sunk by hitting an iceberg in 1912, that was previously considered unsinkable ("Titanic"). The warped keel apparently gave the Olympic a permanent a 2 degree list to port and the ship builders stated that it could not be corrected without rebuilding half of the ship. Upon graduation in 1970, Fenton embarked upon a career as a freelance journalist and was hired (1971) to report on literature and politics for the New Statesman. the shadows of the butt lap is still discernable." 38. But what do the 'experts' think? Did J. P. Morgan and J. not go to sea as Titanic with Olympic written on the bells. 4. According to Titanic researcher Jonathan Smith, "The footing of the wheelhouse should be there, the teak lip that outlines the shape of the wheelhouse.". The fireplace filmed in 1995 and which partly was shown in the "Titanic" movie at the beginning were actually the fireplace of sitting room B 51 which was occupied by Mrs. Cardeza and her son. Even sailing at top speed through dangerous waters it arrived several hours after the sinking. By that time Olympic was at Belfast and underwent a major refit which also included new davits and new lifeboats which were larger than the previous lifeboats.". Excerpt from the documentary "Titanic Breaking New Ground" when director James Cameron explores B-52 during his 1995 dive. Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. old ordinary seaman aboard Titanic. The Olympic, like the Titanic, was fitted originally with the same 14-porthole arrangement on the port side of her focsle, but 2 additional portholes were later fitted; they were there in March 1912. Titanic did not strike an iceberg Titanic researcher Ioannis Georgiou explains further: "Ismay's sitting room was explored by James Cameron during his 2001 dives. Actual video footage of Titanic's name clearly visible on the wreck in 1987. Compare it with the damage photograph below. First and foremost is that the Californian would be a ridiculous choice as a rescue vessel. The list is believed to be accurate, but may contain some errors. This is where Gardiner's theory starts to get even more bizarre. She had a total capacity of 47 passengers and 55 crew members. Olympic survived too long for a badly damaged ship 1853). As it is a montage that was artificially created they could have quite easily ensured that this area was not accurately shown.? And as for both Lord and Smith sleeping "full clothed" that is pure speculation, and has little relevance anyway. An example of the many adverts that show the Olympic instead of Titanic - logical considering one was the older sister. This would seem very odd considering the fact that people were paying for Titanic's maiden voyage and not the Olympics maiden voyage. James Fenton (b. saw a lot of iceon the deck Claim: While Olympic was open for inspection by the press and public in both Belfast and Southampton, Titanic was not open for any inspection at all, except to The Board of Trade inspection. were being made to further increase the ships speed. 3. And there is overwhelming evidence presented on the previous page they were not switched. The branches creak and the shadows leap. https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Fenton, The Poetry Archive - Biography of James Fenton, Poetry Foundation - Biography of James Fenton. Firstly, Ismay's wife and children did not cancel at the last moment. As for the White Star Line itself, it was the Californian was not expecting rockets, but a rendezvous WELL HERE YA GO. The crew aboard Titanic from Belfast to Southampton were (except for the deck officers) local operators (or "runners") who mostly worked on voyages that were made locally, and did this with a number of ships, not just Titanic. Despite the overwhelming evidence and logic as presented in the previous page, 'switch' proponents will often raise a seemingly large number of questions, doubts, alleged inconsistencies and supposed evidence that has led some to believe the 'switch' is not only possible, but a reality. We have been told by the look-out people that there were binoculars on the Olympic? of the surviving crew. (This was mentioned in Dan van der Vat and Robin Gardiners 1995 book, The Riddle of the Titanic, page 21.) Otherwise there is no other evidence crew were forced to sign any "Official Secrets Act." Damage from Olympic 's collision with Hawke was more significant 3. a lifeboat, keeping older hands on deck for lowering boats. He holds an undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering with honors from The University of Iowa and completed medical school at The University of . The highly imaginative claim that the Cunard ship the Carpathia was a planned rescue ship collapses not only as it is wholey without evidence, but the numbers are inaccurate and any logic absent. and came to the conclusion that while elements of Fenton's background can be validated The letters for Titanic are shown here in embossed form when in reality the outlines were etched into the hull. Please note how it does not match the so-called 'Titanic' image in the 'meme.' It is clearly in a different area. To add more books, click here . Secondly, there are many eyewitness accounts and descriptions of an iceberg. recovered from the wreck but, although in excellent condition, there was no Importantly it is highly unlikely that any crew member would have foregone his pay, and no pay was ever claimed by a crewman named James Fenton. were not without further incidents either, as she was involved in several more collisions including with the Nantucket Lightship LV-117, causing the lightship to break apart and sink with seven fatalities out of Nantucket's crew of eleven. damage control, especially prior to an official inquiry.if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'titanicswitch_com-banner-1','ezslot_2',115,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-titanicswitch_com-banner-1-0'); Claim: Harold Sanderson, from shipbuilder Harland and Wolff, repeatedly referred to Titanic as Olympic at the British inquiry. The reality: In close-up we can clearly see that the name Titanic was actually sketched on to the negative/photograph to make it more visible and so cannot be used for reference. Ballard has written several books between 1987 - 2021 and all state in no uncertain terms that he discovered the Titanic - not the Olympic. However it seems that conspiracy theorists make a deliberate mathematical error, and then label it 'conclusive evidence'. To the untrained eye, the exterior differences between the two ships were minor anyway, so would have been deemed an unnecessary amount of extra work that would likely benefit very few. Quite simply, while the photograph of the wreck is correct, the image of the "actual Titanic" is not - it is of the Olympic. B. Ismay know this? It would have been a press scoop. Titanic was in fact what the White Star Line called "Olympic Class" - so in effect had the name "Olympic" on her already. the shadows of the butt lap is still discernable." Far from the wisdom of the brain. His English translation of Giuseppe Verdis Rigoletto was staged by the English National Opera in 1982. Then there's the furniture: so heavy you could hardly lift it. There were no plates or anything that could be swapped over- the name was literally engraved into the ship, then filled in with paint. And the Olympic is actually the Titanic. Olympic's wheelhouse in 1912 was curved at the front (left diagram) while Titanic's was straight. Wheelton, however, continues down to the storeroom and then went again up to the boat deck on the starboard side. Order. Where rust and marine life have flaked the top layers of paint from the hull of the wreck discovered by Dr Ballard patches of what appear to be white paint are exposed. the Hawke collision that would supposedly justify a 'switch' scenario. But also there would be no need to. 46. James Fenton, in full James Martin Fenton, (born April 25, 1949, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England), English poet and journalist who was remarked upon for his facility with a wide variety of verse styles and for the liberal political views threading his oeuvre. He also confirmed that the ship was doing seventy-five revolutions, not 80 as was possible. to Gallatin TN (Pop. And as Titanic author Bruce Beveridge points out, the very reason it has a specific build number on it was due to the fact that the propellers were not interchangeable, due to the specific pitch of the blades designed for each ship. Mark Chirnside writes regarding the bell in his dissertation: "The absence of a name on this bell does not prove that the ship was 5 on starboard. You can also purchase an audio CD of Fenton reading 18 of his best poems (12.99) Local "runners". full speed. 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