The britannic was built by the belfast firm of harland and wolff as part of a class of transatlantic luxury liners for the white star line. She served on each of the three sisters titanic, britannic and olympic. It is a fictional account of the sinking of the ship of the same name off the greek island of kea in november 1916. The riddle of the titanic was published first in britain. What youll read below is the true story as to what really happened to the famous ship called titanic. Since 1912 rumours of a conspiracy to switch the two sisters in an. In brief for those who are unfamiliar with the concept, the story goes the white star line, faced with footing the massive bill to have olympic repaired after her collision with hms hawke, arranged for the mortally wounded vessel to be switched with her near. The hmhs his majestys hospital ship britannic was the third wonder ship to be built. The two have published a book on the subject, titanic or olympic. Britannic is a 2000 spy tv film, directed by brian trenchardsmith and produced for cable network fox family. The britannic was the youngest sister of white star lines olympic class of vessels, launched after the rms olympic and rms titanic. Unfortunately, it is the same material as another book called the riddle of the titanic. Morgan, wanted to eliminate several prominent bankers who wer. People seem to love a good insurance fraud story, so maybe its unsurprising that this conspiracy theory is one of the titanics most popular.
Sinking the titanic to create the federal reserve metatech. Why so well, who wants to read a book that says titanic is titanic. The olympic was launched a year before the titanic but seemed to share its more famous sister ships poor luck. The switch theory primarily rests on the alleged premise that the sinking was a deliberate act to recover insurance money, to rescue the white star line from.
This wreck of the titanic seems too terrible to have happened by chance. New book looks at conspiracy theories surrounding titanic. The theory goes that one gigantic boat was swapped for another for insurance money. It stars edward atterton and amanda ryan, with jacqueline bisset. This book concentrates on the conspiracy, with evidence of why the white star company intended to defraud the insurance company by swapping the identity of titanic and the recently. The truth behind the conspiracy is widely acknowledged to be the most accurate and comprehensive analysis of the conspiracy theory. The titanic was one of three olympic class liners built by the white star line to compete with the cunard line of ships, the mauretania and the lusitania. Aug 06, 2016 hmmm well lets see, the guy who designed the ship was onboard.
Titanic hit an iceberg and sank into the icy waters of the north atlantic, killing 1,517 of the 2,223. The sister ship of the titanic by the name of the olympia had sustained damage. Several years ago i had originally though a book dispelling the conspiracy would attract considerable attention amongst those that found the original theory such an addictive read. Titanic was one of three olympic class ocean liners built at the harland and wolff shipyards in belfast, the other two being the rms britannic and the rms olympic. One does have to ask whether the book was worth the obviously considerable effort, and whom they hoped to convince. When the unsinkable ship, the largest, most luxurious ocean. While she was on board, the olympic collided with a war ship and nearly sank, the titanic hit an iceberg and sank, the britannic hit an underwater mine and sank. The book is stuffed with photographs and diagrams contrasting the two ships, which of course provides the really compelling evidence, and the appendices include a concise history of both the olympic and britannic. In 1886 and 1898, two fictional stories came out that describe events uncannily similar to the reallife tragedy. The olympic and the britannic were almost identical to the titanic except for a few modifications made by bruce ismay, chairman of the white star line.
The olympichawke collision when we consider that the conspiracy theory centres on the collision between the olympic and the hawke on september 20th 1911, it is worthwhile assessing the collision damage. Apr 23, 2018 the book theorises that the switch took place after olympic was damaged in 1911 when it collided with the hms hawke. One theory was the subject of a book published in 1998, nearly two decades ago. Robin gardiner, a plasterer from oxford, england, has written a book. The third ship was added later, and it was planned to be larger and more luxurious than its sister ships. The rms britannic the forgotten sister rms titanic. Jan 30, 2018 titanic was one of three olympic class ocean liners built at the harland and wolff shipyards in belfast, the other two being the rms britannic and the rms olympic. While britannic was sinking, jessop and other passengers were nearly killed by the boats propellers that were sucking lifeboats under the stern. The titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, prompting a number of conspiracy theories. The titanic is one of the most famous maritime disasters of all time, but did the titanic really sink on the morning of 15 april 1912.
Titanics older sister, the nearly identical olympic, was involved in a serious accident in september 1911 an accident that may have made her a liability to her owners the white star line. Pdf titanic or olympic which ship sank download full. The conspiracy theory claims that some person or people found the olympic too severely damaged to be profitable, and so at some point switched it with the titanic to purposefully ditch the damaged. The sinking of the rms titanic in 1912 shocked the world, and attracted so much controversy that a number of conspiracy theories have been put forward regarding the disaster one such theory is that the sunken ship was actually the titanic s nearidentical sistership olympic, which was the subject of a large insurance claim, and that the two vessels were secretly switched prior to the voyage. He has continued to put forward his reasons for still believing in his original conspiracy theory, that titanic and her sister ship were switched and that the disaster of. Titanic conspiracy theory did the titanic really sink. These books, the titanic conspiracy and the riddle of the titanic, are the same book by two different publishers, one british and one american. A common sense look at the most popular titanic conspiracy. Hmmm well lets see, the guy who designed the ship was onboard.
The titanics sinking was reported in newspapers around the world. Conspiracy theory encyclopedia titanica message board. Many people know that the titanic sunk on april 15, 2012, but not until this special year of the 100th anniversary are a lot of people noticing a. More than a century after it sank, the story of the rms titanic still fascinates people around the world, and as with any largescale tragedy, not. Originally, the ship was to be named gigantic, but due to the loss of the titanic, her name was changed to britannic. The ship that never sank was published in 1998, author robin gardiner has unearthed a wealth of new evidence in support of his theory that the sinking of the titanic was a vast conspiracy, and that the ship that went down on april 12 was in fact the olympic, titanic s sister ship. See more ideas about titanic, rms titanic and conspiracy. The titanic conspiracy theory, investigating the titanic. I think it is the titanic at the bottom of the ocean.
In all aspects the wreck looks like titanic there is no evidence of anything that looks like olympic. The titanic s sinking was reported in newspapers around the world. People were starting to say, the ship was cursed very unreliable, and refused to book with whitestar line. Do you think the sinking of the titanic was a conspiracy. The rms olympic was the first of the massive ocean liners, but unfortunately, it collided with another ship, and became very damaged. Titanic conspiracy theories include the claim that the. I don t know why but whenever someone asks me what it was that made me buy the british governments title to the wreck of the britannic i can never give them a definitive answer. Yet the more i thought about it, the less i though people would be interested. Simon mills, the man who purchased the rights to the wreck of the hmhs britannic in 1996, talks about the future of the ships restoration project. Titanic left southampton more or less on time and the voyage proceeded quite normally, at least as far as the passengers were concerned. The ship that never sank was published in 1998, author robin gardiner has unearthed a wealth of new evidence in support of his theory that the sinking of the titanic was a vast conspiracy, and that the ship that went down on april 12 was in fact the olympic, titanics sister ship. Captain smith headed toward his rendezvous with the californian and whatever other vessel or vessels were waiting. This is why most conspiracy theories are formed for events like the september 11th attacks or the kennedy assassination, because its easier to believe that a conspiracy was responsible for the terrible act.
The britannic, a divers paradise, provides clues to mysteries of the titanic. The sinking of the rms titanic in 1912 shocked the world, and attracted so much controversy that a number of conspiracy theories have been put forward. Feb 27, 2019 the wild conspiracy that the titanic never sank. The white star line knew if they were to keep ahead in the race across the atlantic the new liner would have to be. Ann the titanic conspiracy the great deception john hamer. Let me show you why my original theory on titanic is better than the switch conspiracy and mirage theory. Top 10 misconceptions about the titanic debunked listverse. The secret of how the titanic sank national news us news.
Like most myths and legends, theres a grain of truth that has been twisted and distorted into a more dramaticsounding tidbit. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The collision happened as the two ships were sailing parallel to one another when, according to the subsequent royal navy inquiry, the hawke was pulled towards olympic due to her large displacement. As promised, common sense conspiracy is taking a moment to commemorate the occasion by looking at some of the wildest conspiracy theories that circulate to this day about this international tragedy. The owner actually wasnt, as he was delayed by business. On september 20th 1911, the titanics older sister olympic, sailed from. Nov 26, 2014 this film looks at the conspiracy theory that the rms titanic and the rms olympic were switched in an insurancefraud scheme. There may not be many titanic conspiracy theories out there, but the ones that do exist are certainly persistent. The hawkes bow, which was designed to sink ships by ramming them, punctured. Conspiracy theories have even circulated that suggest the british were responsible for sinking their own ship. She was the fleet mate of both the rms olympic and the rms titanic and was intended to enter service as a transatlantic passenger liner britannic was launched just before the start of the first world war.
The history press the future of the hmhs britannic. Published on dec 8, 2012 a compelling presentation by john hamer, author of the recently published book the falsification of history, to new horizons in st. Both the titanic and the britannic had a steel screen with sliding windows, installed. The craziest titanic conspiracy theories, explained history.
The titanic conspiracy by vincent mckalin nook book. The sinking of the rms titanic in 1912 shocked the world, and attracted so much controversy that a number of conspiracy theories have been put forward regarding the disaster. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This film looks at the conspiracy theory that the rms titanic and the rms olympic were switched in an insurancefraud scheme. The titanic was labelled unsinkable by its manufacturers. One of the most enduring titanic myths still thrown at unsuspecting trivia fans to this day is the claim that titanic was the first ship to use the sos distress signal. Jul 16, 2017 the titanic was one of three olympic class liners built by the white star line to compete with the cunard line of ships, the mauretania and the lusitania. For decades after the disaster, there was little doubt about what sank the titanic.
In all aspects the wreck looks like titanicthere is no evidence of anything that looks like olympic. Detailed information on the conspiracy theories of the titanics sinking and disaster. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. It will shed light on the 100 year mystery the way. The oldest and the most wellknown and widespread conspiracy titanic conspiracy of them all is that the white star line switched out the titanic for its sistership, the olympic. For more information, please read the titanic conspiracy and the james cameron conspiracy there are some who believe that the titanic tragedy was simply a conspiracy designed to pull off one of the largest acts of insurance fraud ever committed. The titanic conspiracy the great deception john hamer. The idea that titanic was swapped for olympic is an enduring conspiracy theory that often leads to heated debates among researchers. The class, which was designed for comfort rather than speed, was conceived in 1907 and initially included only the olympic and titanic. Titanic and lusitania, by j kent layton, is published by amberley, isbn no. Which ship sank the truth behind the conspiracy english edition ebook. Including a mass of technical information and photographs many of which are rare or previously unpublished this book is vital reading for any rivet counter or conspiracy. The rms olympic, and the rms titanic conspiracy liveleak. Titanics sinking was eerily predicted by two books business insider.
The titanic was sunk deliberately to create the federal reserve. The book theorises that the switch took place after olympic was damaged in 1911 when it collided with the hms hawke. However, the book the wreck of the titan seems to detail the exact events. Olympic, mummy curse, titanic books, excellent information for teachers.
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