Conspiracy theory on sinking of titanic outlined by local. The theory, as its name suggests, proposes that the titanic that sank was not the rms titanic but instead her unlucky older sister rebadged as rms titanic. 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. 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. Everyone knows the story of the greatest marine disaster ever. The great titanic conspiracy pdf download pdf book. She completed four journeys before an incident with british cruiser hms hawke on september 20, 1911, caused the two ships to collide. There were also no red safety flares upon the ship which could have been used to signal nearby ships of the sinking titanic.
The britannic was built by the belfast firm of harland and wolff as part. Conspiracy theory encyclopedia titanica message board. 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. His chap book revives an old conspiracy theory that claims the unsinkable ship sinking was an insurance fraud. The olympic, the theory goes, would be swapped with the titanic and sunk in a staged accident. 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. A book that should not have needed to be written, but nonetheless is an excellent read. Using timelines, comparative photos and information about the two sister ships titanic and olympic built by white star lines, knittig lays out how the conspiracy worked. When the titanic set off on its maiden voyage, the british ocean liner was already famous.
The theory goes that one gigantic boat was swapped for another for insurance money. Which ship sank the truth behind the conspiracy by steve hall, bruce beveridge, art braunschweiger isbn. The sister ships were planned to be near identical. Ismay was overheard talking about beating titanics sister ship olympics speed record, which when you think about it, isnt all that odd a thing to say or hope for. The content presented is based on verifiable evidence and sound reasoning, and clearly refutes the popular conspiracy myths that have grown concerning the sinking of titanic. Titanic conspiracy theories include the claim that the ship. Titanics older 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. See more ideas about titanic, rms titanic and conspiracy. Launched on 20th october 1910 olympic was the first of the trio of white star liners. 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. Jan 30, 2018 titanic scholars and historians say the proponents of the insurance swap theory have overstated how similar the two ships were. What many dont know, however, is that the titanic had two sister ships.
Whitestar line, had several problems with the rms olympic, from the time, they launched her back in october of 1910. Apr 23, 2018 by far the most popular conspiracy that was put forward was by robin gardiner in his book, titanic. Apr 24, 2017 there were also no red safety flares upon the ship which could have been used to signal nearby ships of the sinking titanic. She completed four journeys before an incident with british cruiser hms hawke on september 20, 1911, caused the two ships to. People seem to love a good insurance fraud story, so maybe its unsurprising that this conspiracy theory is one of the titanics most popular. One hundred years ago, the titanics sister ship exploded. This book contains some chapters that are hard going, due to the technical details. The craziest titanic conspiracy theories, explained history.
Jul 16, 2017 titanics sister ship, the rms olympic, started her maiden voyage on june 14, 1911, on the same route titanic would later take, and arrived in new york on june 21, 1911. Titanic conspiracy theory did the titanic really sink. The idea that titanic was swapped for olympic is an enduring conspiracy theory that often leads to heated debates among researchers. Conspiracy theories make good media, and a theory so bold as to claim that the titanic never sank was bound to catch any lively news editors eye. Could the white star line have really switched the olympic with her near identical sister in a ruse to intentionally sink their mortally damaged flagship in april 1912. To say reading the book was tedious would be an understatement. Music my heart will go on cover by my romantic piano. Morgan as if you looked at the ships when they were sitting beside each other you would not know which one was which unless you looked at the name plates on both ships.
There are several conspiracy theories regarding the illfated maiden voyage of the rms titanic. The titanic is arguably the most famous ship in the world. In fact, titanic wasnt even the first of her sisters built. The ship that went down in the north atlantic in 1912 was the olympic, the titanics sister ship.
Getting the several million people already familiar switch theory to read the counter to it is the greatest challenge and no doubt. I can prove it was not titanic that sank oxford mail. Titanic hit an iceberg and sank into the icy waters of the north atlantic, killing 1,517 of the 2,223. No one would know they had swapped the ships except the people in charge. A definitive account of the three sister ships olympic, brittannic, and titanic, from the events that shaped their construction to the presentday movie and salvage of the titanics wreck. Did this book disprove the conspiracy,in my view the book has. The titanic never actually sank conspiracy theory youtube. Debunking the theory that the sister ships swapped places, this book proves a switch was not possible titanics older 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. Smith who was later to command the titanic she sailed on.
Britannic, british liner that was a sister ship of the olympic and the titanic. Oct 25, 2018 the titanic is arguably the most famous ship in the world. Never operating as a commercial vessel, it was refitted as a hospital ship during world war i and sank in 1916 after reportedly striking a mine. 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. By far the most popular conspiracy that was put forward was by robin gardiner in his book, titanic. The titanics sister ship the olympic was virtually identical could white star and its owner jp morgan have devised an audacious insurance scam to try and salvage their investment in the troubled olympic line. Commissioned by the white star line in the early 20th century, it was one of three olympic class liners. 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. The ship that never sank, which theorises that titanics sister ship, olympic, disguised as titanic, sank that night. Since 1912 rumors of a conspiracy to switch the two in an elaborate insurance scam has always debunking the theory that the sister ships swapped places, this book. The book was basically a regurgitation of known facts. Top 10 misconceptions about the titanic debunked listverse.
Nov 07, 2019 his chap book revives an old conspiracy theory that claims the unsinkable ship sinking was an insurance fraud. Gardiner draws on several events and coincidences that occurred in the months, days, and hours leading up to the sinking of the titanic, and concludes that the ship that sank was in fact titanic s sister ship olympic, disguised as titanic, as an insurance scam by her owners, the international mercantile marine group, controlled by american. The olympic titanic switch theory, for the uninitiated, rests on a proposal by robin gardiner that the damage inflicted on the olympic in 1911 after a collision with the elderly warship hawke, armed with a quaint but effective underwater ram, prompted the wsl to attempt an insurance scam. The possibility of titanic making it to new york a day early was wellknown to both the crew and the passengers from the start of the voyage. 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. However, in september 1911, before the second one of the planned three sisters, rms titanic had been completed, morgans plans were dealt a massive financial blow when rms olympic, the first of the sister ships off the production line was involved in a disastrous collision with a royal navy cruiser, hms hawke.
The group may have only surfaced nine months ago, but its obsession with the titanic, the rothschilds and the illuminati revives decades, even. The company had reason and opportunity to switch the identities of these luxury liners in order to commit massive insurance fraud. Whilst superficially alike, there were several important structural differences, as well as aesthetic changes made to titanic to distinguish it from its sister. In 2006, the history channel sponsored dives on titanic s younger sister ship, britannic, which verified that the design of britannic s expansion joints was superior to that incorporated in the titanic. The ship that never sank was published in 1998, author robin gardiner has unearthed a wealth of new evidence in support of. Today i found out about violet jessop, miss unsinkable, the woman who survived the sinking of the sister ships the titanic and the britannic, and was also aboard the third of the trio of olympic. A definitive account of the three sister ships olympic, brittannic, and titanic, from the events that shaped their construction to the presentday movie and salvage of the titanic s wreck.
The titanic sank on its maiden voyage in 1912, prompting a number of conspiracy theories. In august 1996, the wreck of hmhs britannic was bought by simon mills, who has written two books about the ship. The plan was simple, switch olympic with her sister ship titanic and sink it to claim compensation. The titanic conspiracy raises many questions, including. The truth behind the sinking of the titanic and the corruption surrounding its destruction. It seems shameful to cheapen such a tragic event with silly conspiracy theories until you learn that the sinking of the titanic was the plot for a book published on the first day of 1898 fourteen years earlier. One of the most interesting conspiracies involves the rms titanic and her sister ship the rms olympic. What happened to the britannic, how did titanics sister. The titanic was the second of three large liners intended to work the southamptonnew york shuttle service. Sister ships of the titanic the titanic was the second of three ships that were planned on being built as a shuttle service from southampton to new york. Titanic scholars and historians say the proponents of the insurance swap theory have overstated how similar the two ships were.
Titanic or olympic debunking the theory that the sister ships swapped places, this book proves a switch was not possible titanics older 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. Titanic conspiracy theory by knjazmilos june 12, 2019 june 26, 2019 it would seem that you can. The only time any conspiracy is discussed is in the epilogue at the end of the book. Most people already know about the tragedy of the r. To further explore longs theory, the history channel commissioned a new computer simulation by jms engineering. Both ships were owned by the white star line, which was part of j. 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. I am probably spoiled by the fact that i had previously read a book by john hamer that discusses the conspiracy of the titanic, and the entire book is about the conspiracy.
This book sets out to disprove the conspiracy that the titanic did not sink on that fatal night,but that the titanics sister ship the olympic actually sunk that night. Titanics sister ship, the rms olympic, started her maiden voyage on june 14, 1911, on the same route titanic would later take, and arrived in new york on june 21, 1911. May 03, 2018 unsubscribe from good mythical morning. Since 1912 rumours of a conspiracy to switch the two sisters in an elaborate insurance scam has always loomed behind the tragic story of the titanic.
My new book, the great titanic conspiracy, has new, conclusive photographic and documentary evidence of the swap of olympic and. Royal mail ship titanic the fateful ship that struck an iceberg in the atlantic ocean and sank on april 15, 1912. As the younger sister, titanics design incorporated modifications based on experience with olympic, and in february 1912 the shipbuilders fitted several one inch thick steel straps to the titanics hull in consequence of observations made onboard the olympic. 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. The vessel began to be built on 30 november 1911, with it. Even in the epilogue of this book the authors seem to debunk the conspiracy theory. The woman who survived the titanic, britannic, and olympic. I can prove it was not titanic that sank robin gardiner with a copy of his book. Nov 21, 2016 the disasters that befell the britannic, the titanic, and the pairs older sister, the olympic, all had something or someone in common, emily upton writes for today i found outa woman named. The disasters that befell the britannic, the titanic, and the pairs older sister, the olympic, all had something or someone in common, emily upton writes for today i.
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