Kaiser Umberto
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My friend is trying to convince me the Titanic was the Olympic and despite me having my initial disbelief. She is saying some things that make sense. Is this conspiracy true or does it sink?
The Titanic conspiracy is much deeper than that, and I've done a lot of research on it, and I've come to the conclusion that ir is, in fact, false.It sinks. If you notice A-deck, it's partly enclosed on the Titanic but not on the Olympic.
The other claim in this theory was that during her maiden voyage, passengers noticed a very slight, 3 degree list.
No problem.Thank you for clearing this up. I'll tell her now.
You'd be surprised.How does anyone notice a 3 degree list on a ship.
You should probably mention WHAT she is telling you. Easier to take them apart. Is it that insurance fraud nonsense that I read was once brought up in a book? A book that went over the whole idea before dismissing it. If there was going to be some scam of switching ships, changing them, whatever then it would have been far better to do it before J.P. Morgan (who, despite being a big time financier, was not personally robber baron rich) and some others bought the White Star Line.My friend is trying to convince me the Titanic was the Olympic and despite me having my initial disbelief. She is saying some things that make sense. Is this conspiracy true or does it sink?
Though it was a clear night, with calm waters preventing much splashing on the base of icebergs, I would say there still might be a light sway to the ship. Everyone probably had sea legs by then. People did notice the enginges stop, though. One of those 'it's quiet, too quiet' situations.You'd be surprised.
If you were looking at a glass of water, or dropping a spherical object that rolled to one side, you'd notice it.
In fairness, very few passengers actually did notice it.
I think one that did was Laurence Besley
Of course, but it also explains why Titanic went down without a heavy list, like Britannic or Lusitania.Though it was a clear night, with calm waters preventing much splashing on the base of icebergs, I would say there still might be a light sway to the ship. Everyone probably had sea legs by then. People did notice the enginges stop, though. One of those 'it's quiet, too quiet' situations.
The water came in pretty steadily, and before it could rise over one watertight compartment it would have to fill the previous ones. I imagine the firemen/coal stokers down there also had a good deal to do with keeping things from capsizing or whatnot. The Titanic stayed above water an hour longer than the officers thought, due to the men down below shoveling more coal into the boilers to work the pumps. Unsung heroes, compared to some aristocrats who were praised for not making a fuss when they were declined the ability to go into the lifeboats. Ahh romantic night. In the old fashioned genre, not the love stuff. But yes, this reminds me about the lifeboats. The Titanic did have more than they needed by law, but even if they had more they might not have saved many more people. They didn't even manage to launch all of them, with a collapsible lifeboat needing to be washed off the ship. That and the people in the lifeboats rowed off when they were supposed to wait beneath the ships for people to enter by rope ladders...Of course, but it also explains why Titanic went down without a heavy list, like Britannic or Lusitania.
You'd be surprised.
If you were looking at a glass of water, or dropping a spherical object that rolled to one side, you'd notice it.
In fairness, very few passengers actually did notice it.
I think one that did was Laurence Besley
Quite true.The water came in pretty steadily, and before it could rise over one watertight compartment it would have to fill the previous ones. I imagine the firemen/coal stokers down there also had a good deal to do with keeping things from capsizing or whatnot. The Titanic stayed above water an hour longer than the officers thought, due to the men down below shoveling more coal into the boilers to work the pumps. Unsung heroes, compared to some aristocrats who were praised for not making a fuss when they were declined the ability to go into the lifeboats. Ahh romantic night. In the old fashioned genre, not the love stuff. But yes, this reminds me about the lifeboats. The Titanic did have more than they needed by law, but even if they had more they might not have saved many more people. They didn't even manage to launch all of them, with a collapsible lifeboat needing to be washed off the ship. That and the people in the lifeboats rowed off when they were supposed to wait beneath the ships for people to enter by rope ladders...
And most of the things you have mentioned would have been made to be a subtle as possible. Titanic did have a sheer from bow to stern, which is quite visible when one looks at the Superstructure, but even if Titanic's list wasn't noticeable, it was there, as shifting thousands of tons of coal to one side of a ship will have an effect. This has been well documented. Of course Besley could be talking out of his ass, or maybe he heard it from someone in the crew, I don't know.I would be very surprised in fact I would be bloody amazed I have been in dozens of ships and boats and none of them have had a perpendicular bulkhead or level deck. Ships in most of the 20th C were built with Sheer, Camber and Flare it is only quite recently that vessels have been built with right angles and that lasts till there launched as a ship is flexible designed to twist and flex.
Sheer = Curve in the deck from the bow to the stern, the middle of the vessel is lower than the bow and usually lower than the stern.
Camber = Curve in the deck from side to side, the centreline of the deck is higher than the sides.
Flare = Curve in the sides of the vessel, the weather deck is wider than the waterline.
So, have we turned her back to the Light?Thank you for clearing this up. I'll tell her now.
So, have we turned her back to the Light?![]()
Is she just being blatantly ignorant,nor is she hitting back with counter info?Sadly, she holds true to her belief. RIP.