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RMS Titanic has
had more written about her than any other ship but, surprisingly,
there is a little information directed at the modelmaker. This
new book contains all the information needed to build a highly
accurate model down to the tiniest details of the hull’s
rivets. The book is based on the author’s own remarkable
20ft model, specially commissioned for a travelling exhibition
throughout North America. It contains a mass of practical information
on how to construct every part of the great liner and is equally
applicable to a small static bread-and-butter display model
as to a large working version. It
is highly illustrated with superb close-up photographs of the
model, detailed drawings by the author and a large collection
of photographs of the prototype herself, some of which have
never been published before. In addition, the book contains
a complete set of plans of the Titanic which are considered
to be the most accurate yet drawn. With
its mix of practical information, rare photographs and highly-detailed
drawings this book will appeal to all Titanic enthusiasts as
well as to ship modellers of every sort.
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The
Olympic-Class Ship Olympic, Titanic, Britannic
By Mark Chirnside
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For the first time, now in one
large book, here is the story of the magnificent trio: Titanic,
Olympic and Britannic In the history of the great transatlantic
liners, the story of the Olympic-class is surely one of the most
extraordinary. When conceived, they were the largest vessels in
the world and, in terms of luxury, they were magnificent. But
the seemingly assured long and successful careers that were predicted
for the trio, would turn out differently. This book traces in
detail the turbulent history of these three sister ships whose
average lifespan was less than ten years. Each ship was subtly
dissimilar. Lessons learned from Olympic’s service were incorporated
for Titanic. Despite being extremely popular with the cream of
the traveling public, their joint history was punctuated with
many mishaps culminating with the loss of Titanic after just four
and a half days on her maiden voyage. With her loss the third
sister’s hull design was radically changed. A new double
hull however did not prevent Britannic from sinking in less than
an hour in the Aegean after she hit a German mine in 1916. Only
Olympic survived and had a lengthy life. Exhaustively researched,
this book is not just a rehash but contains much new and original
material and is the definitive history of the most famous sister
ships of all time.
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Olympic
& Titanic – The Truth Behind The Conspiracy
by Steve Hall & Bruce Beveridge
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This unique
book explores, with many comparison photographs and text, the
theory promoted by some that Olympic was switched in place of
Titanic. The basis was that on September 20, 1911, Olympic sailed
from Southampton and collided with HMS Hawke. Did Olympic suffer
from such damage that her structural integrity was compromised––wounds
that were so severe that she was not worth repairing? Was she
switched with her near identical sister Titanic in a ruse to
intentionally sink their mortally damaged flagship on April
15, 1912. Incredibly off the wall as this plot seems, books
have been written on this subject convincing many to believe.
The authors are two young men who have spent many years specializing,
researching and amassing a photographic collection of both ships.
This book addresses all the questions with a wealth of evidence
and provides the final answer to which wreck actually lies on
the bottom of the North Atlantic.
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A history of the great Atlantic
liners of the early 20th Century. Ships under consideration include:
Lusitania, Mauretania, Aquitania, Olympic, Titanic, Britannic,
Imperator/Berengaria, Vaterland/Leviathan, and Bismarck/Majestic.
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Sitting around a dining–room
table in 1907, the owners of the White Star Line discussed their
competition to the newly built Cunard liners, Lusitania and Mauretania.
From that smoke–filled room came the first designs of three
White Star superliners. Olympic and Titanic were to be built at
Harland & Wolff’s yard in Belfast, while the third ship
was to follow after construction had been completed on the first
pair of sisters.
The only ship to make a return passenger voyage was Olympic, and
she was always overshadowed by her younger sisters. For the first
time, here is the definitive story of Titanic’s sister, RMS
Olympic.
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