2006-12-19 21:56:57 · 8 answers · asked by Deranged Insanity 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The conspiracy theory is that the Olympic, which was the sister ship of, and virtually identical to, the Titanic, but launched before, was in collision with a Royal Navy ship, HMS Bramble. The Navy said that the collision was the result of errors on the part of the Olympic's crew. The ship was found to be quite badly damaged when it was eventually dry docked and the Board of the White Star Line was concerned that no insurance payment would be made. White Star were facing a potential loss of £10million (at today's prices) with the Titanic not finished and Olympic not sea worthy. So the ship at Harland and Wolff to be called Titanic was finished as Olympic, with changes to her configuration to look like her sister, whilst Olympic was repaired as a bodged job and launched as Titanic with the deliberate intention that is should be sunk (thus enabling the insurance payment to be made) The conspiracy goes on to suggest that Titanic collided initially with another vessel, not an iceberg, that vessel and the Californian having been 'planted' by White Star to rescue the entire complement of passengers and crew of the Titanic, However, so the tale goes, things went wrong as a result of the unexpected collision with the 'rescue' ship. Read the whole story at the link
2006-12-19 22:12:42 · answer #1 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Everything on the Titanic had the Titanic hull number on it, as was found by the underwater discoverers in the 1980s and 90s. Or do you think all these numbers were planted there as the conspirators just knew it was going to be found after 70 years? LOL
2006-12-20 14:14:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Titanic sank. The Olympic was built at the same time as the Titanic and was launched first. She had a collision with a naval ship and had to be repaired. This caused the Titanic's maiden voyage (and last) to be delayed.
2006-12-20 06:17:40 · answer #3 · answered by metoo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Titanic was the famous ship that hit the ice burg in 1912
2006-12-20 19:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Titanic....
2006-12-20 16:52:54 · answer #5 · answered by Megan Leggett 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious?
Watch the movie Titanic; you'll find out.
2006-12-20 05:59:02 · answer #6 · answered by AngryAmerican82 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well, we better get our navel vessels and fictional space ships strengthened out.
And please don;t go through life pursuing conspiracy theories unless, of course, they are really important to you.
2006-12-20 06:12:44 · answer #7 · answered by ElOsoBravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beautiful Scars.... You're my friend and I love you but you are blonde dim-wit sometimes!!!
.... and you ain't even blonde!! hahaha
LOL
xx
2006-12-20 07:42:53 · answer #8 · answered by *BURNY* 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋