Maritime researcher and author, specialising in Olympic, Titanic, Britannic and other contemporary liners. (Message via my website’s Contact form.)
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Did You Know About the Reward for Carpathia‘s Crew?
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Keen-eyed visitors to Mark Chirnside's Reception Room will see the new Knowledge Hub, which brings together the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Did You Know? features.
New material is being added all the time!
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It was a great pleasure to talk with Tad Fitch and J Kent Layton about my new book, 'Olympic & Titanic: Triumph and Disaster': ‘this detailed work offers fresh discoveries on nearly every page…’
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It was great to talk about some of the key events of Olympic’s career.
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My latest blog post examines a little known aspect of Olympic and Titanic’s rudders.
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Chapter 3, ‘Unsinkable’, explores topics related to safety at sea and ship design.
We start by looking at the context in the decades prior to 1912…
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Olympic’s westbound maiden voyage average speed was mistakenly understated publicly for almost a century. Sam Halpern and I corrected the error in 2006!
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If you’ve read the new book, what’s your favourite anecdote or newly learned piece of information?
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Thomas Andrews was onboard Olympic’s maiden voyage. He wrote: 'When docking & undocking 3rd class passengers should not be allowed on the poop or forecastle decks, as in the event of a rope carrying away someone would be sure to be killed.'
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