Mortiroloboy
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of that fateful 'night to remember', does anyone on here have any family connections with the sinking of the unsinkable ship?
Kirstie said:The being trapped in cold water part really gives me the willies. Not nice at all. But apparently drowning is one of the better ways to die. Apparently it feels as if you're nicely drunk, and then you pass out (for good).
Was it? news to me, she was a near enough direct copy of her sister ship the Olympic which was launched the year before and had a very long careerit was a totally new, untested, concept ship
dbg said:Was it? news to me, she was a near enough direct copy of her sister ship the Olympic which was launched the year before and had a very long career
http://www.starway.org/Titanic/Sister_Ships.htmlThe Olympic was received well, but on 20th September 1911 she was involved in a collision with cruiser HMS Hawke. After limping back to Belfast she was repaired using components from her sister (Titanic) then under construction.
After the Titanic disaster, Olympic underwent various safety improvements including lifeboats for all aboard, and in October 1912 she returned to Belfast again for installation of an inner watertight skin.
Keith Oates said:It was indeed a tragic day when that happened, let's hope it's never repeated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keith Oates said:It was indeed a tragic day when that happened, let's hope it's never repeated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!