The Unsinkable Titanic The Triumph Behind a Disaster

by Gibson, Allen

• ISBN13: 9780752456256
• ISBN10: 0752456253
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-01
• Publisher: The History Press

Summary

The unsinkable Titanic

Author Biography

Allen Gibson has worked for the House of Commons, the Foreign Office, Downing Street, and the Underwater Wreck Licensing Branch for the Department of National Heritage, responsible for safeguarding Britain's interest for Titanic.

Table of Contents

List of Tables	p. 4
Preface	p. 5
Introduction	p. 7
Accession	p. 9
Introducing Titanic	p. 29
Olympic Class	p. 54
Last Man Standing	p. 71
Leap of Faith	p. 85
Making Waves	p. 95
Paradise Lost	p. 105
Safety in Numbers	p. 125
The Silent Witness	p. 145
'Further Particulars Later'	p. 165
Devil in the Detail	p. 179
A Reputation for Safety	p. 193
A Class Divided	p. 220
Larger Than Life	p. 228
Lost Property	p. 237
Echoes of Tragedy	p. 248
Forever Young	p. 260
Appendices
Without Prejudicer Who Owned Who	p. 267
Theatre of War: The Great Atlantic Routes	p. 268
Protection for Perpetuity: Estonia Accord	p. 269
An Undue Encumbrance: The Letter of Law	p. 271
Impenetrable Decadence: Bulkhead Configuration of Titanic	p. 285
The Bridge: 37 Seconds to Disaster	p. 286
Economy of Prudence: Lifeboat Configuration of Titanic	p. 287
Watertight Subdivision: Longitudinal vs Transversal	p. 288
Margin of Safety: A Tale of Two Keels	p. 289
Cause and Effect: The Hawke Incident of 1911	p. 290
Glossary	p. 291
Bibliography	p. 297
Index	p. 299
The Olympic Class of liners
Vessels nearest Titanic, 14 April, 11.40p.m.
Combined lifeboat provision and cubic capacities for Titanic
Daily mileage and average speeds of Titanic and Olympic during their maiden voyages
Survivals and deaths resulting from the Titanic disaster Governance of Lifeboat Capacities
Capacities table: Merchant Shipping Act, 1894
Board of Trade Principal Officers' review, February 1911
Board of Trade Principal Surveyor's review, February 1911
Merchant Shipping Advisory Committee review, July 1911
Board of Trade Professional Advisor's review, March 1912
Board of Trade capacities: review summary
Enacted revision of capacities table, January 1913
SOLAS revision, July 1915
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