I can not remember the name of the book but I got it from the library and it was a pretty good sized book on the Titanic. It had pics of the building process and all the major rooms, the woodwork, it also had some of the blueprints in it. Has anyone else ever gotten this book out? Or the Titanic for Dummies book?

i have a book that sounds like the one your describing, it's called Titanic and her sisters olympic and britannic, is that it?

i didn't know she had sisters

hi
yes her sister ships were
olympic,britannic,
very simalar ships built at the same time as the titanic

unfortunately they both sunk as well
if you need further info on them dont hesitate to ask
later

Hi,

[quote:2439412e03]unfortunately they both sunk as well
if you need further info on them dont hesitate to ask
later[/quote:2439412e03]

Olympic [b:2439412e03]didn't[/b:2439412e03] sink; she remained in service until 1935. For a brief account of her withdrawal from service, see the first weblink in my signature (below).

Britannic was the sister that sank.

It's good that people shouldn't hesitate to ask about them; it's bad that there appear to be a number of little-informed sources out there. If people do ask, at least get the answer right! :D

Kindest regards,

Mark.
(Who, contrary to some accusations, doesn't intend to offend anyone! :) )

@Mark Chirnside: Aren't you the guy who's written the book on the Olympic-class to be published in April?

Hi!

[quote:5d1d972880]Aren't you the guy who's written the book on the Olympic-class to be published in April?[/quote:5d1d972880]

Yeah...that's me. We'd hoped to have it on sale by July 2003, but the publishing world goes round slowly! :)

Kindest regards,

Mark.

@Mark Ch.:

This is not good :( . I'm looking forward to the book, so hopefully they will not delay any longer. Am quite curious about it as I have little on Olympic and Britannic. Very exciting to have a professional expert on the forum .

Regards,
S.

Mark Churnside,
Hey guy, you seem to know whereof you speak concerning the Titanic. Of course you would be aware that the Oceanic had endured two collisions on her way to a long service life. She collided with one ship and although a large gash was torn in her side, survived, and after repairs, sailed again, and on another occasion, she ran over and sank a German U-boat.
This alone should put to rest some of the reoccuring rumors of the sub standard steel in their plates and rivets. That steel was great for its time, and only with modern processes have we gotten uppity concerning the amount of slag and sulphur foundries leave in their metals. There was a book that dictated that 2% slag was considered good, whereas Titanic steel supposedly had about 9%, however at the time of her fitting, there were no hard standards in place, and she sailed with the blessings of the Maritime Powers of that era.
Maybe, just maybe, we should be looking more closely at the metals and other materials that envelope us as we hurtle down the highways of today.
In the meantime, please continue your informative postings, as we oldtimers can (in spite of the saying about old dogs) still learn things.
Will