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I agree that there has been some recent research into the topic of the rivets. However, while I am not commenting on that (I haven't seen the full story for myself -- just a short summary -- and don't feel qualified to), I would like to point out that Olympic's construction used precisely the same rivets and she was afloat for a quarter of a century. Occasionally, she did need rivets replacing or caulking after heavy storms, yet the same is true for all the big liners (including Mauretania) and that is not unusual. The myth that large numbers of Olympic's rivets failed and/or contributed to her being retired is just that: a myth. That being the case, if deficiencies did contribute to rivet failure onboard Titanic that does not mean they were or would have been dangerous in normal service conditions. Quite simply, it would be an impossible standard to design these liners to: crashing into an iceberg at that speed without rivet damage would not be possible. Best wishes, Mark. |
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Mark Chirnside, Warwickshire, England. 'RMS Olympic: Titanic's Sister.' |
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Posted on: 2006/11/1 9:30
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