Being the world’s largest and most luxurious cruise liner, the accident had baffled many. The ship was told to be unsinkable and that not even God himself sink it. Titanic was one of three Olympic class ocean liners. Of the three ship two of them were almost identical, the Titanic and the Olympic. The Olympic launched a year before the Titanic and within a few months, it had been involved with two serious collisions causing serious structural damage. The damages would be remarkably expensive to repair. With the White Star Ship Line already having troubles, this would face them with a potential financial disaster. Could White Star and its owner JP Morgan have fabricated a daring insurance scam to attempt and salvage their investment in the troubled Olympic line? Many believe the Olympic was swapped out with the Titanic and sunk in a staged accident. The Titanic, now disguised as the Olympic, would then carry on in service.The two ships were essentially identical except for minor differences. The swap would consist of nothing more elaborate than swapping a few nameplates and plaques. Proponents of the swap theory have pointed out inconsistencies in the number of portholes on the ships. The Olympic had 16 and the Titanic had 14. Photographs taken of the Titanic in the dock show it with 14 portholes. But by the time of its doomed maiden …show more content…
The identification number 401 can be found on the propeller of the Titanic wreckage. Although this is the Titanic number, it is documented that the propeller was placed into the sister ship, Olympic, following its previous wreck. The worn out letters M & P can also be seen on the side of so called Titanic. The word “Titanic Wreckage’
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Titanic does not include these letters, but Olympic does. The undercoat paint seen on the wreckage appears to gray in color similar to that of the Olympic; the Titanic has a black undercoat. This evidence could mean that the vessel on the ocean floor is really the Olympic rather than the Titanic like previously