I read recently that the owner of the Titanic had just previously built almost identical ship, the Olympia and that went into service without big publicity. It had some problem, making it unseaworthy and was only fit for scrap. The owner not pleased at all and did some scullduggery. The vessel got steel rods welded in the bowels to hold it together and name swops happened, Olympia was repainted with Titanic and Titanic became Olympia! Big fanfare of launch of Titanic, well insured, no doubt too! When underwater explorers discovered the Titanic, one of the points remarked upon were these steel trusses across the belly of the ship. I don't know how these people can do these things and sleep at night.
I read recently that the owner of the Titanic had just previously built almost identical ship, the Olympia and that went into service without big publicity. It had some problem, making it unseaworthy and was only fit for scrap. The owner not pleased at all and did some scullduggery. The vessel got steel rods welded in the bowels to hold it together and name swops happened, Olympia was repainted with Titanic and Titanic became Olympia! Big fanfare of launch of Titanic, well insured, no doubt too! When underwater explorers discovered the Titanic, one of the points remarked upon were these steel trusses across the belly of the ship. I don't know how these people can do these things and sleep at night.