RMS Titanic the dining salon and the grand staircase were in identical style and created by the same craftsmen. Large parts of the interior of the "Olympic" were later sold and are now in the White Swan Hotel, Alnwick, which gives an impression of how the interior of the "Titanic" looked. Books: Journals and news articles: Investigations: RMS Titanic RMS "Titanic" was a British passenger liner that sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 15 April 1912, after colliding with an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City. There were an estimated 2,224 passengers
RMS Titanic alternative theories RMS Titanic alternative theories The sinking of the RMS "Titanic" in 1912 attracted so much controversy that several alternative theories about its sinking have gained support. One version is that the sunken ship was actually the "Olympic", near-identical sister-ship of the "Titanic", which was the subject of a large insurance claim, and that the two vessels were secretly switched before the voyage. Another was that the "Titanic"s owner, J.P. Morgan, wanted to eliminate several prominent bankers who were opposing his plan for the creation of a U.S. central bank. The "Titanic" struck an iceberg, leaving a hole in her starboard