What is the difference between the Titanic and Olympic?

Titanic was fractionally larger than the Olympic with best estimates being only some 3 inches favouring the Titanic but over 1000 tonnes heavier in gross tonnage than Olympic. Well-received by patrons, the Olympic found minor tragedy when it was struck by the military cruiser the HMS Hawke.

Where was Olympic when Titanic sank?

New York City
The Olympic, which left New York City in mid-April 1912, was within 500 miles of the Titanic when its officers heard the sinking ship’s distress call.

Is the Titanic underwater?

The RMS Titanic has been underwater for more than 100 years, lying about 600km (370 miles) off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The Titanic expedition was carried out by the same team that recently made the deepest-ever plunge to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, which lies nearly 12km down the Pacific Ocean.

Did the Titanic really sink or was it Olympic?

The Titanic did not sink. The Olympic was substituted for the tragic voyage on 15 April 1912. The ship did not hit an iceberg. It was deliberately sunk and 1,500 lives lost in order that JP MORGAN could claim the insurance money on the Olympic.

Did the Titanic and Olympic get switched?

But at its heart the film simply says the Titanic’s sister ship, the Olympic, was the ship that went down. The claim is that the Olympic was switched with the Titanic because the Olympic was damaged – in the same part of the hull where the iceberg would hit the ship that went down April 15, 1912 – and insurance did not cover the damage.

Was it the Titanic or the Olympic?

The name Titanic derives from the Titan of Greek mythology . Built in Belfast , Ireland, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (as it was then known), the RMS Titanic was the second of the three Olympic-class ocean liners—the first was the RMS Olympic and the third was the HMHS Britannic .

Why was the Titanic really sank?

But on April 15, the Titanic sank after colliding with an iceberg , tragically taking the lives of more than 1,500 passengers and crew. The Titanic had 16 watertight compartments, and the ship could stay afloat with up to four of these compartments flooded. After hitting the iceberg, water began flooding the Titanic’s forward six compartments.