Wasn’t it insured for too small amount to cover everything though? Don’t get me wrong, I’m 99% positive they swapped Olympic and titanic cause of the previous damage to Olympic, the other ship was simply in the wrong place to take on the passengers, and no captain instantly slips into his dress uniform when woken up due to an iceberg collision. Still, it jogs the noggin why the insurance wasn’t enough to cover the loss.
It was after it we built that the troubles came up. A collision with HMS Hawk left it troubled with a permanent 5 degree list, and they were blamed for it because even though boat rules, military is still priority over civilian. Other issues as well, but when you take damage your yard monkies can’t fix and hide? Time for some book cooking, some name swapping and an “oops”.
Wasn’t it insured for too small amount to cover everything though? Don’t get me wrong, I’m 99% positive they swapped Olympic and titanic cause of the previous damage to Olympic, the other ship was simply in the wrong place to take on the passengers, and no captain instantly slips into his dress uniform when woken up due to an iceberg collision. Still, it jogs the noggin why the insurance wasn’t enough to cover the loss.
It was after it we built that the troubles came up. A collision with HMS Hawk left it troubled with a permanent 5 degree list, and they were blamed for it because even though boat rules, military is still priority over civilian. Other issues as well, but when you take damage your yard monkies can’t fix and hide? Time for some book cooking, some name swapping and an “oops”.