Deemed Unsinkable facts
While investigating facts about Deemed Unsinkable, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The MS Hans Hertoft, a liner whose fate mirrored the Titanic. Deemed by some to be so safe it was practically unsinkable, it struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and sunk during it's maiden voyage in 1959.
The Titanic was deemed “unsinkable” by a respected journal of the time known as the Shipbuilder.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 5 of the best facts about Deemed Unsinkable I managed to collect.
-
In 1898 there was a book written called "Wreck of the Titan" about the sinking of a luxury cruise liner deemed unsinkable after it struck an iceberg.
-
A short story about a gigantic luxury passenger liner that was deemed unsinkable and called the "Titan", struck an iceberg while crossing the North Atlantic and sank with terrible loss of life, was published in 1898, 14 years before the launch of the Titanic.
-
In 1898 Morgan Robertson wrote a novel titled Futility about the largest ocean liner in the world named “Titan,” deemed “unsinkable,” which sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg; killing most on board due to a lack of lifeboats. The Titanic sinking was in 1912.
